Seizure of LG Polymers: Was it a good or bad decision

While some aspects of the Andhra Pradesh High Court were well thought of, others could have been given more consideration

'Cheap gas makes renewables appear less attractive'

Researcher and professor at University of Maryland, Klaus Hubacek, explains the costs of the natural gas boom in terms of its impact for overall …

Fuelling a crisis

Revised urea policy rekindles debate on just allocation of cleaner fuels

Pay and take

A High Powered Committee on efficient allocation of natural resources and telecom spectrum puts market above people

2020 was the hottest year globally despite cooling La Niña

Matches temperature record of 2016 which began with warming weather events

Canada’s latest climate plan bets on expensive and unproven carbon capture technologies

Bill C-12, if passed, commits Canada to “binding” targets every five years as of 2030 with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions …

Assam pollution control board seeks Baghjan shut down, OIL plans to move court

Watchdog cites damages to ecology, violations of environmental acts

लंबे समय तक जीवित रहने वाले पेड़ निभाते हैं कार्बन भंडारण में बड़ी भूमिका

रिसर्च टीम ने लगभग 300 अलग-अलग तरह के पेड़ की प्रजातियों के बारे मे पता लगाया, जो बारो कोलोराडो द्वीप पर पाई जाती हैं

चींटियां कम कर सकती हैं ग्रीनहाउस गैस का उत्सर्जन, जानें कैसे

दक्षिण ऑस्ट्रेलिया विश्वविद्यालय के नए शोध से पता चला है कि चीटियां इंसान या जानवर के मूत्र से यूरिया को अलग कर चट जाती ...

तिब्बती ग्लेशियर की 15 हजार साल पुरानी बर्फ में मिले वायरस

शोधकर्ताओं ने प्राचीन नमूने को सबसे पहले फ्रीजर में रखा, रखने से पहले प्रत्येक टुकड़े की बाहरी परत को पहले काट दिया था, ताकि ...

Lethal landscape

India has 134 contaminated hazardous sites and another 192 'probable' contaminated hazardous sites, which includes seven sites around the …

Even after 4 years of Ujjwala, dealers travel 92 km to deliver cylinders: CAG

17 % beneficiaries still come to dealers’ warehouses for getting cylinder refills

आओ अपनी नाव बनाएं

हमें अपने फ्रिज और एसी आदि में पर्यावरण हितैषी कूलेंट का इस्तेमाल करना चाहिए, अन्यथा कल हमें भी कहना पड़ सकता है

35 years of Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Anil Agarwal on what happened that fateful night

Anil Agarwal, founder of Centre for Science and Environment and founder editor of Down To Earth, was in Bhopal immediately after the tragedy. …

अनिल अग्रवाल की आंखों-देखी : भोपाल गैस त्रासदी की वह भयानक रात

3 दिसंबर, 1984 को सुबह तीन बजे भोपाल में यूनियन कार्बाइड से निकलने वाली जहरीली गैस ने पूरे शहर को तबाह कर दिया था 

बढ़ सकता है जलवायु परिवर्तन का असर, महासागरों में कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड अवशोषण में वृद्धि

महासागरों के कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड को अवशोषित करने की क्षमता में कमी से गर्मी पैदा करने वाली गैस वातावरण में मिल जाएगी, जिससे दुनिया भर ...

Delhi's air pollution is down by 25%, need is to reduce another 65%

Enforcement of graded response action plan on pollution hotspots in the national capital can help achieve clean air

Here is a solution for crop residue burning problem

Happy Seeder — a tractor-mounted device — will eliminate air pollution and reduce green house gas emissions from on-farm activities …

South Africa’s carbon tax: Aim to ensure zero waste to landfill

The tax launched June 1, 2019, aims to cut emissions by a third next year, 42% by 2025  

Why this California town has declared ‘climate emergency’

Calls upon its residents to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

Decluttering India’s energy sector

It is high time that we should rid the sector of the mess that it is in using a multifarious approach

G-20 countries deceive the world by promoting fossil gas production

Shifting reliance from one fossil fuel to a relatively lesser polluting fossil fuel will not lead to de-carbonization

Dietary changes can reduce greenhouse emissions by up to 25%

Dietary shift from rice to coarse cereals, pulses, and leafy vegetables can not only overcome nutritional deficiencies, but also reduce India&…

Rural penetration of Ujjwala improves, remote areas still remain a problem

LPG connection target raised from 50 million households to 80 million

NASA’s satellite observations provide first direct evidence of ozone hole recovery

The recovery of ozone hole is attributed to a ban on chlorine and chlorine compounds under the Montreal Protocol