Environment

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

As plans are set in motion to ‘develop’ Mallathahalli Lake, a citizen shares stunning images of the biodiversity that is under threat here.

Large scale, unplanned urbanisation is turning Bengaluru into a heat island. Land surface temperatures are hitting 41℃!

Study blames Bengaluru’s changing rainfall patterns on climate change – more extreme events with higher intensity rainfall and more dry spells.

Tree transplantation is now becoming popular for Metro and road widening projects in Bengaluru. But what are the costs, and do the trees survive?

Transplanting a tree involves huge effort and cost, and can fail if done poorly. Here’s what guidelines say about how transplantation should be done for public projects in Bengaluru.

Citizen Matters and Mongabay India invite students of classes 9-12 to participate in a contest on “Biodiversity in my Backyard”.

Responding to a PIL, Karnataka High Court has given many orders to reduce tree felling in Bengaluru. Now citizens have greater say in decisions on tree felling as well.

Home garden enthusiasts have got into growing veggies, fruits and more with DIY tutorials, support groups and online workshops.

Waiting in line to perform my mother’s last rites at Sumanahalli Crematorium, the familiar smell in the air took me towards the valley. The Vrishabhavathi river flowed dark and foul next to the crematorium.

If your apartment MC wants to switch to a more environment-friendly energy source but doesn’t know what it involves, here’s a quick guide to rooftop solar power.