The world is becoming cleaner even as India, almost as a whole, is getting a lot filthier, a new report by Greenpeace India shows.

As many as 1,160 polluting industries will be shifted out of Hyderabad city. The Telangana State Pollution Control Board has identified 1,545 industries, of which 385 are already located outside Outer Ring Road.

The groundwater level in north India has been declining at a rate of 2 cm per year during the period 2002-2013, while in north–central and South India, it has increased by 1-2 cm per year during the same period, according to a study carried out by researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar.

While protected areas play a key role in conserving intact forest landscapes, according to estimates by ISRO, Bengaluru, just 4.4 per cent of the area of intact forest landscapes fall inside the existing 47 protected areas, which means that 26,932 km2 of intact forest landscapes remain outside protected areas, and need urgent conservation planning.

Five NDMC localities—Jor Bagh, Pandara Park, Bapa Nagar, Kaka Nagar, and Golf Links—will be made zero-waste colonies.

Faced with acute water shortage, particularly during the summer months, Bengaluru is struggling hard to cope. To cater to the needs of a projected population of 20.3 million in 2031, the water demand will be 5,340 million litres per day (MLD).

More than $2.6 billion (18.2 billion Yuan) will be pumped into Beijing’s budget in 2017 to fight air pollution.

Electronic waste is rising sharply across Asia as higher incomes allow hundreds of millions of people to buy smartphones and other gadgets, with serious consequences for human health and the environment, according to a UN study released recently.

Warming temperatures due to climate change may spell the end for some of the oldest trees on the planet, warns a study.

Southeast Asia is a global biodiversity hotspot—but with about 4 billion people living in the region, the pressures on that biodiversity are severe.

New Zealand is set to ban environmentally damaging plastic microbeads in personal care products, according to the country's Environment Minister.

Companies could unlock at least $12 trillion in market opportunities by 2030 and create up to 380 million jobs by implementing a few key development goals, according to a study by a group including global business and finance leaders.