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Iceland’s move towards a whaling ban could leave Japan more exposed than ever as it defends an industry critics say relies on public money, political symbolism and a shrinking domestic appetite for whale meat. The Icelandic government has announced plans to submit a bill early next year to end whaling – a step that would leave Japan and Norway as the world’s only two nations still carrying out commercial hunts. For environmental campaigners, the move has renewed hopes that Japan will no longer...
Some of my earliest memories of Bengaluru, where I spent my summer holidays, are of looking up in wonder at the towering canopy of trees in Cubbon Park. Even in the height of summer, Bengaluru could be cool enough to require a light jacket. Today, the iconic Cubbon Park, the pride of the city I now call home, is under threat. So is Lalbagh Botanical Garden, another of the city’s iconic green spaces, with roots stretching back more than 250 years. On a Sunday morning in Bengaluru last month,...
Irma smells the fire before she sees it: a column of thick, yellow-tinged smoke rising above the tree line near her small wooden home. She pulls on heavy rubber boots, checks her equipment and drives straight into the impenetrable smog emanating from wildfires devouring the peatland and ancient forests of Borneo. “I am terrified that the flames will reach residential areas. It is extremely dangerous,” the 39-year-old mother told This Week in Asia, moments before disappearing into the murk that...
Forest conservation is not the responsibility of the Forest Department alone, but a collective responsibility of government departments and citizens, says Principal District and Sessions judge N.V. Vijay on Friday
Japan’s hugely popular Sapporo Snow Festival is shifting its focus towards protecting the environment and sustainability, with a climate expert warning that global warming and reduced snowfall across Hokkaido will make it increasingly difficult to stage the event. In August, organisers unveiled a new logo, official mascot and revised concept for the 77th snow festival, an eight-day event running from February 4 next year. The updated branding expresses appreciation for the annual snowfall the...
Pilgrimages across India are shifting from hardship to high-end comfort, fuelled by massive infrastructure projects, connectivity, and luxury travel packages. This commercial boom has escalating environmental and climate risks, raising debates over public spending priorities, writes Radheshyam Jadhav. Travellers to sacred spaces, however, feel the merging of spirituality and comfort is the new yatra playbook
District administration says the manufacture, sale and use of idols made from plaster of Paris, plastic, thermocol and toxic chemical paints have been banned
Indonesia’s wildfires are creeping towards Nusantara, the country’s new capital under construction on Borneo island, challenging its promise of becoming an eco-friendly “smart forest city”. The Southeast Asian nation is battling what officials call its most intense wildfire season in 11 years. Nearly 202,000 hectares (499,000 acres) of forest and peatland have been razed nationwide from January to June, according to Sipongi, the Indonesian forest ministry’s monitoring platform. Sipongi data...
Your retro glow up may not just warm your heart; it would also warm the planet!
PoP idols are considered harmful to the environment and aquatic life.
A wildfire has burned about 8,700 hectares of vegetation on Mount Kenya since the fire was first reported on Sept 1, Mount Kenya Trust, an environmental conservation group, said.
Indore, which topped the list with a score of 200 out of 200 in the 2025 survey, fell just one point short of Lucknow and failed to retain its position
Panbari, one of the nine corridors missing from the notification, has been in focus since reports on rare earth elements in the vicinity and the sale of a tea garden
Authorities in central China have joined forces in an effort to investigate suspected industrial dumping on the Yangtze River following the release of rare drone footage of the activity. The environment bureau in the Hubei city of Wuhan said on Monday that it had launched the inquiry in association with police and transport authorities. The announcement comes less than two weeks after Beijing revised performance assessment rules for officials, holding them accountable for life for serious...
Davangere, identified as a National Clean Air Programme non-attainment city, secured top positions in two population categories
A Brazilian appeals court has convicted Samarco and three former managers over the Mariana dam collapse that killed 19 people. Vale and BHP stay acquitted. The post Samarco Convicted on Appeal Over the Mariana Dam Collapse appeared first on The Rio Times.
A 21-year-old student in India’s Madhya Pradesh has single-handedly cleaned up a trash-filled river.
Demonstrators in Zagreb accuse Croatia's government of dragging its feet on a hazardous waste scandal.
Indonesia’s Kalimantan province, sending smoke and toxic haze across Southeast Asia.