Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 5, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Patna’s severe air quality due to Ganga’s shifting course: Govt study
Ganga has shifted four kilometres away from the city, leaving an exposed bed of sand, which Himalayan winds are blowing into Patna, it says
Bihar plans afforestation drive in villages along Ganga river
100 open defecation free villages located along the river have been selected for the drive
Haryana’s Rors brought Western flavour to the Indus Valley
New genetic study claims that the Rors came to the Indus Valley when it was flourishing during the Bronze Age and inducted West Eurasian genetic …
People in Sundarbans most susceptible to climate change
The Indo-Bangladesh deltaic region has been experiencing storm surges and cyclones over the past seven years
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
Namami Gange
Narendra Modi-led government’s flagship programme to restore purity and glory of India’s holiest river has made little progress on ground
The myth of a clean Kumbh
The NGT flagged poor solid waste management during the Kumbh Mela on the Ganga, which both the Centre and UP claimed to be 'swachh' or clean. But …
The river of Ayodhya is choking to death
Over 3 lakh diyas were lit on the Sarayu's banks on Diwali despite the fact that the river's waters are not even fit for bathing
Uttarakhand has failed to rejuvenate the Ganga through Namami Gange
New CAG report reveals that almost 26 million litres of untreated sewage still flows into the Ganga every day in the state
Expert committee sheds light on Bihar’s mounting silt crisis
A central government committee recommends removal of silt along the Ganga in Bihar to reduce flood risks and boost shipping, but will a committee …
By 2050, 115 million may face food insecurity due to reduced water level in Ganga
In the summers of 2015 and 2017, domestic water supply in the northern Indian plains was severely affected because of low water level in Ganga
Sixty per cent of Indus-Ganga basin groundwater unfit for drinking, irrigation
Up to a depth of 200 metres, 37 per cent of groundwater has high levels of arsenic, finds study
Chamoli glacier burst: Himalayan blunders compounded
The issue is about carrying capacity of the fragile region, which is even more at risk because of climate change
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (June 22-27, 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 …
How we source water for cities: Lessons Tehri taught
A look at how complex the ecological and social consequences of our urban water management can be
People must be told that Ganga water is even unfit for bathing: NGT
The court is of the opinion that common people should be informed about the impacts of polluted river water
‘Clean Ganga and Yamuna mission a failure’
Parliamentary panel says that not involving people living on the banks of the river is the reason for it
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 27, 2023)
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
Union Budget 2020-21: Half-hearted effort to revive rivers, including Ganga
Fund allocation dips for Namami Gange and National River Conservation Plan
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 15, 2023)
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