2023 in a blink: DTE revealed the true extent of air pollution on India’s children this year
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023
Groundwater in 12 Indian states found to be contaminated with uranium
Punjab is the worst-affected state with Haryana being the second
Is show cause notice sufficient to drive compliance in industrial units?
The current regulatory regime is delaying compliance by a decade
Air pollution: European countries making strides, but others lagging behind
Dangerous air quality levels continue to be recorded throughout Europe and Central Asia, despite imprpvement in slashing emssions, UNEP study notes
No improvement in process safety regulations almost 40 years after Bhopal: Report
The report, by Scientists for People gave the damning indictment after having looked into an explosion that occurred in Nellore May 11 this year
Is air pollution contributing to the ‘insect apocalypse’? Yes, experts tell DTE
Pollutants affect certain insects more than others; they can kill them or mess with their ability to sniff flowers, lowering pollination …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 22, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa — tips on how to reduce your exposure and help combat it
Most strategies being used to tackle air pollution focus on household air pollution compared to outdoor air pollution, study found
Microfibre-free laundry: Multifaceted approach needed to combat these tiny shreds of pollutants
India’s plastic waste management and textile rules have not yet identified this pollutant or its significance
Poisoned Punjab: Residents from 40 villages in this town have been protesting for clean water for a year
Reverse boring from alcohol distillery unit polluted groundwater, allege villagers; no action against factory yet
Health to harm: Researchers call for action against pharma pollution
New paper maps out UK healthcare system to understand pharmaceutical pollution from human healthcare
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 21, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Iron ore sludge pond breaks in Sambalpur
Paddy and vegetable fields and poultry farms inundated with iron ore slurry after wall of a steel plant collapsed
Sabarmati pollution: Inspect all industrial effluent treatment plants, Gujarat HC tells government
Domestic waste water and industrial effluent generated daily by Ahmedabad is discharged into the Sabarmati
Don’t venture out of homes, use masks if important: Nepal cautions against air pollution
No respite froom air pollution so far; govt had shut educational institutions for five days on March 30
Nepal schools shut: Forest fires, westerly winds from India may have contributed to air pollution
All schools and colleges in Nepal were shut on March 30 due to an alarming spike in air pollution levels
Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming plastic
There is a need for studies analysing how frequently plastics transfer from fish to humans and their potential effects on the human body
Environment ministry issues new draft notification on fly ash with ‘polluter pays’ principle
Power plants have been given an extension of 10 years to progressively utilise their legacy ash
Over 3 lakh pregnancy losses every year linked to polluted air in South Asia
Northern plains region in India and Pakistan most impacted, meeting India’s air quality standard would have reduced loss by 7 per cent&…
Cleaner air: Can we go back to ‘normal’?
CPCB’s evidence on nation-wide clean up during the lockdown implies that clean air action has to upscale to new normal
‘Nitrogen dioxide pollution is a growing issue for South Asian cities’
Part 1: Health Effects Institute researcher Pallavi Pant speaks about air pollution challenges faced by south Asian cities
Poisoned Punjab: Mystery illnesses haunt this Fazilka hamlet dependent on canal water
Down To Earth ground report finds around 30 cancer deaths in 12 years in Burj Mohar in Fazilka district
Simply Put: Canary, not coal mine
Scientist discover bacteria that can clean plastic pollution from lakes
Study across 29 Scandinavian lakes finds bacteria that feeds on plastic compounds
Simply Put: Pesticides, toxins in natural sources of water