Occupational hazards

Directive on water harvesting

Veggie's heartaches

Vegetarians are falling prey to various heart ailments

Save the ridge

Eyewash

Delhi's long-overdue water price hike

To jam or not

In Court

Decongestion directive

Bringing the Aravallis back to life

Tree species like sheesham, babool and others planted over 75 hectares of land that was previously mined illegally are helping restore greenery …

Biporjoy: Landfall process begins over Saurashtra and Kutch; expect extremely heavy rainfall, warns IMD

The landfall process is relatively slower and will continue till midnight, according to IMD director general, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra

2022 too short, too far: Air pollution was in the news again, not least due to Delhi

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022  

Only 7% of total legacy waste in Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill is bio-mined: Report

More fresh municipal solid waste is dumped at the Ghazipur dumpsite than it is capable of processing, according to the report

Heatwaves | Will 2022 be a defining year for India? State of India’s Environment 2022

Since 2001 and up to 2021, every year has been warmer than normal. It is very likely that the heatwave this year could see India break new records

Unyielding heatwaves: Temperatures may soar to 50°C as conditions worsen over northwest India, Pakistan

Worst-hit areas to record temperatures 5-7°C above normal, says UK meteorological office

How to design, build an eco-friendly and low-cost urban mud house

Veena Lal, who runs a charitable society for destitute children by the name of Karm Marg, has made it possible

Delhi pollution crisis: The figure of 4-10% for stubble fires is not wrong but irrelevant

There need to be different strategies to address long- and short-term exposure to pollution problems in Delhi. Governments are aware of it, but …

How Delhi Master Plan 2041 misses the bus in every aspect

The draft Delhi Master Plan 2041 in its current form, lacks substance, basic data and numbers worth of a Master Plan on a range of issues, from …

Every other Delhiite exposed to novel coronavirus: Serosurvey shows

Experts differ over herd immunity but agree over continuation of Covid-appropriate behaviour

Where will these railway track dwellers of Delhi live after eviction

Already living in filth, misery, disease and hunger, will they now be deprived of the only places they call home?

EU peeved as CoP-8 draft does not mention Kyoto Protocol

The European Union (EU) came out strongly against the first draft of the Delhi Declaration at the UNFCCC climate convention in New Delhi

Delhi govt exempts two-wheelers from odd-even scheme

Experts criticise move, say it will negate any gains in terms of air quality from the scheme

This new photonic chip may power 5G

It can also find applications in satellite communication, RADARs, sensing and medical imaging equipment

Schools need a roadmap for rainwater harvesting

Despite school rooftops and playgrounds being the best places for rainwater harvesting, many institutions are unable to implement the system …

Haze may be contributing to warming in South Asia: study

The warming, in turn, could be the reason behind the reduction in the monsoon in the past few decades

Reviving Delhi lake using constructed wetlands

Neela Hauz lake that’s spread over 10 acres used to serve as the biggest water body in south Delhi but rapid urbanisation turned it into a dump