City of joy is choking

In the 31 months between January 2014 and July 2016, the average monthly count of suspended particulate matter was never below permissible limit in Kolkata

Cascading impact of monsoon

Monsoon rains are synonymous with flooded streets and traffic congestion, with water stagnation due to choked drains resulting in the spread of diseases like dengue and chikungunya

Damming biodiversity

Insurance schemes beyond the reach of poor

Not an ideal immersion

Instead of artificial tanks, devotees use lakes and large water bodies for immersion of idols of Lord Ganesh

State turns its back on health sector

With state-run health care facilities proving ill-equipped to tackle the surge in dengue and chinkungunya patients, private medicos are exploiting the situation

Thank thy saviour

Tribal women in Odisha tied rakhis around trees, calling them the true saviours of their life

Economic drift

Graphic editor Sorit Gupto questions the stark economic divide between rich and poor

Alive and choking

Toyota told the National Green Tribunal that the ban on registration of new diesel cars in Delhi-NCR would affect the existence of the company. But what of the pollution these cars cause?

A superstar against environmental evil

Relief but from what?

After an excruciating drought, heavy rains lead to flash flood in Madhya Pradesh

'I want to be like Uncle Sam'

Nearly three quarters of India's Environment Supplement Plan (ESP) has been directly lifted from the United State's Supplemental Environmental Projects Policy

Air pollution: will the green cess concept work?

The country's apex court has paved the way for registration of diesel vehicles on payment of one-time environmental cess

A friendship cemented by climate change

India and USA have signed a statement to strengthen cooperation on clean energy 

Scenes from a book launch

Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto brings some humourous insights from the very serious launch of Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain's book, 'Why I should be tolerant'

A giant backing out?

Mercedes-Benz has put on hold investments in India due to ban on sale of larger diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR

India's health not my worry

Thousands of Indian doctors migrate to other countries every year, while many posts remain vacant in India 

Consume with care to avoid water scarcity

'All polluters are equal, but some polluters are more equal than others'

With so many exemptions and VIPs refusing to use public transport, can the odd-even scheme be considered a success?

Fire fight

Delhi's Bhalswa landfill has been on fire for more than a week