Rajeev Tyagi

दशकों तक, मुजफ्फरपुर—भारत की लीची राजधानी के तौर पर जाना जाता रहा। लेकिन कांटी के कोयला आधारित बिजली संयंत्र से निकलने वाली फ्लाई ऐश अब जिले के बागों पर काली स्याही की तरह जम गई है।

From severe water crisis to becoming a model sustainable village—this is a story of community power and environmental innovation in Khadi Haat.

The clean roads, covered drains, waste management, tap water in (almost) every house and conservation of natural resources have become the identity of Khadi Haat village in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district

For decades, Muzaffarpur, India’s Lychee Capital was a point of pride. But fly ash drifting from Kanti’s coal-fired power plant settles on the district’s orchards like grey snowfall.

Bhopal’s iconic Bhoj Wetland faces growing microplastic threats. Experts highlight how this Ramsar site could become a frontline defense through improved waste control, wetland restoration, and stricter urban runoff regulations.

"The double of the area that is found in violation of the distance criteria… must be added to the wetland from other sites,” states the order.

Toxic pesticides are killing Indians, yet weak laws let them thrive. Experts say banning them, like Kerala did, can save lives without hurting farming. Will India act before more lives are lost?

Pesticide poisoning is a growing crisis in India, leading to suicides, illnesses, environmental harm. Easy access to toxic chemicals worsens issue. Experts stress need for stricter regulations, citing Sri Lanka’s success in reducing pesticide-deaths.

Almost every other major city, a representation of urbanization and brutalist infrastructure, struggles to conserve its natural resources, particularly water bodies.

The city's marginalised population disproportionately bears the brunt of the impact, or the collapse of the city’s infrastructure due to heatwaves, floods, or even untimely monsoons.