Environment

Our cities see reams of printing every day, for everything in the modern economy. The one thing that makes printing most destructive to the environment is print waste. What can be done? Find out.

Meet Harini Nagendra, a young city-based ecologist who can answer your questions on Bangalore’s disappearing tree cover and its implications.

Simple, natural, safe and within reach, home remedies offer inexpensive and effective cure for common ailments.

A citizen-organised cleaning drive at the garbage ridden Agara Lake in south-east Bangalore, saw children and adults pitch in with enthusiasm.

Local retails chains are adopting ‘biodegradable’ plastic bags. Are these really eco-friendly? Meanwhile, one local trader shows there are simpler alternatives.

The residential hub of Jayanagar was once known for its nurseries. But where have all those nurseries gone today? Is the era of neighbourhood nursery over?

City birders find the annual HSBC Bangalore Bird Race an exciting and rewarding experience.

Pelican population sees a recent increase.

Not long ago, they were an endangered species; now, they throng the water bodies around the city. Hail the revival of the pelican!

The Central Jail in Bengaluru has become ‘Freedom Park’, on the lines of the famous Hyde Park in London. Read about the facilities the BBMP is promising.

Bangalore has many species of birds, fast depleting because of the city’s exponential growth. We start a new series to get you started with bird watching in the city.

Traffic planning, road widening and mass tree felling is all the rage in Bangalore nowadays. City officials have paid scant respect to environmental activist groups who have protested the destruction of the inner city’s green