Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 3, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Toxic air: Graded Response Action Plan announced for Kolkata, other Bengal cities
West Bengal government’s GRAP is neither graded nor forecasting-based like Delhi’s, say experts
What a waste: Reviving India’s sanitation systems
Indians often confuse toilets with sanitation; but they are mere repositories to receive waste
Patiala village uses unique method to treat wastewater
The wastewater treatment plant in Dhingi village uses the Seechewal method to use treated wastewater for irrigation and prevent further …
Safe drinking water in America: Not everyone has it
COVID-19 can’t be transmitted through drinking water, but that doesn’t mean your tap water is safe
Fossil fuel combustion caused 2.5 million premature deaths in India in 2018
Pollution levels used for simulation are of 2012 levels, which means the actual number of deaths as of 2018 could be higher
How plastic pollution affects camels in the Thar
Improved waste management and alternative systems to package and deliver goods in the region could help in managing our terrestrial solid waste …
Indian states, power plants with poor ash utilisation must act now
Pro-activeness of states and power plants towards handling and utilising its generated fly ash can play a major role in clearing huge ash back …
Marine protection falls short of the 2020 target to safeguard 10% of the world’s oceans. A UN treaty and lessons from Antarctica could help
Stronger Antarctic leadership is urgently needed to safeguard the Southern Ocean and beyond
Delhi and the winter air: Hold your breath, it’s still unsafe
The rush of traffic is a key cause of air pollution — let's not lose sight of this. Dust exacerbates the problem, but&…
Atlantic Ocean contains 10 times more microplastics than previously thought: Study
The ocean contains 12-21 million tonnes of microplastics; figure only for three of the most common types of plastic litter
Hazards of using fertilisers in Punjab
Studies have pegged consumption of phosphatic fertilizers in Punjab at ten times higher than the national average
Delhi elections: How important an issue is environment
Citizen groups issued a ‘Clean Air Manifesto’ to ensure parties’ address specific demands
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 12, 2023)
No action plan by MoEF&CC to handle plastic waste, finds CAG
Coordination lacking with pollution control boards; Implementation of Plastic Waste Management Rules lacks teeth
Assam gas leak: NGT orders OIL to pay Rs 25 cr, forms high-level committee
An oil-and-gas well, owned by OIL, at Upper Assam’s Baghjan village caught fire on June 9, after leaking for a fortnight
As told to Parliament (March 13, 2023): 19% PM2.5 emissions in Indo-Gangetic Plains come from households
Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chandigarh and Delhi emit 437 gigagrams PM2.5 per year through household cooking
Carbon pricing works to reduce emissions, says study
Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion in countries that have carbon pricing are two percentage points lower than those that …
Massive fire at Union Carbide compound, gas victims panic due to toxic air
Union Carbide factory in Bhopal is where gas leaked in 1984, killing thousands of people and disabling millions
Lifting the technology veil: Analysing technology requirements for decarbonising steel & cement sectors in India
Developing countries' achievement of Net Zero goals depends on technology transfer & access
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 22, 2024)
Single-use plastic ban unfairly targets street vendors — but they have a solution for plastic pollution
Shift to a reusable system through public policy, stricter regulations across the entire plastics supply chain are key to enable just transition &…
India’s sewage treatment plants treat only a third of the sewage generated daily: CPCB
Reuse of treated sewage can decrease the water demand from aquatic sources
Almost entire global population breathes unhealthy air: WHO
Large variation in PM2.5 levels across global economies, NO2 concentration almost same
Indian blue economy is thriving but country needs to be careful about marine litter
Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear is a serious threat worldwide