Under the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G), the pilot project on solid and liquid waste management (SLWM) of Assam was launched at Tatimora village of Chandrapur with the initiative of District Water and Sanitation Committee, Kamrup (M).

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is drawing up new guidelines for responsible tourism in the country's 733 different wildlife sanctuaries and national parks, which include alpine and flower valleys, bird habitats, and marine, reptile and coastal parks.

According to an independent study of air quality in Mangaluru, the air in the city is high in lead content and bears borderline indications of approaching danger on other parameters.

The Centre has launched the first ever across-the-river survey in Ganga to determine the population of aquatic life, including that of the endangered Gangetic dolphin.

Karnataka is among the seven states selected by the Union Water Resources Ministry for the World Bank-aided National Groundwater Management Improvement Scheme (NGMIS) on a pilot basis.

The Sardar Samand Lake in Pali district in Rajasthan will be developed as a conservation reserve.

The Chinese government is seeking to improve its air quality by reducing emissions of major polluting gases, according to a report presented at the opening of the parliament's annual session.

Climate change means the risk of forest fires will skyrocket in Mediterranean Europe in the coming decades, according to a recent study.

A quarter of all global deaths of children under 5 years of age are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water and air, second-hand smoke, and a lack or adequate hygiene, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Madrid's city government has recently announced plans to ban the oldest and most polluting vehicles from the city centre by 2025 in a bid to crackdown on air pollution.

The newly described Ankarana or Sheth’s dwarf lemur is tiny, weighing just over 100 g. Its body is only about 16-17 cm long, with an additional 16 cm long tail, making it one of the smallest lemurs in its genus Cheirogaleus.

Norway has started $400-million fund to halt deforestation and help farmers. The fund’s aim is to safeguard more than 5 million ha of peatlands and forests.