Good will from ice cream

Washing of ice cream vats at the Nirula's factory produced a liquid that was rich in milk fats and sugar, but had a high pollution potential. …

Delhi, throught a ;mist of nostalgia

AIR, WATER, garbage, radon toxicity, sludge, noise. More than a part of our daily lives, these are perennial if hackneyed jargon. Few people …

"Doctors too need education"

Dr S K Chabbra, reader and head of the department of cardiorespiratory physiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, New Delhi, is among the few …

Not fine!

Once again the Supreme Court cracks the whip on erring ministries. This time it is accompanied by a fine

Shut down!

Forced by the Supreme Court, authorities crack down on industries that pollute the Yamuna river. Over 200 units are sealed; 900 more face closure

Divided colours of cotton

The Union government goes for another field trial of Bt cotton, and another round of confusion

Clean call

Let the Bhure Lal Committee decide on what qualifies to be a clean fuel, says the Supreme Court

Apex court gets tough on entry of trucks

Supreme Court pulls up Delhi government and police for not following directive on polluting goods vehicles

Delhi is earthquake prone

The 2001 Bhuj earthquake was something of a watershed in Indian disaster preparedness. Several state governments, most so in the Northeast, and …

Uttarakhand government ignored Met warning

State does not have automatic weather stations on pilgrimage routes or nowcasting system despite its vulnerability to rains and flash floods

Deadly Nursery: North India’s children born and bred in toxic air

DTE reports from various parts of North India as children across the region grow up among contaminants

COVID-19 second wave: How to safely bring back workforce to office

Recovered employees might need special considerations on resuming work

Growing COVID-19 infection among children a concern in Odisha: Sources

Of the total cases registered between March 1 and May 16, 8% were among those under 18

Cold wave grips north India, to get worse

This severe weather is attributed to the absence of western disturbances in the country

BJP manifesto taps public discontent over inflation, power bills

Court slaps contempt notice on MCI, health ministry

Medical Council of India failed to start rural health practitioner course

Junk food in schools: Centre gets a week to circulate action taken report

Food processing industry is also a party in the petition

BST side-effects denied

Icy sweat-shops

The stink of onions

RELOCATION OF DAIRIES

Return of the smog

Winter, lack of rainfall and air pollution have made the smog in Delhi even more dangerous

Park vs pump

In the future

...only stringent and serious measures can control further rise in pollution

Plastic problem

A ban on recycled plastic in Delhi will have little effect