India environment

The devastation of this year's monsoon season in India has been unusual, as the problem of climate change-boosted rain is worsened by unregulated development.

Each year, Delhi spends the winter choked in dangerous smog. So why is the scale of the problem not matched by a desperate, crisis-mode policy response?

As a first step, India has identified 19 plastic items that aren't very useful but have a high potential to become litter, including plastic cups, straws, and ice cream sticks.

For two decades, the village of Dhinkia has pushed back against plans for destructive, polluting “development projects” in the area.

A dam in Manipur showcases the long-term impact on both ecology and local communities.

While the situation in Eluru in Andhra Pradesh is now contained, the disease has once again drawn attention to water contamination, a common Indian problem.

New measures can work to prevent disaster in this region.

A metro project threatens one of the city’s last green spaces and the tribal people who live there.

Since the 15th century, the Bishnoi community in Rajasthan has been devoted to environmental protection.

Sparrows are threatened with extinction. One lawyer from Uttar Pradesh is trying to prevent that.

India's top court threatens to “shut down” India's most iconic monument unless action is taken to restore it.