Signal, interrupted
By allowing high-rises around an advanced weather radar in Mumbai, IMD sets a bad example for the rest of the country
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 12, 2023)
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 (September 4, 2020)
Ugly is the new beautiful
A group of anonymous citizens in Bengaluru is cleaning filthy streets and inspiring change across India
Parched capital
While Delhi struggles to make rainwater harvesting compulsory even after 13 years of amending byelaws, Chennai shows the way
Nagpur municipality falters over banning PoP idols
With Ganesh Chaturthi festival around the corner, civic body now proposes ban on immersion of idols in natural water bodies
Encroached green patch in Sarai Khwaja may be converted into biodiversity park
Faridabad municipality was planning to sell land teeming with diverse fauna to real estate developers
Jalandhar village opposes waste-to-energy plant
Project developer, Jindal Urban Infrastructure Limited, could not answer queries satisfactorily at public hearing
Bareilly civic body to pay for unlawful dumping of city garbage
National Green Tribunal invokes 'polluter pays' principle while imposing penalty to restore dump site
In Srinagar's footsteps?
Unplanned urbanisation is killing lakes that have saved Raipur from floods for over 1,000 years
Rajkot clueless about restoring bus service
Failed experiment of providing public transport through private partners raises questions about such ventures
Wash and melt: Idol immersion in Bengal turns a green leaf
Manpower minimised, water used in the process recycled; environmentalists hail the model, but implementation under cloud
East Kolkata Wetlands: NGT warns officials for violating waste dumping norms
The National Green Tribunal directed scientific shifting of legacy waste accumulated in the wetlands for decades
Bringing order to streets
Centre legalises street vending and gives the profession its due respect. But accommodating vendors is a challenge
Wasted wealth
Organic composting is filthy business. Facilities flout norms, produce poor quality manure
One river, two origins
Industrialists are trying to push the origin of the Nag river downstream to capture its upper stretch for real estate business
Nagpur's Star Bus Service gets very poor rating
Inquiry panel recommends looking for an alternative service provider, but ignores corruption charges
CSE points out lapses in building regulations in India
The condition and quality of Indian building stock is poor when it comes to seismic performance. In Delhi, almost 80 per cent of buildings …
Kolkata highrises to get rooftop solar panels
High Courts also ask power utilities to ensure 10 percent of energy supplies through renewable sources
COVID-19: How distant laws, uneven measures afflict sanitation workers
The pandemic has further aggravated the dichotomy of livelihood and safety of sanitation workers
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
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 …
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