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
Climate change worsening air pollution: 131.2 million Americans breathing unhealthy air, warns report
Nearly 90.7 million people in the US live in counties with failing grades for year-round particle pollution, finds report
Ghazipur landfill fire: Annual choking hazard for Delhi
Authorities have missed multiple deadlines to clear out the legacy waste from Ghazipur landfill
West Bengal platform demands green focus in poll agendas, releases charter of environmental issues
Politicians acknowledge environmental shortcomings but deflect responsibility to public; BJP MP advises against expecting significant action from …
Upscaled EV manufacturing needs zero emissions mandate
Electric vehicle output quota for auto companies, reportedly proposed in the working paper of the EAC-PM, can be a game changer when other EV …
Simply Put: South Asian unity
India was third-most polluted country globally in 2023, right behind top-ranking Bangladesh and Pakistan
Begusarai in Bihar most polluted city in world, New Delhi the most polluted capital; Africa continues to be most underrepresented continent
Winter pollution 2023-24: North & east India most polluted; air quality in north worsened significantly
Smaller cities in Bihar and Rajasthan emerged as pollution hotspots, rivalling major metropolitan areas like Delhi
Gassed: How air pollution is affecting India’s future
Air pollution is causing greater loss of healthy life years in children compared to older people, a phenomenon that stunts India’s economic …
India has one of the world’s highest ambient air pollution levels
All cities in the country with a population of million plus breathe unhealthy air
Severely polluted air bars people from breathing
National Clean Air Programme: Good idea but weak mandate
The much-awaited plan should not be top-down, it should create room for tighter action
Can you beat air pollution with masks
Correct masks need to be chosen according to needs
South Asian cities need action on air pollution before next winter
Stringent measures, raising public awareness and promoting regional collaboration need of the hour
Simply Put: Pillars of Destruction
Simply Put: Missing the target
Philippine clean air Act: One year on
Philippines has become the first country to ban incinerators outright
Simply put: To breathe or not to...
Science behind smog and its ominous implications
Actions to tackle the smog problem can be both preventive and punitive
Delhi air quality witnesses relief from pollution after rain, strong wind
Weather forecast for next few days is not favourable for retaining today’s gains
Delhi air in trouble again: Should farm fires be in focus
Satellite images show fire spots in severa places in Punjab, Haryana
No crackers
Ambient air pollution behind recurring economic losses in Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda: UNEP
Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019
Air pollution levels go down after rain: No odd-even scheme in Delhi for now
Supreme Court had termed the scheme as optics
DTE Coverage: Delhi’s first smog episode of 2023-2024
National capital in global spotlight again as ‘world's most polluted city’