In parts of northern India, including Delhi, life expectancy shrivels by over nine years from breathing filthy air, a situation that can be reversed only through drastic policy changes and action

The Covid-19 pandemic could be the spur needed to aggressively pursue the Sustainable Development Goals, especially on water and sanitation, but it is unlikely to happen without significant assistance to developing countries

Loopholes that allow trade of wildlife products for use in medicines, clothing and ornaments will allow the industry to continue to flourish, and with it the risks of future pandemics

As a major new report warns that biodiversity loss presents an existential threat to human life, we asked the experts what should be done

New research calls for a switch to healthier foods and sustainable farming, writes Isabella Kaminski

The rush to harvest rare caterpillar fungus – or “Himalayan Viagra” – has brought prosperity to Tibetan nomads but the medicinal crop maybe running out

Numerous court orders have failed to galvanise city government to tackle “disgraceful” tide of waste polluting in this Kashmir idyll

New research links smoke from cook stoves to high levels of stunted growth among children in Nepal

A multitude of factors are contributing to increasingly polluted air in Bangladesh, but so far not much is being done about it

Flood-resilient toilets being tested in north-western Bihar could make sanitation safe and secure for the many millions regularly affected by floods