Sensitive studies

CAG finds irregularities, violation of environmental norms by power generation companies

The CAG, in its latest report, recorded losses worth hundreds of crores for which consumers faced the brunt  

The buck stops here

Pollution clogs hyacinth control

Insects introduced to curb the spread of water hyacinths are avoiding feeding on those weeds that have been contaminated by toxic metals

Cleansing solution

Next phase of India's clean coal initiative in the pipeline

Jharkhand High Court directs removal of coal dumps from Damodar river bank

Coal waste dumps of Purnadih mines polluting the river

Too much rain, dams & South Bengal floods: Is it really man-made as Mamata complains

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee blames “unprecedented” release from DVC dams, critises Centre

Picking up the tab for industrial growth

Pollution data of most thermal power stations is rarely disclosed: CSE analysis

SO2, NOx levels go unreported in the public domain

Water-stressed in India: Perception trumps reality in Bengal’s Hooghly

Locals claim they have enough water; Down to Earth found farmers extracted millions of litres of ground water every day through&…

Purity undermined

Choking slowly to death

The Damodar is the most polluted river in the country today, thanks to the several industries that have sprouted on its mineral-rich banks. …

FIR against Durgapur plant

Why is Jharkhand still running this sick and polluting power plant?

The Patratu plant in Ramgarh district, which currently generates only 10-15 per cent of its installed capacity, is poisoning the Damodar river …

Choking slowly to death

The Damodar is the most polluted river in the country today, thanks to the several industries that have sprouted on its mineral-rich banks. …

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (November 8-13, 2020)

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

Almost half of world’s population exposed to indoor air pollution

Experts highlight the hazards of indoor air pollution; call for urgent shift to clean cooking fuel

The story of a principled chief conservator of forests in Bastar, Chhattisgarh

While the forest department has been busy working forests for timber, a single man in Bastar holds hope for the many villages that have lost …

Damodar - Ten years after

How has the river that flows through one of the most industrialised regions in India fared since it was first written about in 1993? Down to …

Damodar - Ten years after

How has the river that flows through one of the most industrialised regions in India fared since it was first written about in 1993? Down to …

Blood plasma sale to Reliance by state blood banks in Odisha under scanner

Health officials say nothing wrong with decision to sell surplus blood plasma for revenue; activists say it's unethical

Bokaro's displaced still await compensation

Residents of most villages whose land was acquired for the Bokaro steel plant have no jobs or means of living. Those who were compensated are …