Ghazipur landfill collapse is a result of years of inaction
The 33-year-old dumpsite had exceeded its capacity in 2004, but no alternative was found
Toxic Delhi air can get deep into your lungs; 22 million at risk
Pollutant particles can cross the blood-brain barrier and cause permanent harm to cognitive development
Delhi Airport experiences worst smog in 17 years
The visibility has fallen to 300-400 metres as unfavourable weather conditions add to the smog problem post-Diwali
NGT bans diesel vehicles in Delhi
Vehicles more than 10 years old and new diesel vehicles would not be registered in the city as per the order
Five Delhi hospitals to pay Rs 202 crore for defaulting on EWS services
More hospitals are expected to be penalised for failing to provide free treatment to patients from economically weaker sections
Slums and the story of India's housing crisis
The rate at which informal housing is being destroyed probably far exceeds the rate at which formal housing is being constructed
Delhi demands foresight
Amid promises galore by the Aam Aadmi Party , it becomes necessary to examine how it will implement its demanding manifesto and how environmental …
Aam Aadmi Party can deliver if
It should focus on alternative politics and not on becoming a political alternative. It should strive for solutions outside the vexed …
The night the air turned poisonous
...the much-flouted crisis management system failed to activate itself, leaving the residents of Kardampuri colony in Delhi gasping for breath
Split profits
Applying small quantities of fertilisers repeatedly gives a better crop yield than a single large dose
Charges of poisoning
Using automobile batteries both Indian and foreign, Clandestine lead-smelting units near the Delhi border have played havoc with the health of …
The gassing of a village
A petroleum product factory continues to chug out its poison, despite a decade of protests and official ire
12 film marathon spotlights urban decadence
Interestingly, apartment blocks in Warsaw bear a strong resemblance to Delhi Development Authority's more abominable creations.
Villagers protest relocation of stone-crushers
Ordered by the Supreme Court to shift stone-crushers from the Delhi-Faridabad border, officials have arbitrarily moved them to a nearby village, …
All rivers to Delhi?
In their greed for more water for the capital city, planners duck the question of wasteful expenditure of local water sources
Applying the brakes
Environmentalists score a major victory as the Supreme Court tightens emission standards in Delhi,
Law and disorder
The present unrest in Delhi has little to do with industrial pollution or loss of livelihoods. The way in which the government has chosen to act …
Sewage Outpour
When prashant krishnan, vinita garg, aditya jha, gurpreet singh and neeraj kumar set out to map Mayapuri's drainage,they had no inkling that new …
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 10-14, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 23, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
To play or not to play? Cricket matches despite toxic air raise questions on pollution guidelines
World Cup match on November 6 in Delhi went ahead despite ‘severe’ air for four days in a row
Parched capital
While Delhi struggles to make rainwater harvesting compulsory even after 13 years of amending byelaws, Chennai shows the way
Delhi’s poor air days start, will only deteriorate
Dip in temperature, calm surface winds and steady increase in farm fires in Punjab and Haryana reason for poor air quality
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
G20 and Delhi: Slum dwellers rendered homeless as city ‘decks up’ for summit
Worse, the government has not proposed a plan to resettle the displaced