Hazardous kilns

THAILAND

Killing pollution

Pollution watch

The Menace Within

Project to review the impact of indoor air pollution

Mounting problem

Human activities are degrading mountain ranges worldwide

Fantasy world

Industry sells us a nightmare packaged in a dream world of glitzy cars

Tailpipe row

Clean air on its way

Antarctic tipping points: The irreversible changes to come if we fail to keep warming below 2℃

Current global heating is taking the Earth system across a threshold humans have never experienced, into a climate where Antarctica’s ice …

What does Euro 7 mean for India’s BS-VII discussions

European emission norms have been a blueprint for emission regulation in India since 2000

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 20, 2023)

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 4, 2023)

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

Most stillbirths due to air pollution in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa: Study

A quarter of stillbirths is attributable to PM 2.5 exposure during gestation; Highest average PM2.5-related stillbirths in India

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 22, 2022)

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

Most pollution-related workplace deaths in countries with highest GDP: Lancet report

India fares better, ranks 40; United Kingdom worst-performing; United States occupies 18th position

Seeding happy, cleaning air: Farmers adopting non-burn tech give hope

Several Indian states are experimenting with Happy Seeder that cuts and lifts the paddy straw and also improves soil health

Increased sea surface temperature affecting Indian monsoon: Study

Global warming hiatus contributed to the weakening of the Mascarene High in the Southern Indian Ocean, finds study 

How we feel about our cars means the road to a driverless future may not be smooth

Research suggests people’s attitudes to driving and their cars could limit predicted benefits to traffic flow and city efficiency

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2019)

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

Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week

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

Is biofuel use fit for both air and land?

While ICAO has proposed that biofuel use in passenger planes be increased rapidly to cut carbon emissions, environmentalists disagree

Between 1990 and 2016, 2,843 climate disasters affected 4·8 billion people: Lancet report

The report was jointly prepared by 24 academic institutions and intergovernmental organisations based on 40 indicators

NGT terminates chairmen of pollution control boards in 10 states

The bench says that the chairpersons are not appropriately qualified to head an important body like SPCB

Clean energy could save hundreds of billions in health costs every year

Global warming is often seen as a problem for future generations, but focusing on the immediate and substantial health benefits of clean energy …