Red Bull untamed

Caffeine content in energy drinks go unchecked

Contest for pesticide

Demand for state control as Pesticides Management Bill is set to be tabled in Parliament

Polavaram fraud

The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forestland. Most of the people threatened …

River flood plains remain go zones

Environment ministry dithers on notification seeking to regulate construction activities in flood plains

Time to nail pesticides

Centre forms expert committee to frame policy to check residues in fruits, vegetables

News Briefs

High court slaps Rs 100 crore fine on Jaypee for flouting green laws

Company asked to dismantle coal-fired power plant in Solan

Environment ministry, CPCB endorse burning Bhopal's toxic waste at Nagpur

Ignore report that says defence research organisation's facility not suitable for disposing of heavy metals

Chandola lake turns into dust bowl

City authorities look the other way despite court orders to conserve the lake  

In court

In court

SC refuses interim relief to Kerala government in Coke case

Can faith heal?

Billed as the largest gathering of humanity in recorded history, Maha Kumbh has commenced in Allahabad. Over the next few weeks, pilgrims will …

Court stays works on Hyderabad Metro Rail corridor

Reprimands government for realigning the route without consulting the public

Ban likely on junk food in schools

Food safety authority asks states to consider prohibition

Industries to pay for pollution study

Madras high court asks companies in SIPCOT industrial estate to pay one lakh each

In Court

In court

In Court

Environmental clearance for Polavaram quashed

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 2, 2020)

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

Who is monitoring Lavasa?

Lavasa Corporation is rushing to complete its township in Western Ghats. No one knows if the promoter is complying with conditions on which it …

Tata Mundra power project blamed for falling fish catch

Project yet to become fully functional has already destroyed creeks and mangroves, says report 

Centre bans gutkha

Activists, health experts are sceptical; pin hope on Supreme Court’s verdict on smokeless tobacco  

On foot and pedal

The teeming millions on foot and pedal are powering mobility in Indian cities. Their numbers exceed those who use cars. Yet they are victims of …