Environment

Green sewage treatment plants are emerging as a contender in the fight against water scarcity and pollution. Here is how your housing society can get one.

At the backdrop of a climate crisis, an active citizen lists ways to be sustainable in Mumbai by using low waste alternatives.

As the heatwave in the country continues, street vendors in Mumbai adopt unique mitigation strategies to help them cope in difficult conditions.

Housing societies practising efficient waste management qualify for a property tax rebate from the BMC. A cooperative society shares their experience.

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.