Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 4, 2020)

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

Energy in news on May 3

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

अरावली में एक और कूड़े के पहाड़ की तैयारी, विरोध में उतरे लोग

गुड़गांव के बंधवाड़ी इलाके में खड़े कूड़े के पहाड़ का हल अभी नहीं निकला है, लेकिन अब पाली गांव में कूड़ा डंपिंग ग्राउंड बनाने ...

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

Why is private healthcare opposing the Clinical Establishments Act?

Enforcing the act is troublesome as health is a state subject and states are succumbing to the pressure of the private healthcare sector, driven …

Future shock: The leaning towers of Najafgarh Jheel

Why construction activity around the southwest Delhi water body is a recipe for disaster  

Three-wheeled devil on diesel

Diesel three-wheelers designed to emit more than diesel cars must go off the road to cut toxic exposure

गुरुग्राम में सौर ऊर्जा से मिल सकती है 100 मेगावाट बिजली

गुरुग्राम में 320 दिन धूप रहती है और यहां 5.5 से 6.5 किलोवाट प्रति घंटा प्रति वर्ग मीटर क्षमता की सोलर रेडिएशन की पहुंच ...

Sylvan suburbia: Why a forest corridor between Delhi and Haryana needs legal protection

Apart from housing rich wildlife, the forest corridor spread across Gurugram, Faridabad and the Asola Sanctuary also protects the National …

CPCB confirms COVID-19 lockdowns helped clean up Delhi air

PM2.5 levels dropped by 50% during the lockdown in the national capital, a new CPCB study said

Delhi air pollution crisis: CPCB advises offices to make employees ‘work from home’

The suggestion came as the overall air quality in the national capital remained ‘severe’ for a second consecutive day

EPCA directs slew of measures as Delhi air turns noxious again

Diesel generator sets to be banned; construction and industrial projects asked to adhere strictly to norms

78% cities recorded ‘good’, ‘satisfactory’ AQI during COVID-19 lockdown: CPCB

The CPCB monitored 115 cities between March 16 and April 15; NO2, SO2 emissions reduced significantly 

Locusts invade Delhi-NCR

Insects spotted in Delhi’s Aya Nagar and Vasant Kunj areas in addition to five places in Gurugram; expected to move deeper into Delhi