Lockdown 2.0 vs lockdown 3.0: NO2 levels spike in Delhi

A change in 24-hour average between the two weeks showed that the overall weekly average level increased by 19%

Stubble burning forces Delhi to breathe ‘poor’ air

Air quality in Capital touches 280 and three areas respire ‘very poor’ quality air, according to CPCB and SAFAR data

Why is there no serious discussion on NOx control in the power sector?

Industry has peddled straw man arguments about primary control technology being not competent enough to control power plant emissions

Visible improvement in Delhi’s air quality, long way to go to achieve clean air: EPCA

EPCA’s report card says that the Delhi-NCR region must not lose the momentum in this fight to breathe clean air

Idol immersions after Durga Puja leave rivers polluted yet again

Central Pollution Control Board guidelines and court directions are yet to achieve the desired result of keeping rivers and lakes free of …

NGT reverses closure order for Sterlite’s Tuticorin plant

Tribunal-appointed committee holds meeting in Chennai; Vedanta subsidiary awaits permission to resume operations

Enforcing e-waste rules a challenge

Loopholes in the rules make it difficult to regulate informal sector dealing in e-waste and bulk consumers of electronic goods

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 9, 2024)

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

‘Cleaner fuel the way ahead’: NGT limits brick kiln operations in Delhi-NCR

The order, however, stated implementation concerns 

Guidelines on idol immersions

CPCB says only natural materials as specified in ancient scriptures should be used

Madhya Pradesh HC chides Centre over delayed union carbide toxic report

The report was to be submitted on January 9

MoEF categorises offences relating to environmental clearances

Not complying with conditions of clearance can be a serious offence

The 200 million tonne challenge

With the sector set to boom, India needs an action plan

People reject public hearing for proposed Mangalore special economic zone

Working Group on Environment releases report in Kerala

FIR against Durgapur plant

7,000 litres of oil in Sutlej

Mining ban around Sasthamkotta lake

Conservation plan in the works for Kerala's biggest freshwater lake

Tribals take on polluters

Sponge iron unit poisons their drinking water¤ farms

Cleanest Kolkata Diwali in 2 decades, but microphone noise a concern

PM2.5 pollutants plummeted four times compared to their maximum recorded value on Diwali day 2019

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 10, 2022)

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

Is Rs 25 lakh compensation enough for Okhla waste-to-energy plant?

The facility has been allegedly emitting various pollutants for years including carcinogens such as furans and dioxins

Vembanad, Ashtamudi: NGT slaps Rs 10 crore on Kerala for its failure to protect Ramsar sites

The penalty is levied per the ‘polluter pays principle’, the tribunal noted 

Odisha stir against coal trucks emitting smoke: Nearly 170, including children, detained

The movement of coal trucks sparks pollution concerns; police claim no forceful detention of children

Use app to monitor COVID-19 biomedical waste, SC to civic bodies

The CPCB had come up with the app in May, following directions from the National Green Tribunal; it was not mandatory for municipal corporations …