WHO publishes zero-draft of pandemic treaty: Equity, IPR take centre stage
Many believe draft unlikely to survive in current form due to Big Pharma, particularly in EU
No let-off till zero discharge
Maharashtra’s common effluent treatment plants fail to meet standards
Latest weekly report of state pollution control board says only seven CETPs meet standards for treated effluent water
Rio draft text revives common but differentiated responsibility
Calls for doing away with green protectionism through trade barriers while dealing with environmental matters
Industrial units in Vapi continue to flout pollution norms
Union environment ministry had lifted moratorium in the area after state pollution control board promised to improve the situation
Updates From Rio
The Rio+20 challenge
Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication are the two themes of the summit, but consensus eludes on both …
Partnerships, the buzzword at small island states meet on climate threats
Close to 300 partnerships formalised to aid disaster risk reduction, environmental protection, access to energy and social development
Supreme Court terms coal block allocations 'illegal'
Bench headed by chief justice says Centre made the allocations in an arbitrary and unfair manner
WHO alert on ‘sub-standard’ cough syrups made by Noida firm
Alert aginst Ambronol and DOK-1 Max syrups after deaths of children in Uzbekistan
Caution: pastures ahead
Costly silence
No one is debating where goats will graze
Climate deal signed in Paris is weak and unambitious: CSE
The phrase ‘historical responsibility’ has been erased from the Agreement. This weakens the obligations of developed countries, says …
India in midst of a nasty H3N2 outbreak — worst of seasonal flu viruses
Three deaths reported so far this season; the virus wreaked havoc in United States in 2018 as well
Towards zero discharge
Two textile cities, Tirupur and Ludhiana, explore ways to stop effluent discharge into streams
Latest from Bonn climate negotiations
Equity, the new buzzword at Bonn climate negotiations
But a workshop on equity at the climate inter-sessional refused to move beyond well-embedded party demarcations
CoP18, Doha: a gateway that leads nowhere
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 22, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
‘Immediate action’ needed on sub-standard drugs causing deaths: WHO
At least 300 deaths reported so far in The Gambia, Uzbekistan and Indonesia, most children
Doha climate talks: rich nations push for dropping disputed matters
No progress on the Durban Platform to be allowed unless elements from long-term cooperative action incorporated in negotiating process, say …
Gutter will sparkle
Ludhiana is going all out to clean up Buddha Nallah, the sole receptacle of its industrial filth
UN climate talks: Brazil proposes discussions on historical responsibility for emissions
Will principle of equity find place in climate negotiations?
Climate talks in Bonn conclude but no deal in sight
To revise or not to revise Annexes remains the central divisive issue
Return of village land
Supreme Court asks states to evict illegal occupants of village commons