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Bengaluru environmentalist and director of Eco Watch

According to the report, more than 90 per cent of air pollution-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (including India), mainly in Asia and Africa, followed by low- and middle-income countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region, Europe and the Americas. (Photo: AFP)

Air pollution: The deadly nemesis

Especially in the last 20 years, Bangalore has seen rising levels of pollution from vehicular exhaust, industrial...

13 Oct 2018 2:50 AM IST

Though the southwest monsoons have turned normal over the state, currently there is no weather system that can boost it. (Representational Image)

Every monsoon, lakes threaten to reclaim the city

The city's drainage systems are unable to cope with this type of increased surface runoff and the volume of water that...

29 Sept 2018 6:48 AM IST

Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris on display in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Photo: Satish B.)

Greener Ganeshas to help aquatic life

Ganesha idols are generally and mostly made up of Plaster of Paris (POP), plastic and cement.

15 Sept 2018 1:35 AM IST

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Rebel cities: Rapid urbanisation and the death of resources

Rural areas are gradually adopting urban culture, which is dangerous in the longer run.

1 Sept 2018 6:39 AM IST

However many scientists expect that the overall frequency of tropical cyclones will decline in a warmer world, they also expect the storms that form to be more intense; which will likely result in more disasters. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ecoistic: The earth is growing warmer, why court disaster?

With the current trend in growth and development patterns the mean global temperature is expected to increase by about...

18 Aug 2018 6:05 AM IST

Most of the ecosystem services consumed by the cities are generated by ecosystems located outside of the cities themselves, and sometimes even half a world away.

Of urban ecosystems & the biosphere

Cities acquire huge areas of significantly functioning ecosystems for their consumption and waste disposal and...

4 Aug 2018 1:45 AM IST

Nearly 50% of the greenhouse gas emissions in India, today, comes from transportation. (Representational image)

Unless your products walk to you, online shopping is an eco-disaster

As supply chains drills deeper into consumer locations, the associated pollution band-wagon too follows.

21 July 2018 5:49 AM IST

The process of globalisation is more often inevitable ultimately leading to a complex structure wherein just few of the large multi-nationals and global corporations will eventually dominate global economic platform who will be under the scrutiny of a very small number of regulatory and advisory bodies.

Environmental impact of Globalisation

Globalization has been so rapid and unprecedented that its effects and impacts are being felt in the smallest.

7 July 2018 5:21 AM IST

The development taking place in Bengaluru is unplanned and chaotic.

Water for Bengaluru: Chaos in the urban sprawl

This population explosion has created greater dependency on more intensive natural resources extraction and further...

23 Jun 2018 6:15 AM IST

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Why haven't we done anything about plastic?

Plastic should be used wisely, with caution and only when suitable alternatives do not exist or are not available.

2 Jun 2018 5:44 AM IST

For a long time the relationship between democracy and environmental protection / degradation has been subject to fierce, yet inconclusive debates including other issues such as political sciences, natural resource management, ecological studies and across socio-economic fabric.

Democracy & Environmental Degradation

First of all - there are both positive & negative evidences of relationship between deforestation and democracy at...

26 May 2018 4:41 AM IST

Is it possible to end the plastic menace?

Is it possible to end the plastic menace?

Support local governments and regulatory authorities to tackle plastic pollution.

22 April 2018 5:10 AM IST