More evidence?

New route to nylon

Avoids use of corrosive chemicals

South Asia

Urine is no waste

Kullon village in Sweden shows how to use it as a fertiliser source

Fishy deaths

In Bangalore's lakes

Highly polluted

Hotels in Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani in trouble

Wipro in net

Charged with illegal e-waste disposal

E-waste in real space

Unscientific disposal of old computers irks Bangalore

Reality check

News Snippets

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 22, 2024)

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

India’s largest cooperative of waste pickers turns 300 tonnes of waste into wealth annually

Urban India generates around 56 million tonnes of municipal solid waste per annum of which 40-50 per cent is not processed and eventually ends up …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 28, 2023)

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

Vicious cycle

The Union government dilly-dallies on an expert committee recommendation to ban recycled plastic bags

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 22, 2023)

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

Haryana fined Rs 100 crore: Bandhwari landlfill threat to human health, environment despite repeated orders

National Green Tribunal has issued several orders to Haryana to address the legacy waste problem at the landfill

Cool packaging: IIT Kharagpur has a new use for cucumber peels

Cellulose nanomaterial developed from the peels has strength and elongation, could replace single-use plastic, according to researchers

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 11, 2020)

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

10 methods companies bet on to cut single-use plastic use

Several firms claim to have either started or plan to use eco-friendly cutlery, recycled plastic, biodegradable lids and other ways firms are …

Innovations in brick kiln: Baghpat raising the bar

Majority of the brick kilns that have been converted to zigzag in Baghpat district are using agricultural waste and coal as fuel and producing …

World Earth Day: Nine ways to keep the planet safe

Green practices you can adopt to reduce waste, conserve resources, improve air and water quality and protect ecosystems

That small battery you love to use may be deadly. Here's why

Lack of segregation and disposal norms mean most AA batteries end up in landfills, polluting our air and water

World’s first bio-brick can help reduce CO2 emissions

University of Cape Town researchers have developed world’s first bio-brick from human urine

Noida landfill protests: Residents celebrate kooda Yoga Day

Residents protesting against a dump site did sadan and kachra aasan to highlight the irony that while yoga is being promoted, the government is …

Waste and sanitation in news on April 17

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around water and sanitation