NGT orders closure of industrial units in Bellandur Lake area
No industry would be allowed to operate in the lake area unless effluent emissions are under permissible limits. Industries found violating the …
Under continuous check
The continuous emission monitoring system to curb air and water pollution can herald a new era in India's environmental regime
Mehdiganj Coca-Cola plant licence cancelled
Order of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board cites non-compliance of NOC conditions; local community welcomes decision
Green tribunal orders closure of polluting industries along river Ulhas
People living near Dombivali industrial cluster suffer from gastro-intestinal and respiratory diseases but no action was being taken, say activists
Green tribunal relief to Noida company closed by pollution board
Order to resume operations follows joint inspection that found Modern Door Devices was adhering to norms
Industrial accidents: Time for Neyveli Lignite to take a call
Management should decide the fate of the old plant units immediately
Daunting journey
Carbon particles from biomass burning and vehicles could be discolouring the Taj Mahal. Down To Earth returns to the monument, a symbol of …
Bhopal waste to be disposed of in the sea?
Taking cue from disposal of chemical weapons in 2009, Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee suggests incinerating the waste on a floating …
As told to Parliament (September 15, 2020): 169 tonnes COVID-19 biomedical waste generated daily in August
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Maharashtra power plant agrees to set up desulphurisation unit
MAHAGENCO Koradi will be the second inland freshwater-based FGD installation in India
A year in the life of a law
An assessment of what ails the implementation of e-waste rules
Fly ash from Hindalco spills to farms
Odisha pollution control board goes soft on aluminium plant
Arunachal Pradesh postpones public hearing as anti-dam protests get violent
In Assam, activists block road leading to Gerugamukh project on Assam-Arunachal border
Drilling by ONGC stopped in Mizoram
Company flouts environmental laws. Oil spill kills fish
Regulating living environment for public safety
Bhopal's Upper Lake threatened by tourism
Fishy deaths
Municipal commissioner fined over pollution
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 22, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Bengal Barrier: Experts question plan to erect ‘green wall’ on state’s western border and stop pollutants
Research shows that Bengal receives less transboundary pollution compared to other Indian states
‘Air pollution and climate change actions should be connected to reduce impact on people’s health’
Part 2: Health Effects Institute researcher Pallavi Pant speaks about air pollution and its health impact
Delhi-NCR air under emergency for a day & a half, yet no action
Only 16% complaints related to air pollution resolved between October 15 and November 4. Monitoring was closed after 9:30 pm on November 5
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 13, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 9, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2020)