Stark facts: Forest destruction

“What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another”- M K …

A way out for India

Indian fridge manufacturers are juggling their options for a substitute for ozone-depleting substances and some are looking at a revived …

Eco-labelling doubts linger

Fourteen years after Germany scored a worldwide first by adopting eco-labelling, there still remain doubts about selection and evaluation …

Perfect blend

A fuel made from recycled cooking oil promises to curb air pollution and provide an alternative to diesel as well

Green drive

A new cycle rickshaw, that is easier to drive, has hit the roads of Agra. A zero emission vehicle at last

Stop to smell the flowers

Book>> Plants: Why you can’t live without them • by B C Wolverton • Roli books • Rs 495

Green buildings: it’s common sense

Frenzied growth in real estate and changing lifestyle in Indian cities are inciting resource guzzling. Architects have innovative ideas to build …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 21, 2024)

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 23, 2024)

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

Climate fund gets boost at New York climate summit

Nations announce financial support to help poor countries address climate change

Cattle burps

Methane emissions from Indian livestock lower than estimated

Policy enablers needed to strengthen India’s Bio-CNG sector

In Indore, some 400 buses ply on the Bio-CNG generated from municipal solid waste

Climate crisis: Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels remain at record high in 2022

Emissions from coal and oil are expected to increase from 2021 levels

As told to Parliament (March 25, 2021): Centre shares guidelines for imposing green tax on old vehicles

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Air, water pollution environment offences increased 841% in 2019: NCRB data

Overall, environment crimes dipped marginally 1.5% in 2019 compared to previous year

New proposal by LDCs

THE DURBANATOR REPORTS - Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 03:39

Green Climate Fund: Yes and No

The Durbanator reports

First casualty

Rising sea levels force Tuvaluans to find new homes

No relief to RO companies from Supreme Court

Apex court does not take cognizance of BIS report on water quality

Courts must dispose of 57 environment cases a day to clear backlog in a year

The current rate is just nine cases a day

Forest fires in India increased by 125 per cent in last two years

Madhya Pradesh recorded most forest fires than any other state in 2017

Africa's first grid-connected biogas plant makes energy affordable, cuts carbon emissions

The biogas plant in Kenya is converting waste into biogas to provide energy

It only gets hotter

Row over pesticides

Divided we stand

Wildlife conservationists and social ecologists are sharply divided despite common goals