Environment

Some areas in Mumbai are warmer than others. Residents of Shivaji Nagar in the M-East ward bear the brunt of climate change induced urban heat in the city.

As rising temperatures in Mumbai raise alarm, a missing mitigation plan could mean disaster for the impending impact of summer on livelihoods.

Frequent birder Seema Tania finds declining numbers in bird populations in Navi Mumbai, during her experience in the annual bird race.

Trees are essential for climate change mitigation. Here’s how to make sure tree cutting in Mumbai is done legally, and how to halt it if it isn’t.

A tweet chat hosted by Citizen Matters discussed details of the Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP), it’s sustainability plans and implementation.

The 6th IPCC report outlines a climate emergency across the globe. For Mumbai, coastal degradation could fasten the pace of the crisis.

A new report has introduced data on the effects of climate change in western India. In Mumbai, rising temperatures will be common.

Environmental activist Abhay Azad recounts his ordeal in saving a 100 -year-old Peepal tree in Vile Parle from being razed by the BMC.

Despite a ruling mandating a 1m radius around trees in Mumbai to leave space away from concrete, the onus of enforcement is on citizens.

Baobab trees in Mumbai are rare but part of a long history of the African diaspora. Now threatened by urban development, their preservation is crucial.

An active citizen shares his thoughts on critical gaps in the Mumbai Climate Action Plan, without addressing which the plan cannot succeed.

Our statutory authorities are the custodians of our ecosystems, but the experience with CIDCO shows citizens have to keep a close watch.