Emergency call
Nearly 140,000 people in India died in road accidents in 2013, more than the death toll from many communicable diseases. But the country does not …
The ultimate justice
By asking lawyers to cycle to work to resolve Delhi’s endemic parking and traffic woes, the Chief Justice of India has shown the way. The …
A giant backing out?
Mercedes-Benz has put on hold investments in India due to ban on sale of larger diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 30, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
CSE calls for a ‘green’ recovery action plan on first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
The COVID-19 pandemic had deeply impacted public transport in India that was already in distress
#OddEven Delhi: a ground report
After much debate, the controversial odd-even car restriction policy was finally implemented on Delhi's streets. We went to check if Delhiites …
Municipality blamed for Delhi water poisoning
Municipal authorities in Delhi deny they were responsible for the deaths of eight people caused by contaminated water
Polluting power plant back in operation
Delhi's Rajghat thermal power station, which was ordered closed for causing excessive pollution, has resumed functioning and has until March to …
A lot of smoke
While some commend the Delhi government's proposal to ban the sale of new two-wheelers fitted with two-stroke engines from January 2000, …
We have enough water. We only need proper water management
D K Chaddha , chairperson, Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), New Delhi, talks to Jitendra Verma on the state of groundwater in India
Lack of options
Neither improving diesel quality nor upgrading engine technology help to avert the threat posed by toxic particulate emissions from diesel …
The air is heavy
Particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone: Delhi's air is already overcast with a very high concentration of these pollutants. Exposure to …
Living in Hell
Residents of Peera Garhi, a village in outer Delhi, are having to deal with a nightmare. A highly polluting plastics industry is to blame
Delhi hosts Water Asia 2000
Amid private companies' high-tech solutions to the water crisis, CSE presents a decentralised view of water management
Sealed fate
The de-sealing drive of the Delhi government is yet to take-off as a bureaucratic maze greets factory owners
Why shouldn't we tax CNG?
The Union revenue secretary, S Narayan , has no clue as to how fiscal instruments are designed to balance revenue priorities and secure a clean …
Is a 24-hour water supply possible?
An answer to this question was attempted at a workshop organised in Hyderabad, from September 23-24, 2003, by the Administrative Staff College of …
The waste-to-energy plant violates emission norms by not using environment-friendly technologies
Since 2009, the residents of Sukhdev Vihar, a residential colony in Delhi, have been fighting against a waste-to-energy plant operated by Jindal …
When wealth is not health
India's economic growth has come at a terrible price. In two decades, while the GDP more than doubled, vehicular pollution increased eight times …
Disappointed by G20 conclusions, 2.8°C heating likely without climate action, Guterres says at UN summit
Calls for ending fossil fuel subsidies & operationalising Loss and Damage Fund
Ponty, buses and PPPs
Diwali 2022: Delhi air ‘very poor’, can worsen to ‘severe’
Farm stubble burning increased in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan; Firecracker ban in Delhi goes up in smoke too
Delhi shivers at 3°C, season’s coldest; Rajasthan dips to -1.5°C
Cold wave over north, northwest Delhi to stay for next two days
Killing with compassion: Why feeding dogs in public places must stop!
It is time for individuals to accept personal responsibility in stray dog management
New study on Delhi’s wastepickers, sweepers, security guards establishes link between air pollution & lung disease
Around 75-86 per cent respondents had abnormal pulmonary function, shows study
