Environment

A Navy veteran built a sustainable home in the suburbs of Bengaluru, which is self-sufficient in terms of power and water. Here’s how he went about it.

An impact study of pedestrianisation of Church Street shows high acceptance among citizens, and a remarkable improvement of overall quality of life.

Have you seen the Stomorhina xanthogaster, pale-billed flowerpecker, or the cockspur coral tree? Here’s some stunning imagery young Bengalureans captured.

Many common plastic products will be banned with Centre’s new Rules. But Bengaluru already has more restrictions due to a State ban.

As water scarcity worsens, more apartments are adopting smart water metering. This helps each household get real-time consumption data, and plug leakages

At Bengaluru Biodiversity Charche, co-organised by Citizen Matters, activists, journalists and students discussed ways to protect the city’s biodiversity

In a set of illustrations, we examine the components of Bengaluru’s lakes, and get a glimpse of what lies beyond our city’s concrete layers.

Existing species in projects sites are supposed to be identified and protected. But this is poorly done, causing loss of biodiversity

Large township projects can severely damage biodiversity. Yet, they often get Environment Clearance based on misleading, copy-pasted EIA reports.

Builders have to submit biodiversity details of the project site, to get clearance. But clearance is given even as the details are missing or copy-pasted

The forest provides the community free food, and has brought back bird and insect species that had long vanished from the area

A collective of poets, architects, artists and a well-digging community artistically recreate Bengaluru’s water situation at Cubbon Park metro station