Environmental sustainability
- Environment, Environmental sustainability, Global development, Hinduism, India, Kumbh Mela, Religion, Society, South and Central Asia, Sustainable development, Waste, Water, World news
The pop-up megacity: how the Kumbh Mela prepared for 660m Hindu devotees
Hundreds of millions of pilgrims flocked to the Ganges for this year’s festival, housed in a sprawling tempora…
- Architecture, Art and design, Communities, Culture, Design, Environment, Environmental sustainability, Extreme weather, Flooding, Global development, Housing, Pakistan, Society, South and Central Asia, Sustainable development, The RIBA, World news
‘This will not be swept away’: the bamboo homes helping Pakistan’s post-flood rebuild
A year on from devastating floods, a renowned architect is leading a project to build affordable and sustainab…
- Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Environment, Environmental sustainability, Global development, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Peru, Plastics, Society, South and Central Asia, Sustainable development, Uganda, World news
From bricks to bags to eco art: six innovative uses for plastic waste around the world
From upcycled school benches in India to plant pots in Peru, people are finding enterprising and ingenious sol…
- Asia Pacific, China, Climate crisis, Coal, Environment, Environmental sustainability, Fossil fuels, World news, Xi Jinping
‘Betting on a low-carbon future’: why China is ending foreign coal investment
Xi Jinping’s promise reflects growing awareness of the climate crisis in China and falling renewable pricesThe…
- Coronavirus outbreak, Environment, Environmental sustainability, Global development, Hinduism, India, Marine life, Mumbai, Oceans, Pollution, Religion, Society, South and Central Asia, Sustainable development
Covid turns tide on India’s Ganesh festival traditions
Thousands of ritual statues are dunked into the sea off Mumbai each year – but coronavirus and pollution conce…
- Bangladesh, Employment, Environment, Environmental sustainability, Global development, Rivers, South and Central Asia, Sustainable development, World news
‘The river is our home’: Bangladeshi boatmen mourn their receding waters
Decreased flows caused by water-hungry neighbours, especially India, are damaging river communities• All photo…
- Environment, Environmental sustainability, Global development, Global health, Pakistan, Plastics, Society, South and Central Asia, Sustainable development, World news
Pakistan expands ban on plastic bags as inspectors are caught in shop spat
Punjab joins regions where polythene bags are illegal and stiff fines take effect in Islamabad amid demands fo…
- Environment, Environmental sustainability, Global development, India, Society, South and Central Asia, Sustainable development, World news
India’s strongman PM: Modi to appear on Bear Grylls’ Man vs Wild
Narendra Modi claims the programme will showcase India’s ‘beautiful mountains and mighty rivers’, in the lates…