Trees can't offset global warming

New studies show large forest areas alone may not be able to counter the effects of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Filthy lucre

US's Democrats and Republicans break common bread over the fairness, or otherwise, of the Regulatory Reform Bill that could make industry …

Left Hanging

The DTC's plan to buy new eco-friendly buses is left hanging as Delhi government stalls the deal. Manish Tiwari and Anumita Roychowdhary report

Ticketless travel

Electronic tickets are fast becoming popular in the us and Canada

Harsh reality

Rich or poor. The story is the same in every country. Those who respect water will always have a steady supply

Sabotage

The inside story of how the Union government, experts and automakers have conspired to compromise Delhi's public health and to sabotage the …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 24, 2020)

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

Advice goes unheeded

Hyundai rapped for violating green laws after failing to clean up its act

"Intelligent" adulteration

Hazardous mobile air toxins in the air

Traffic fumes cause permanent lung dysfunction

‘Nitrogen dioxide pollution is a growing issue for South Asian cities’

Part 1: Health Effects Institute researcher Pallavi Pant speaks about air pollution challenges faced by south Asian cities

Unreal in pampered India

With NDMC winning the smart city challenge, the contrast between where the government lives and where the rest of the citizens live could not …

Controls off for diesel generators

Key environmental clause deleted from rules governing diesel generator sets barely six months after implementation

Why film festivals on the environment are a good idea

There is something about watching our environmental issues through the visual medium. If structured and shown with research, the impact of a …

People in Delhi exposed to much higher levels of air toxins than estimated: CSE

Ambient air quality data not the real indicator; CSE demands immediate implementation of priority pollution control action

Mass movement

Decongesting roads just as vital as introducing EVs to transform India’s transport sector. But who’s listening?

Traffic congestions lead to energy wastage & are a mental health hazard

Stubble burning crisis: Why thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR have been slow in adopting biomass co-firing

Only three plants have reported higher quantities of biomass co-firing since December 2022 till August 2023

Using green transport can prevent over 38,000 deaths in Africa’s Accra: WHO

Accra is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa

Massive coal use in Mumbai’s industrial clusters worsening city’s air quality: CSE study

Inaction may lead to Mumbai’s air turning as toxic as Delhi’s, warn experts

Simply Put: Pollution unchecked

Simply put: Pollution during elections

Simply Put: G20 summit in pollution capital

Diwali 2021: Smog returns as pollution monitors fail to implement strict GRAP norms

PM2.5 and PM10 have recorded emergency levels in Delhi-NCR since November 5 midnight