Dead communists help

Auction>> Toxic Spill • Hungary

The pesky problem of offshoring pollution

A turn to sustainable development could help stop rich countries offshoring their pollution to poorer countries

Aravalli: Story of a dying mountain range

In order to save the mountain range, the lack of concern from authorities has to change and constant intervention of the judicial system is needed

Tightening emission standards for ‘baby’ boilers: A much awaited step

A majority of boilers in industries in Delhi-NCR are baby boilers

Waving off pollution inspection not right for ease of doing business

NGT noted large-scale violations of environmental norms by industries, which went unchecked

DOWN AND OUT

Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: The rivers that gave Punjab its name, are dying; But is anybody paying attention

The Sutlej and its tributaries in Punjab are extremely polluted; but politicians have only kowtowed to corporate interest

The dirt from white

Documentary>> Marble Mutton with Slurry Water directed by K Bikram Singh produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust and Doordarshan, 2007

Lessons from Beijing to Delhi

In just four years, Beijing has improved its air quality by setting time-bound targets and implementing a comprehensive regional action plan

Quarrying suspended in Navi Mumbai’s Parsik Hill as authorities review mining lease

Residents and civil society want an end to the quarrying with air pollution levels rising to hundred times the acceptable levels

Australia, source of uranium and lead pollution in Antarctica

Since 1945, rise in Southern Hemisphere uranium levels has been attributed to uranium mining in Australia 

A novel portrayal of pollution

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Talwandi thermal power plant order needs corrections

The dismissal by Punjab power commission will not only stall implementation of pollution control norms at the plant but also set a wrong example …

Madras HC stays expansion of Sterlite copper smelter; power supply cut

Protests against the expansion of the smelter have been going on for three months

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 21, 2022)

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

Nord Stream spews high levels of methane, likely to affect marine life

Dissolved methane transforms back into a gaseous form when it reaches the surface 

Iron ore sludge pond breaks in Sambalpur

Paddy and vegetable fields and poultry farms inundated with iron ore slurry after wall of a steel plant collapsed

Troop of ‘Blue Langurs’ spotted in Gujarat’s chemical paradise Ankleshwar

Ankleshwar’s chemical units have wrought havoc on its air and water and have caused adverse impacts on the health of human and non-human …

No improvement in process safety regulations almost 40 years after Bhopal: Report

The report, by Scientists for People gave the damning indictment after having looked into an explosion that occurred in Nellore May 11 this year

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2019)

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

Whose waste is it?

Producers are shifting their plastic recovery responsibility to other companies

Lax global laws let the rich junk polluting vehicles in low-income nations

Rich nations are dumping their old, used and close-to-being-scrapped vehicles in low-income vehicle importing countries of Africa and South Asia …

Dealing with the past

Green fuel targets for NCR industries: Here are some learning points from Alwar, Bhiwadi

Almost half the industries in Alwar moved to cleaner fuels, a survey by the Centre for Science and Environment shows

Grossly polluting industries more than doubled in 8 years: SOE in Figures

11% of these industries continue to flout pollution control standards in the country; nearly half of these are in Uttar Pradesh