Estimation of cloud speed and wind pattern over Kolhapur in Maharashtra, during the months of March to May, from the year 2016 to 2020 have revealed a change in pre-monsoon cloud fraction and direction of its propagation indicating a large shift in monsoon rainfall pattern.

Grappling with the plastic menace has been probably the biggest challenge of rapid urbanization. Plastic has become a part of everyone’s day-to-day life and hence it was always going to be a daunting task to get rid of it completely. However, unperturbed by the monumental task that it is, cities have geared up to take it on.

The nation is currently witnessing a ‘Jan Andolan’ for Swachhata under the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign with people from across various States/UTs participating in large numbers to make a ‘Swachh Bharat’...

Under the Swachhata Pakhwada 2023, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation embarked on an innovative journey to raise awareness about waste management in their vibrant city. The ingenious approach they took was the 'Swachhata Train' initiative, a creative endeavor designed to foster a culture of cleanliness and waste management in Ahmedabad.

Higher levels of air pollution in a city increase rates of property crime finds new research from Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business.

India’s coal-based thermal power plants continue to drag their feet in meeting emission norms, says a new analysis done by the Centre for Science and Environment. Sulfur dioxide emissions are a case in point: the CSE analysis finds that a mere five percent of the installed capacity in this sector has put in place an air pollution control device – flue gas de-sulfurization (FGD) system -- for controlling SO2 emissions.