Diwali this year caused more air pollution, but made less noise

Particulate matter exceeded standard almost ten times; NO2 and S02 levels also registered increase

Placing stone crushers in ‘green’ category will create a huge environmental mess

CPCB draft report on classification of industries intends to shift stone crushing to green category from orange

Change is in the process

Suppressed CNG facts

Pollution watchdog’s study on fuels is full of loopholes

Rubber-stamp Authority

State environment regulatory bodies formed under the 2006 Environmental Impact Assessment notification have floundered. They have little …

Diwali 2021: Delhites can expect a smoggy and hazy morning November 5

Delhi-NCR proves pollution monitors wrong with spike in PM2.5 and PM10

India’s sewage treatment plants treat only a third of the sewage generated daily: CPCB

Reuse of treated sewage can decrease the water demand from aquatic sources

Ganga equally polluted in pre- and post-monsoon phase: CPCB report

Prepared in June this year, the report was declassified recently

Back in business

Alang shipbreakers get a new lease of life

DTE Investigation: CPCB failed to recover fines from Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Reliance, Adani in last 30 years

Central Pollution Control Board says has no information on court cases for which it has to collect environmental fines

New rules put larger onus on small, medium poultry farms

Till now, small poultry farms in India were exempt from environmental laws but this will change now

Hand-holding must to make India’s jaggery units sustainable

Innovation in low-cost pollution-control technologies is needed for a cleaner and sustainable MSME sector in India

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 25, 2020)

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

Delhi should be ready for 'severe' air again

Northwesterlies bring in stubble burning fumes into capital; low temperature, slow winds keep them trapped

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 29, 2019)

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

After SC order, CPCB uploads studies on impacts of pollution on health

A total of 13 studies, conducted since 2010, have been uploaded. Out of these, only four are on impacts of air pollution on health

End-of-life neglect

Safe recycling of e-waste remains a pipe dream despite government rules

Chella Krishnamurthy, 57, murdered

On the shelf?

Bagful of doubts

India has no fool-proof test for biodegradable plastic

Ground reality

Official report confirms presence of toxins in groundwater near Bhopal’s Union Carbide

Can Extended Producer Responsibility improve circularity in India’s waste oil management

Monitoring mechanisms need to be strengthened before finalising draft rules

Mohan Meakin reopens after three months, but doubts remain

Check your Cola

Cadmium traced in soft drink sludge

Green signal: 90% brick kilns in Alwar adopted clean tech

Nearly all brick kilns in Alwar have started using biomass fuel as mandated by CAQM