COVID-19: Bereft of clarity, why relief measures for Indian poor are not enough
Implementation of relief measures remains a concern. Those not registered under PDS scheme can be affected, say experts
National Health Profile 2015: Suicides on a rise, cancer cases may grow by 15 per cent in five years
India’s public spending on health is among the lowest in South East Asia and BRIC countries
Push for open source software
Delhi has been awfully late in adopting open source software, but the policy is finally there
Why is Delhi facing a flip-flop in weather conditions
Following the record-breaking warmth on Sunday, temperatures dipped again as an active Western Disturbance brought rain on Monday
Crop burning in 2018 lesser than previous year, claims govt
The authorities have come out with figures and attribute the decrease to schemes it started for proper management of paddy stubble
Activists help reduce malaria cases in Odisha
Accredited Social Health Activists’ efforts brought down malaria deaths in the state from 89 in 2014 to 4 in 2018
Is Delhi's smog its own?
A recent study says that during winters, 64% fine-particulate pollution in Delhi comes from outside the city
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 3, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Commission for Air Quality Management orders phase-out of coal in Delhi-NCR by January 1, 2023
Centre for Science and Environment calls the decision ‘significant’
Big Brother is watching you; actually your face
Facial recognition has become a frontline policing tool in India amid fears that it is prone to errors and allows the government to expand …
How to sustain municipal sanitation: Delhi’s Aya Nagar offers some lessons
The pilot project is a prototypical model for evolving a sanitation management programme in a high density settlement
Expect ‘severe’ Delhi air today
EPCA flags uncertainty over wind direction; Friday AQI was season-worst
Who will take onus of clearing Delhi’s landfills? SC asks LG
The SC blasted the Lieutenant Governor as neither he nor the civic bodies are ready to take the responsibility for the city’s poor garbage …
Carry on with World Culture Festival but pay Rs 25 lakh first, says NGT
Green tribunal gives go-ahead to mega event on the condition that the initial payment is made by today evening
World Culture Festival to go ahead with reprimand and initial fine of Rs 5 crore
The NGT order said the permission given to the festival was vague, in excess of the powers vested in DDA and not in consonance with the previous …
5 reasons why #OddEven scheme works
Love it or hate it, Delhi's odd-even scheme had some key lessons for the aam and not-so-aam aadmi
As odds keep evens out, air pollution dips
A comprehensive study the Centre for Science and Environment shows that air pollution in Delhi dipped after the odd-even formula was rolled out …
Current draft text “inequitable, weak and unambitious”, says CSE
The Delhi-based non-profit said that rich nations had been misappropriating the carbon space, leaving no chance for developing countries to …
Supreme Court calls for comprehensive action to tackle air pollution
The highest court has made strong remarks on Delhi’s pollution levels while hearing an application against environment cess
Delhi's odd-even number plate experiment: will it succeed?
The government needs to develop a robust mechanism to discourage those who will inevitably try to get around the rules by buying a second …
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
A noisy Diwali ahead: Supreme Court refuses to put blanket ban on firecrackers
Trends in air quality data show that the level of pollutants in the National Capital Region go up each year, with the bursting of firecrackers on&…
Rs 5 lakh fine for dumping debris on Yamuna bank
National Green Tribunal (NGT) rules the person who generates the debris as well as the one who dumps it will have to pay the fine
Fuelling a crisis
A recent, innocuous check-and-tally exercise by the Delhi administration unearthed a giant racket diverting to the transport sector heavily-…
Exploring the spirit of Indian science
Two interesting congresses to be held soon will focus on indigenous science and technology. Another programme, launched recently in the Capital, …