Saundarya, a women's cooperative formed by organising marginalised informal workers, provides professional housekeeping ...

Pallikaranai marshland and Kodungaiyur wetland – both ecosensitive zones – have now become the city’s dumpyards. Dumping of ...

A Bengaluru driving school is rethinking how people learn to drive in a bid to enhance road safety. Watch the video to know ...

Mumbaikars are fighting for their mangroves in various ways such as protesting and through art such as street plays.

Waste management is one such problem area that the city has been grappling with for years. The state and local governments have failed to come up with an effective policy and strict implementation of ...

Ahead of Chennai’s elections, residents flag issues in waste management, harmful garbage-related policies, and gaps in ...

Citizen Matters travelled from Kovalam to Mahabalipuram to talk to fisher communities about the upcoming Mamallan reservoir ...

We spoke to authors of the Janaagraha report, ‘Shaping Urban India’ to understand its recommendations in the context of ...

In the volumes of citizen-generated data on the city's biodiversity, pollinators who sustain the urban ecosystem do not seem to be getting their due attention.

On World Wetland Day, Chennai's Pallikaranai marsh shows how decades of state‑sanctioned encroachment leave residents and ecology at risk. Across Pallikaranai marshland, migratory birds can be spotted ...

While most sponge parks built by the GCC are not scientifically designed to mitigate flooding, many are poorly maintained, raising concerns about their effectiveness. Sponge parks are quickly becoming ...

Contaminated by sewage, garbage and illegal water extraction, Nanmangalam Lake has become a prime example of a mismanaged waterbody. Catching a glimpse of the Indian Eagle Owl is not a rarity for ...