Environment

The Himalayas gave you calm, clean air and winding trails, but they are now weighed down by plastic and waste. With just Rs 500, you can help Healing Himalayas Foundation remove 50 kilos of trash and give back to the mountains that once healed you.

Know everything about India’s Air Quality Index (AQI): what the 1 - 500 AQI scale represents, which pollutants are measured, monitoring methods, and why AQI readings can vary.

Walking-tour curator Arun Pai demonstrates how quickly bulky waste like sofas and mattresses can be dismantled — and why this small step could declutter Bengaluru’s streets for good.

A drain once ignored by the city now flows past trees, walkways, and open spaces filled with people. The story of its revival shows how a neighbourhood reclaimed what it had nearly lost and shaped a greener future together.

What if you could beautify the Himalayas this year instead of adding to the growing problem of pollution the mountains are experiencing? Our winter campaign calls you to donate Rs 500 to help clean up operations being conducted by Healing Himalayas Foundation.

Women across Delhi are joining Women and Wilderness for slow, grounding walks through the city’s forests. These mornings bring them calm, confidence and a sense of belonging as they explore trails often overlooked in everyday life.

When the world’s largest flower bloomed in Sumatra after 13 years, it reminded many of the patience and wonder behind rare blooms. Across India too, fragile hills, forests and meadows cradle extraordinary flowers that appear briefly and vanish again. Here are some you can still find.

Kota in Rajasthan has removed every traffic signal and redesigned its roads — cutting travel time, fuel waste, and pollution. Here’s how Kota set a new model for urban design.

Ajit Singh, a software engineer, was moved by the news of the drought in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. His concept of ‘oxygen parks’, areas of concentrated tree plantation, is an attempt to help the land heal.

Flamingos have returned to Rajasthan’s Sambhar Lake this winter, filling the salt flats with pink as they feed, rest and soar across India’s largest inland saltwater lake.