The colour of fashion

'Eco-friendly' clothes look cool on the ramp model, but how long will they stay in vogue?

ARGENTINA

No bric-a-bracs

Bricks can be made with 30 per cent sewage sludge

Approval attracts flak

Second attempt

Plastic purge

Course charted

Wordplay

Bid to dilute definition of radioactive wastes in the US

A miserable place to live

Kanpur's residents breathe polluted air and drink water of dismal quality, but do nothing

Cementia

India's consumer movement doesn't exist

Scrap from Russia is cheaper

So Pakistani shipbreakers accept hazardous warships

Neela Hauz to breathe easy

Fire in Mundka scrap market

May be good news for landlords who now have metro connection

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 25, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Methane from Indian dumpsites — a missed opportunity & potential climate pollutant

Methane emissions from MSW landfills represent a lost opportunity to capture, recover and use a significant energy resource

Zanzibar passes new regulation developed by CSE on solid waste management

The first of its kind in East Africa, the regulation will help Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago to tackle its burgeoning waste problem

Tanzania bans plastic bags

All plastic carry bags are prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, stored, supplied and used in the African country

Over 18 million kids at e-waste dumpsites face threat of health hazards: WHO

Kids as young as five years, more than 12.9 million women work at e-waste dumpsites in low- and middle-income countries every year

India’s landfills add 113k tonnes of menstrual waste each year: Report

Around 88% respondents want to switch to less-polluting alternatives but report they are not easily available

The plastic trail of the Ganga from mountain to sea

Despite campaigns for cleanliness, India has ignored the massive proliferation of plastics along rivers like the Ganga, in towns and villages, …

E-waste contaminating Delhi’s groundwater and soil

Researchers have discovered an alarming amount of toxic heavy metals leaching into soil and groundwater in East Delhi's Krishna Vihar industrial area

Is Delhi prepared to handle its e-waste?

In India, over 95 per cent of e-waste generated is managed by the unorganised sector. Integrating and formalising this sector can help …

Engineer the end

By 2025, the number of End of Life Vehicles in India is estimated to reach over 21 million. Here's how we can manage them efficiently and effectively

Spurt in tourism spelling disaster for beaches in Sri Lanka

While the government sets a target of 2.5 million tourists in 2016, it is yet to focus on preventing beaches from becoming a dump yard

Upholding the right to hygiene

The citizens of Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh continue to put up with a filthy, malodorous town despite a landmark Supreme Court ruling 13 years ago, …