Passing the muck

Vehicle manufacturers conveniently outsource most of their polluting processes

Karachi's garbage plans

Single window dumpyard

India wants global waste. So it gets what it wants  

Stop looking to government

Individual initiatives can go a long way in solving the energy crisis  

Swamped

The convoluted laws of the country fail to tackle the menace caused by the exponentially growing and powerful plastic industry in India

Clean Thiruvananthapuram, but dirty Villappilsala

Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala was once known as the cleanest city in India. Today, it is littered with garbage

Water ATM

Sarvajal makes clean drinking water accessible to people

Fish and a philosophy

A cooperative in Kolkata shows the way for urban sewage management

Toughness that appeals

Dioxin dilemma

Taste for nuclear waste

A bacterium that mops up uranium

Old Batteries New Rules

The Indian government comes out with the draft rules for recycling lead acid batteries. Their effectiveness is questionable

A mixed bag

The Bangladesh government sends thin plastic bags packing, but has Dhaka seen the last of them? Pinaki Roy on the ban's efficacy

Bihar to strengthen waste management profile by formulating a low-carbon action plan

Anaerobic treatment of wastewater with methane recovery is one of the primary targets for maximum reduction of emissions from the waste sector

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 21, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Battery recycling rules need to be revamped to make process more efficient and economic

Battery Waste Rules, 2022, only ensure that retired batteries reach recyclers

Recycled food waste may be contaminated with pharma residues but mushroom cultivation may come to rescue

Biogas digestate from food waste had nearly as many pharmaceutical residues as digestate from sewage sludge, new study shows

COVID-19 clues in a community’s sewage: 4 questions answered about watching wastewater for coronavirus

Wastewater monitoring could inform all sorts of public health intervention and disease surveillance programmes

Wastewater is a valuable source of information — Africa’s scientists need to use it to find drug-resistant bacteria

Once sewer networks are in place, standardised protocols for assessing antimicrobial resistance in wastewater treatment plants must be established

Icebergs and fog: These unconventional sources can help beat global water scarcity

Cloud-seeding, physical transportation and wastewater management can help tap into millions of cubic kilometres of water, says new book by UN …

Why plastic piling in oceans post COVID-19 needs urgent attention

At least 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year globally, 40% of which is single-use plastic

World Earth Day: Nine ways to keep the planet safe

Green practices you can adopt to reduce waste, conserve resources, improve air and water quality and protect ecosystems

World’s first bio-brick can help reduce CO2 emissions

University of Cape Town researchers have developed world’s first bio-brick from human urine

"Cape Town's consciousness about water consumption has helped reduce demand"

Xanthea Limberg, mayoral committee member for informal settlements, water and waste services & energy speaks on water restriction rules …

Wastewater should be considered a resource

As water demand is increasing across the globe, the quantity of wastewater produced as a result of various human activities is also growing, a UN …