Supreme Court slams Centre for lacking vision to clean Ganga
Asks government to explain why Central Pollution Control Board has no chairperson for the past six months
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 24, 2020)
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 (July 21, 2020)
SC to hear Volkswagen’s appeal against NGT order
A four-member panel set up by the NGT recently raised fine on the automobile giant to Rs 171.34 crore over damage to people’s health
Ragpickers oppose waste to energy plants
Say studies have shown that Indian waste is unfit for the purpose
Flawed, but accepted
Pollution board report blames LPG for particulate matter, spares vehicles
Coliform will count
Prime Minister's trophy for steel plant overrides pollution concerns
CSE study had shown companies which bagged the award for best integrated steel plants have poor environmental performance and productivity record
Bhopal to Germany
Airlifting Union Carbide waste requires amending Indian law, violates Basel Convention
Experts rue Uttar Pradesh pollution board's move to reduce brick kiln pollution
A clear technological roadmap for the brick industry is the need of the hour
Natural dumpsite
Firecrackers defy decibel limit
Popular firework brands from Sivakasi exceeded 125 dB sound level
Brick kiln pollutes Pune outskirts
Closure order has no effect on brick-making unit
Public taken for a ride
Fuzzy logic used to justify private helipads
Nursing infections
From selling infectious waste to flouting guidelines, hospitals in two major Jharkhand districts highlight the country's casual attitude towards …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 1, 2022)
Staff crunch, expanded mandate hitting pollution control Boards’ performance, finds report
Regulatory scrutiny of polluting sources affected; over 9 agencies have over 40% positions vacant
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 5, 2019)
351 polluted river stretches in India: A list across states
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 2018 identified 351 polluted river stretches in India; Maharashtra has the highest number of …
UP, Maharashtra have most critically polluted industrial regions: CSE
Air-quality levels continue to worsen in several industrial regions of UP, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan despite pollution abatement plans …
Bihar government bans sand mining near river bridges
Move to check illegal sand mining that is destroying foundations of bridges, disturbing water flow of rivers
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 24, 2020)
Show cause notices to 11 Nashik factories for polluting Godavari
The plastic and food processing factories don’t have proper effluent treatment system
Four-stroke complements CNG
Converting two-stroke autorickshaw engines to CNG not wise