'It is cheaper to ride motorbikes than take buses in Indian cities'
Poor hit the most hit by an inaccessible public transport system, says India Exclusion Report 2018-19
Will Delhi become a gas chamber again?
The national capital has been in the ‘severe’ AQI category since Diwali night
A fungus that can degrade endosulfan identified
The commonly used insecticide was used to get rid of insects in cashew plantations and exposure to it is reported to have led to several health …
Reviving NCR’s air: CAQM submits action plan to NGT, mostly in line with CSE recommendations
The action plan incorporates the updating of emission inventories and source apportionment studies across the entire NCR
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 4, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
India’s air quality management needs transboundary accountability to be effective
Existing policy levers and lessons from global experiences can help form an airshed-level air quality management framework
Delhites, all that rain does not mean you will have a smog-free Diwali. Here is why
Firecrackers, industries, vehicles, date of the festival and late withdrawal of the monsoon, all could cause a repeat of previous Diwalis, experts say
Market and mitigation dominated G20 climate actions — not a good signal leading to COP28, claim experts
Woefully inadequate in response to Global Stocktake Report and unlikely to keep temperature rise within 1.5°C
Delhi government to set up Rs 10.3 crore water recycling plant in Bawana
At present, Bawana water treatment plant lacks a recycling plant leading to acute wastage of water
Diwali amid COVID-19: Will NGT order be enough to keep people from fireworks?
Air quality remains severe in Capital Delhi for 5th day straight
Simply Put: Ghazipur landfill fire
WATCH: Kisan Sansad or farmers’ parliament starts at Delhi's Jantar Mantar
The farmers want the centre to take back the three controversial farm laws
Simply put: Odd-Even
The Friday after; India comes out calling for climate action
Children and adults protest demanding better policies against climate change from government
DTE Coverage: 2023 North India deluge
Down To Earth reports from the ground on why the hills and plains of northern India got inundated
Krack-a-Dawna: How a young couple pioneered natural farming in Mysuru
Today, after 37 years, Vivek and Julie are involved in helping mitigate rural problems through activism and policy
Why winter solstice matters around the world: 4 essential reads
The weeks leading up to the solstice can feel long as days grow shorter and temperatures drop. But it’s also traditionally been a time of …
IN PHOTOS: After Ghazipur, Bhalswa in Delhi is alight
Scientists say the formation of extremely flammable methane in the landfill, coupled with high temperatures could have started the fire
Shanghai reports 3 Covid-19 deaths in latest Covid outbreak, over 22,000 cases
These latest deaths have taken the overall COVID-19-related deaths in Mainland China to 4,641, an official toll much smaller than many other countries
Delhi Air Emergency: Capital bending the curve but more action needed
Delhi’s pollution levels should be reduced so that even when air speeds go down, cold air settles and episodes of high pollution strike, it …
Delhi’s air quality and number games
India needs to codify methodologies for processing air quality data to reduce confusion and build confidence in air pollution control measures.
Could climate change have brought Delhi's winter birds early?
Migratory birds, which should have come to northern India by November, have appeared in September and October itself
World Environment Day 2023: CSE finds ground-level ozone pollution in Delhi-NCR all-year problem, persists at nights too
New Delhi and South Delhi areas were worst affected by ground-level ozone between March 1, 2023 and May 30, 2023
COVID-19: Delhi reports 300 fresh cases in a single day; health minister to hold emergency meeting today
The number of new cases in Delhi has risen dramatically in the past few days despite the city witnessing a dip in the previous months
CPCB confirms COVID-19 lockdowns helped clean up Delhi air
PM2.5 levels dropped by 50% during the lockdown in the national capital, a new CPCB study said