“Don’t touch my car” syndrome at cost of our health

It is ironical that the city has paced up action on commercial and public transport vehicles in the city – trucks, buses, autos and taxis &…

NGT asks Delhi Government to issue health advisories for polluted hotspots

The national green tribunal has asked the Delhi government to take strict steps against critically polluted hotspots in the city

Hazardous delay

Environment ministry submits unclear status report on hazardous waste directives

Auto yes to coal

High powered panel recommends freeing coal blocks in forests

Tribunal makes Noida factory comply with green regulations

Chrome plating unit in Noida is the second factory in the industrial area that has been allowed to resume operations after complying with …

Talcher thermal power plant shuts down, NTPC says modern unit will replace it

The 460-megawatt power plant was commissioned in 1967

State of India’s environment: Quality of air, water, land worsened in India’s industrial clusters

Tarapur in Maharashtra emerged the most polluted cluster between 2009 and 2018

Delhi air remains 'severe plus'

Emergency persists despite drop in stubble burning 

Sewage overload: Why the Ganga remains polluted despite cleanliness drives

At least 71% of the river’s monitoring stations reported alarming levels of faecal coliform in January 2023

How effective is CPCB in its management of e-waste?

The world produced around 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste in 2019, out of which only 17.4% was recycled 

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 16, 2020)

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 21, 2020)

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

How green is the urea sector?

A comprehensive environmental assessment of India’s urea industry reveals that despite Kafkaesque bureaucratic hurdles from sourcing to …

SC to hear Volkswagen’s appeal against NGT order

A four-member panel set up by the NGT recently raised fine on the automobile giant to Rs 171.34 crore over damage to people’s health

Can plastics be good?

Though plastics are harmful for the environment, a few interesting initiatives across India hold promise

Not just Delhi, 70 Indian cities reel under air pollution

None of these cities, which are monitored by the Central Pollution Control Board, had good air quality between October 22 and 29

SC judgment on firecrackers: Execution a major challenge

Here’s an analysis of how the apex court's recent judgment has a lot of ground to cover

Proposed new standards on water quality a sheer waste

In absence of proper sewage treatment facilities, the new draft will not be able to ensure quality of both drinking and bathing water

Supreme Court slams Centre for lacking vision to clean Ganga

Asks government to explain why Central Pollution Control Board has no chairperson for the past six months

Ragpickers oppose waste to energy plants

Say studies have shown that Indian waste is unfit for the purpose

Flawed, but accepted

Pollution board report blames LPG for particulate matter, spares vehicles

Rules of e-dump

Loopholes in new rules for electronic waste make it difficult to regulate informal sector

Stinking for two decades

Industrial effluent is contaminating Gujarat villages, but the authorities have not nailed the culprits

Experts rue Uttar Pradesh pollution board's move to reduce brick kiln pollution

A clear technological roadmap for the brick industry is the need of the hour

351 polluted river stretches in India: A list across states

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 2018 identified 351 polluted river stretches in India; Maharashtra has the highest number of …