On paper

'Stop soft-pedalling'

Real India needs real answers

Of electronic revolution and sustainability

A different waste model

A rather ridiculous gap

Clothing giant Gap’s trademark infringement notice to an NGO selling products made from recycled waste is a curious case

Everybody loves waterbody

Amid murder of an activist, 4,000 missing ponds and 195 FIRs on encroachments in East Kolkata Wetlands, West Bengal mulls a wetland policy

Farms in cities

A case for urban agriculture in India

Singapore taps its water

The Southeast Asian city-state strives to end its dependence on Malaysia for water

Ecomilestone

Recycling of discarded vehicles soon to be mandatory in Europe

EU regulation bans six toxic chemicals in household gadgets

EU frames stringent rules against toxic chemicals

Plastic busters

A bacteria and a fungus make a formidable pair

DoIT to provide subsidies for recycling e-wastes

Certification system for lead batteries finally

Water wise

World Environment Day in numbers: Waste

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 19, 2020)

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

Using wastewater to grow crops can address water scarcity in agriculture

Water is vital for food production and climate change threatens this most precious resource

No place for toxins in circular economy

Plastic materials containing toxic chemicals should not be recycled; they should be phased out

World Environment Day : How trees can purify wastewater and provide economic benefits

The pollutants in wastewater act as nutrients for the trees and plants and also help yield higher fuel wood biomass

Raising a stink: Delhi’s Raota village sinks under wastewater

A village in outer Delhi is sinking in wastewater overflowing from the Najafgarh drain. That’s because of construction over a wetland, …

Better manage e-waste, improve working conditions for recyclers: ILO

The UN agency has called for urgent steps to promote investments in the sector to create “decent” working conditions

UK changes its waste strategy for circular economy with Brexit

Maximise the value of resource use, and minimise adverse environmental impacts, aims new waste strategy of UK

Delhi HC asks city authorities if there is a policy to dispose toxic e-waste

The court expressed concern over the rising e-waste in the capital city and asked the municipal bodies and government whether there was a policy …

Only 8 per cent of wastewater in low-income countries undergoes treatment: UN

Failing to address wastewater as a social and environmental problem would nullify other efforts towards achieving 2030 Agenda for Sustainable …