Patronising dirty technology

Delhi municipality constructs yet another waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur

COVID-19: How distant laws, uneven measures afflict sanitation workers

The pandemic has further aggravated the dichotomy of livelihood and safety of sanitation workers 

Nagpur to fully privatise water supply from November 15

Consumer organisations demand public hearing

Consumer forum stays water privatisation in Khandwa

Town's municipal body asked to first address objections filed by residents

Drowning in its own rubbish

For Thiruvananthapuram, the only way to manage waste is by flouting rules

RTI uncovers environment ministry flip-flop on Mulund-Thane SEZ

Officials obliged developer and reclassified coastal land to allow project

Chandola lake turns into dust bowl

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

Panel calls for halt to water privatisation in Khandwa

Government committee says town municipality committed irregularities to favour private vendor Vishwaa Utilities; pressure builds to cancel contract

Court stays works on Hyderabad Metro Rail corridor

Reprimands government for realigning the route without consulting the public

Green tribunal seeks details on radiation from thermal power plants

People opposing expansion of Koradi thermal plant near Nagpur furnish evidence on high radiation from coal-fired plants

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 3-7, 2020)

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

Stench in my backyard

As Kerala cities dump their waste in the countryside, people in the villages hit back. An unresolved civic problem of decades compounded by …