Muck is life
More muck on BP spill
New York Times>> Oil Spill • USA
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 16, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
How to destroy a ‘forever chemical’ PFAS
Scientists discovering ways to eliminate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, but this growing global health problem isn’t going …
Study blames chemical pollution for obesity pandemic
Obesogens are everywhere from water, dirt to food packaging, private hygiene products, house cleaners, furnishings electronics
Why State of New York vs ExxonMobil Corp is crucial for climate action
Societies operate on principles more fundamental than keeping score. For publicly traded companies, one of these is the obligation of …
Some vertical gardens
Ludhiana's Income-Tax department officials have turned plastic into greenery on a wall under the Green-Plastic Initiative
SC bans plying of 15-yr-old petrol, 10-yr-old diesel vehicles in NCR
CPCB was also ordered to create a social media account on which citizens can lodge complaints on pollution and report violations
In Parliament on March 14, 2017
Ozone pollution, carbon footprint of airlines and preservation of wetlands were among some of the topics discussed in the Parliament today
Environmental concern amidst industrialisation
With industries operating, a 100 per cent pollution-free environment is a myth. It is neither possible nor necessary
Purifying the Ganga
"The story of the Ganges, from her source to the sea, from old times to new, is the story of India's civilisation ..." - Jawaharlal Nehru
False start
Pollution control agencies are as toothless as the automobile and fuel industry is apathetic to deteriorating urban air quality
California dreaming
California is famous for environmental awareness campaigns. Last month, the government banned the purchase of sports utility vehicles by the state.…
The dirt from white
Documentary>> Marble Mutton with Slurry Water directed by K Bikram Singh produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust and Doordarshan, 2007
Why excreta matters
Pollution board raps Vedanta
Placing stone crushers in ‘green’ category will create a huge environmental mess
CPCB draft report on classification of industries intends to shift stone crushing to green category from orange
World Environment Day 2023: CSE finds ground-level ozone pollution in Delhi-NCR all-year problem, persists at nights too
New Delhi and South Delhi areas were worst affected by ground-level ozone between March 1, 2023 and May 30, 2023
Poor AQI in Patna: OPDs fill up with chest infections, breathlessness
City’s air quality index was 231 on November 17, 2021
Spreading its wings
Picturesque no more?
Kashmir's scenic beauty is going up in smoke, courtesy exhaust fumes from vehicles
Bagmati's rescue
A new dump for proper disposal of Kathmandu's waste
No-car day
Air pollution kills our children; and it isn’t even acknowledged
Lack of political will and intent and not making an explicit linkage with health means that Indian children die preventable deaths
Vehicles were top polluters in Delhi during Diwali week: CSE
Delhi has 14 million registered vehicles and an annual addition of 0.5 million vehicles a year