As told to Parliament (February 13, 2023): Climate change likely to pull down wheat yield by 6-25% in 2100, says minister
Rainfed rice yields in India are projected to reduce marginally
Simply put: Fear of epidemic creeps in Allahabad after Kumbh
In these temples, offerings do not go waste
They are carefully segregated and processed to create nutrient-rich organic manure
As told to Parliament (August 3, 2023): Almost a million trees to be felled for Great Nicobar Project
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Dirty rivers
Two Gangetic dolphins found dead in Bihar in the last 3 days
Both Gangetic dolphins were killed due to the ongoing mechanised dredging to deepen the riverbed, say residents
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 11, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Union Budget 2020-21: Half-hearted effort to revive rivers, including Ganga
Fund allocation dips for Namami Gange and National River Conservation Plan
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 27, 2023)
River pollution, conservation: UP’s fishing community bears brunt
Regulations of industrial, municipal inflow in Ganga, at the centre of pollution mitigation policies, have dissociated rivers from riverine …
West Bengal discharges over 50% waste water untreated into Ganga
Report of CPCB calls for making sewage treatment plants functional, tackling waste discharged through drains to reduce pollution load on river
Climate-impacted Sagar island witnesses 10 million pilgrims take holy baths in Ganga Sagar
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee demands ‘national fair’ status; administration trying to reduce fair’s green footprint
As told to Parliament (August 10, 2023): Centre prepared flood management plans for 23 river systems in Ganga basin
Who will save the Ganga?
The river continues to stink, in the fifth year of the Modi government
GAP II CLEARED
Critically polluted: Kolak fisherfolk in distress as chemicals from Vapi industries destroy river catch
Villagers fear CETP pipeline planned through River Kolak will kill more fish; to approach district administration
Wastewater, seasons, tides: How Ganga water quality in Bengal changes every year
Pollution is less in the monsoon and post monsoon due to dilution of river water with rainwater; it is the opposite in pre-monsoon
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 15, 2023)
Microplastics in 90% frogs studied in Bangladesh delta, can threaten biodiversity: Study
Microplastics abundance in frog samples from Bengal delta much higher than that observed in Europe, China in past studies
42 rivers have extremely high concentration of neurotoxic heavy metals
Ganga was found to be polluted with five heavy metals, namely chromium, copper, nickel, lead and iron
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, …
If only ‘jal manthans’ could secure our water supply
Experts reiterate the old suggestions at the three-day meeting to strategise for better development and management of the country’s water …
Hindu philosophy and environmental pollution
Pilgrims believe that Ganga carrying away all the filth to somewhere else justifies the act of pouring dirt into it
Faith to filth: Thanks to Kumbh, Prayagraj sinks in solid waste
A city that celebrated the festival of faith months ago, is on the verge of an epidemic
Ganga equally polluted in pre- and post-monsoon phase: CPCB report
Prepared in June this year, the report was declassified recently