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Even after five decades of enacting a law, India is nowhere close to preventing industries from dumping untreated toxic effluents in the open
Microplastics help viruses survive longer in water, remain infectious: Study
The result remained the same in every wastewater treatment scenario
Delhi air in trouble again: Should farm fires be in focus
Satellite images show fire spots in severa places in Punjab, Haryana
Diwali day sees rise in number of hospital visits for respiratory problems in Delhi
Most patients complained of throat pain and breathing problems
Is implementation of plastic ban in various states confined to paper?
No takers for recycling of many single-use plastic products, says report
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 6, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
DTE Coverage: Just transition in petrochemicals
Down To Earth reports from Gujarat's Bharuch district
Aditya Thackeray turns focus on coal power: What Maharashtra should keep in mind
CSE lays down 4 steps for the state that may face biggest challenge to meet central emission norms
Fly Ash Management and Utilisation Mission: Will it boost handling, disposal of by-product
The NGT’s order to establish a fly ash mission comes after at least 8 cases where remedial action and relief were sought from it against …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 24, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Not just Indo-Gangetic Plains, severe winter air pollution affects central India too: CSE
Singrauli and Gwalior have the most polluted air in central India, according to a CSE analysis
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 9, 2023)
Accra: The Ga people’s annual ban on noise restores a spiritual connection with the sea
By activating the ban, Ga towns enforce the suspension of mundane sound sources, particularly those blaring from radios, public address …
Fur seals on a remote island chain are exposed to huge amounts of toxic heavy metals — yet somehow, they’re healthy
Studying these marine animals can teach us a trick or two on surviving amid pollution
Japan to release radioactive Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific Ocean after IAEA’s approval
Critics say that more studies are required to show how this discharge would affect aquatic life
Plastic pollution: Campaigners around the world are using the courts to clean up — but manufacturers are fighting back
Governments have achieved disappointingly little so far and even the UN treaty on plastic pollution is unlikely to produce fundamental change
DTE Ground Report: How toxic industrial gas killed 11 people in just 15 minutes in Ludhiana
Down To Earth reports from ground zero in Ludhiana’s Giaspura and goes behind the scenes to find out how the city manages its water, …
Air during COVID-19 lockdown: March’s last week cleanest so far in Delhi
This is the first time since 2016 that March in spring has recorded lowest pollution levels
Deployment of sensor-based air quality monitors in Meghalaya is a welcome step
Sensor-based technology — being developed for the past few decades — has leapfrogged in recent years
How do we know air quality is changing?
Expanding monitoring for more data alone won’t help. Need science, statistical methods for legal reporting on air quality trends, …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 23, 2020)
NGT probe into cruise operating in Bhopal Ramsar wetland
Pollution control authorities directed to monitor contamination by ship periodically
Toxic air hits the crib; especially in India
India records highest increase in air pollution related deaths and infant mortality
50 kg plastic for every metre of coast by 2040 without drastic action: Report
Coordinated global action is needed to avoid a plastic pile up
Air pollution mission: NASA, Italian space agency to study 11 most populated cities globally, including Delhi
MAIA mission to use data from Earth observation satellite to help scientists find correlations between air pollution and health problems