Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 29, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Change the climate now
Now that the rich are also being hit by climate change & the “attribution” is clear, the targets for the world’s anger will …
Fuel efficiency standards: Did Centre buckle under pressure from industry?
The government has stalled standards that could have made heavy-duty vehicles guzzle and pollute less. Is it hand-in-glove with the industry or …
Walking and good roads a fundamental right: Bombay HC
In most Indian cities, pedestrians outnumber vehicle users. Yet, they remain invisible in policy action
More than 12 million deaths due to unhealthy environment in 2012, says WHO
One in every four deaths across the world can be attributed to environment-related factors
Current PUC norms for diesel are too lenient, says CSE
The Central government should first fix the manufacturers’ responsibility for the emissions performance of vehicles during their useful …
Nearly 3 billion people risk ill health and death from household pollution: Study
Ill effects on health include respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, asthma, lung cancer and other ailments
China announces 10 per cent tax break for electric cars
At least 30 per cent of the vehicles bought for use by the state from 2014 to 2016 will be electric powered or clean energy based, says government
Umbilical discord
As a result of air pollution in Delhi, strains of toxic metals like lead and cadmium are increasingly finding their way into the womb
Lead(ing) to disaster
Environmentally-hazardous backyard smelting units swell as multinationals fail to recycle used batteries
Health costs first
USEPA can now set stringent air quality standards only on the basis of health costs, not economic impacts
Sentinels of Sound
When noise levels rise over 55 decibels, sound becomes unsound. Isolated pleas against the racket of revelry have fallen on deaf ears. But a …
Smog envelops India's smaller cities
A recent release from the Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh, January 2003, presents deadly facts about air pollution levels in Indian …
Fatal Attraction
The thirst for diesel in India is growing. Diesel mania grips the Indian automobile industry and the customers with more and more companies going …
In Brief
Smoke in the kitchen
The new ‘green’ biomass cookstove has immense potential but why is it missing in homes?
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 7, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
New, reusable masks may help meet COVID-19 demand
The silicone rubber new masks can be sterilised for repeated use and have an N95 filter
UNEP proposes action plan to reduce emissions from cooling sector
Measures could slash predicted 2050 greenhouse gas emissions by 60%
Closure of stone crushers leaves labour high and dry
Pune: a contradictory picture
Bhopal: towards disaster zone
Delhi: the capital punishment
Polluting industries
Noisy trade