Redefining the Greys of the Green

In nature's cradle

From Australia to El Salvador to Vietnam, the environment is finally getting its day in court

Specialised environmental courts are now operating on every continent except Antarctica. What’s behind the boom?

Leg up for green bonds amid record sustainable debt in 2020

Sustainable debt worth $732 billion issued globally; $305 billion of that in green bonds

Green look

Why National Green Tribunal is not as powerful as UK Environment Agency

One of NGT's limitations is the ‘lack of environmental finesse’ of its expert members

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 31, 2019)

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

India ranks third in the world in the LEED Green Building rankings

The rank can be a powerful tool in the country's efforts for the 100 Smart Cities initiative

Will India have its green moment in politics?

The fact that these issues are still remote from our understanding is evidenced by a survey which revealed that more than 74% people between the …

पर्यावरण के लिए कितना घातक है यूरिया उद्योग, सीएसई ने जारी की रेटिंग

सीपीएसबी द्वारा रेड श्रेणी में शामिल यूरिया उद्योग में कई मानकों का पालन नहीं किया जा रहा है। 

Supreme Court stays Centre’s amendment to NGT appointment rules

A bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra issued the order in response to a petition filed by Congress MP Jairam Ramesh

Green bonds, banks can boost India’s clean energy market

India needs Rs 17.5 trillion to finance clean energy projects in order to ramp up its capacity to 160 GW by 2022

मिसाल: ठेंगापाली से हरियाली बचाने वाले शख्स के बारे में जानते हैं आप?

इस काम को भावी पीढ़ी भी जाने इसलिए छत्तीसगढ़ सरकार ने इस काम को राज्य के पाठ्यक्रम में जगह दी है

Energy audit shy

Stuffed to death

How excess nutrients can kill a lake

Green Revolution lab Jaunti shows agriculture in crisis now

Five decades after the green revolution, Down To Earth visited the village from where it all started, to assess the agrarian crisis …

Home made leave-in conditioner using flax seeds with Kirti Negi Bajoria

Making your own personal hygiene products is easier than you think. Kirti Negi Bajoria, a professional who is on a sabbatical, makes a lot of …

Will Paul Ehrlich's prediction finally come true?

The Green Revolution may have prevented the fate that was forecasted for a world bursting at the seams and unable to feed itself. But unlimited …

Concrete in Extreme Environments

Contemporary events have shown that buildings designed to modern day codes need to be able to resist accidental extreme actions such as impact, …

Environment-Friendly Products-Adapt Green Now: Green Marketing

Economic growth via production and consumption threatens peaceful life of human beings on the earth

Green Grades: Can Information Save the Earth?

Consumers are confronted with a confusing array of environmental ratings on products that range from refrigerators to shampoos. Is the …

Sparring in the countryside

Construction boom will make cities unliveable: Centre for Science and Environment

Non-profit calls for support for green buildings programmes which should not be reduced to a sham to protect realty profits

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 20, 2019)

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

US engineers design heating patches that can be sewn into clothes

They claim the patches can replace heating systems and save 47 % of global energy used for indoor heating