Kumbh brought Allahabad to verge of an epidemic, says NGT

The tribunal has asked UP chief secretary to immediately act on the mismanaged solid waste from the pilgrimage

Here are 3 of 21,000 industrial pollution cases pending in Indian courts

Industrial pollution cases in Indian courts often span over decades and, as a result, the country had over 21,000 pending court cases on …

New technique developed to make biodiesel cleaner

Scientists have developed a cost-effective strategy to convert crude glycerol, a by-product of manufacturing biodiesel, into a green fuel

Waste manager dumps it in river

Gujarat firm gets closure notice for stealthily disposing of untreated hazardous waste

Garbage: Your Problem

Several non-gonernmental organisations are showing the way to handle this problem

Draft Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021: Addressing the bigger problem

The draft proposes increasing thickness of carry bags made of virgin plastic to 120 microns from 50 microns; ban single-use plastic from 2022  

Landfills scrapped in UK

Come 2004, 90 per cent of landfills will be shut down in the UK. The step is being taken in the wake of a recent EU directive that has clamped …

Lessons from two cities

Pune aims to become a zero-landfill city by 2015. With a range of solid waste management options, the target does not seem too ambitious. …

Win against waste colonialism: US group pledges restorative action after taking back ‘harmful’ report

A 2015 report by US-based Ocean Conservancy blamed 5 Asian countries for plastic waste

Passing the muck

Vehicle manufacturers conveniently outsource most of their polluting processes

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 17, 2023)

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

Swamped

The convoluted laws of the country fail to tackle the menace caused by the exponentially growing and powerful plastic industry in India

SBM 2.0 focussed on ODF sustainability: Govt

Swachh Bharat Mission has been one of the key missions of Narendra Modi-led government since its launch in 2014. It aims to make India Open …

Dirty states

Only five states generate more than 63 per cent of the total wastewater in India as they lack treatment facilities, says a recent study

Take waste out of water

We cannot manage our rivers sustainably unless we fix our waste management system

Lignin from agro waste helps make useful nanocomposites

Lignin is a complex organic polymer rich in polyphenols with antimicrobial qualities

Waste power

Biodegradable plastic

Trash power

HONG KONG

'Greened' money

Garbage spark-off

Dam in protest

AGGRESSIVE PLAN

Research boon