Disposable masks are quickly piling up in Bengaluru, increasing its ‘reject waste’ burden, say activists and officials

The number of Asiatic lions in the Gir forest region has increased by 29 per cent to 674, the Gujarat forest department has said

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has banned all constructions on the lakes in Bengaluru, saying water bodies cannot be used for any purposes other than for storing water

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the world out of gear, and with the lockdowns, the future of the urban transportation system is set for an overhaul

In one way, the lockdown has been a boon for Chennai as air pollution levels saw a sizable reduction with residents of the city breathing better than their counterparts in the other southern metros of Bengaluru and Hyderabad

Though it was quite gut-wrenching, the death of a pregnant elephant from eating food crackers-laden pineapple laid out by locals in Manarkkad, a municipality in Kerala’s Palakkad district, is a mere symptom of a larger problem: human-wildlife conflict, primarily because of habitat loss.

The drop in worldwide emissions due to the coronavirus outbreak failed to cancel out the large natural variations in carbon emissions caused by how plants and soils react to temperature, humidity and other factors, scientists have said

The artificial lighting which lines the world’s coastlines could be having a significant impact on species that rely on the moon and stars to find food, new research suggests

Nanoplastics particles, as small as a protein or a virus, can accumulate in plants and have adverse ecological effects, according to a study published in Nature Nanotechnology

Forest conservation areas in oil palm plantations play a vital role in storing carbon and boosting rainforest biodiversity, a new study on palm oil agriculture in Borneo has revealed

Mangrove forests could disappear under rising sea levels by 2050 if the greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, according to a new study

A greater investment in clean energy will contribute to Asia-Pacific’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and make economies more resilient against future shocks, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) observed in its virtual Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2020