Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 3, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Delhi and the winter air: Hold your breath, it’s still unsafe
The rush of traffic is a key cause of air pollution — let's not lose sight of this. Dust exacerbates the problem, but&…
Last straw to stubble burning
Straw can be converted into fuel for use in vehicles. It can also replace coal in old power plants, reducing …
Different air under one sky: Almost everyone in South Africa breathes polluted air
Air quality is not monitored in most cities as they lack the resources to compile inventories
Leave control, even effective pollution monitoring not happening at Delhi-NCR’s power plants: CSE
Make continuous emission monitoring system data public for air quality betterment CSE study emphasises
Delhi smog conditions improve; air quality in UP, Haryana still grim
There is nothing to be happy about the improvement in Delhi’s air quality since pollutant levels have not gone down yet, according to experts
Heatwaves leading to ozone pollution, says WMO report
Climate change continues to increase heatwaves’ intensity; extreme heat ‘compounded’ measurably impacts air quality, it adds
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 4, 2019)
Stubble burning season starts in Punjab and Haryana
Nasa’s satellite image showed at least 100 such incidents in Punjab in the last 72 hours
BSIV muddle in stimulus package for auto-industry
Why Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's stimulus package for auto sector states the obvious that BSIV vehicles registered before BSVI roll out …
How clouds don’t matter when it comes to radar technologies
Recent remarks make one wonder about the efficacy with which important information is ferried to the prime minister, and if he is aware about how …
Burning wood, coal for cooking can cause blindness: Study
The very small particles released with the fumes can penetrate the eyes and cause physical interior damage
World Environment Day: It is time to act
Our natural resources are enough to cater to the needs of the entire human population. But even a minor disturbance may lead to devastating impacts
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 20, 2023)
Global CO2 emissions from wildfires in July, August highest since 2003: Copernicus
The Mediterranean basin emerged as the wildfire hotspot that contributed to intense smoke pollution
BS-VI in NCR: Wise move on All Fools’ Day
Starting today, as a run-up to the BS-VI emissions standards for vehicles next April, the National Capital Region will start selling cleanest …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 17, 2019)
Summer fire activities thrice than winter months in 2021
Punjab, Haryana recorded close to 23,000 cases of farm fires from March 1-May 11, 2022
Just what exactly is a polar vortex?
While the weather phenomenon has acquired currency in international media in the last 2 decades, it is much older than is thought
Court digest: Major environmental hearings of the week
The top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Startup shows how crop residue can generate useful products
Incubated in the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Kriya Labs can convert any agro-residue into paper, tableware, bioethanol or fabric
Terrorism has a hidden health legacy – as 9/11 shows
Around 10,000 people have been diagnosed with cancer linked to 9/11, to date. Data suggests that many more will be killed by toxic …
In the Parliament on July 20, 2018
Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues
Dementia going to increase three-fold by 2050
The estimated annual global cost of dementia is US$ 818 billion, equivalent to more than 1 per cent of global GDP
For the first time, study establishes link between PM 2.5 and breast cancer
A study on US women found that for every one unit increase in PM2.5, the risk factor for breast cancer increased by 4 per cent