Green tax on vehicles made mandatory in Uttar Pradesh

Number of vehicles in Noida has increased by three folds between 2004 and 2012

Green tax on vehicles made mandatory in UP

Number of vehicles in Noida has increased by three folds between 2004 and 2012

Toxic city

Breathing poison

Transport travails

Just another charade

Yet again, automobile manufacturers shy away from the responsibility of reducing emissions

The polluting rich

In Short

Bytes

Coal-based power plants pollute most

Bush, global warming and media

Tree cover reduces risks of childhood asthma

Bees detect airborne toxins

Seawind gets a helipad

The tale of 21st century's dinosaurs

Grounded

Firecrackers defy decibel limit

Popular firework brands from Sivakasi exceeded 125 dB sound level

Brick kiln pollutes Pune outskirts

Closure order has no effect on brick-making unit

Fuzzy logic used to justify private helipads

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 25, 2023)

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

Road to 2030: Why sand & dust storms pose challenge to achieving multiple SDGs

Halfway to 2030, the situation is dire since the world is not on track and the progress on key goals, especially SDG 13 (on climate action), has …

Apocalyptic skies: Canadian wildfires posing huge health risks

Estimated 115 million people impacted; health dangers shocking indictment of failures over climate change, says Amnesty International

CSE-DTE release 2023 State of India’s Environment report

The annual report covers wide gamut of topics like climate change, agriculture and industry to water, plastics, forests and biodiversity

IQAir Report: Take the findings with a pinch of salt, says expert

Many developing countries, unlike India, do not have proper air monitoring systems; if they did, India's ranking would be better

Kochi: Brahmapuram fire exposes outdated waste management practices in Kerala cities

In Brahmapuram, in all probability, the blaze broke out from thick layers of dry plastic waste heaped for several years