Environment

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.

A tiny village near Kolhapur is rewriting India’s rural future — with solar rooftops, pink homes for women, and innovations that show what collective will can truly achieve.

Jai Dhar, founder of Nirvana Being in Delhi, suffered due to the highly polluted air in the National Capital. So, he innovated air filters that can easily fit into one's AC in simple steps.

Delhi-NCR is choking again: PM2.5 levels top 400, residents scramble for relief—six steps you can take today.

A downpour in Mumbai brought more than just the rain— it cleared the sky and gave Mumbai a pleasant, good air quality morning.

What started as Thuvakkam, a college tree-planting drive by Krishnakumar S and his friends, has grown into a large-scale effort to bring urban forests back in two major Indian cities. His work is not just reviving the soil but also rebuilding people’s connection with nature.

Across India, festivals aren’t just about rituals or lights — they’re about our bond with nature. From Assam’s Bihu to Kerala’s Onam, discover seven celebrations that honour animals, rivers, and the Earth itself with gratitude, colour, and community spirit.

Guided by her father’s example, 14-year-old Jannat Patloo has spent nearly a decade cleaning Dal Lake — proving that even the smallest hands can make the biggest difference to Kashmir’s fragile ecology.