Solar-powered aeroplane arrives in Ahmedabad

In the next leg of its journey, the plane is scheduled to stop in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh

Contaminated wheat

Three new studies reveal pesticide residue in wheat flour

Guidelines to manage chemical disasters

Bullet Train: Gujarat activists take fight to the Japanese side

Write to nodal Japanese agency, ask it to share its report on the project

Rs 1,200 cr redevelopment project a boon or bane for Gandhi Ashram?

Debate builds around whether the historic Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad should be remoulded to keep up with the times, or retain its simplicity

Pure stuff

Total water management -- envisaging supply, use and recycling of wastewater -- is what Akshyadhara is all about

Ahmedabad's Narmada water supply scheme not working out

Real estate on water

Lakes were critical for Indian cities. They prevented floods and recharged groundwater. Today, these holes in the ground are either lucrative …

Dying Sabarmati: Polluting units to be named, shamed and prosecuted, says Gujarat HC

Stopping pollution is everybody’s collective responsibility, says Gujarat High Court

Regulating living environment for public safety

Ahmedabad's mega project for industrial effluents

Waiting for a miracle

Citizens approaching the courts for protecting lakes in cities is all very well. But in the end, it is a choice between using land for water or …

Real estate on water

Lakes were critical for Indian cities. They prevented floods and recharged groundwater. Today, these holes in the ground are either lucrative …

From 19% seasonal deficit to 106% excess rain in 24 hours: Warning signals from Gujarat

Gujarat showed a complete reversal of circumstances in a matter of 10 days; its drought changed into deluge  

Chandola lake turns into dust bowl

City authorities look the other way despite court orders to conserve the lake  

Cyclone Nilofar: Gujarat initiates precautionary measures

Fishing community is being issued warnings by the state; port authorities are keeping a close watch

Environet

This column will bring you an update on various groups and individuals working in fields related to environment, development and the sciences. …

Stumbling blocks

The Gujarat earthquake struck at the very foundation of urban India. The disaster highlighted the haphazard manner in which the country's towns …

In reverse gear

The Mashelkar Committee's interim report on the country's auto fuel policy proves to be a major setback for the CNG campaign

Do-gooders and doubting thomases

CETP employee in Gujarat sacked for exposing illegal discharge channels

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: Why farmers call it unfair

From inadequate compensation to legal irregularities, here are the issues farmers and activists list while deeming the project unjust

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 12, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

COVID-19: How did Gujarat become second worst-affected state?

Routine flow of visitors from Mumbai, Indore was overlooked, sources said