Ganga cleanup delay may cost states Rs 10 lakh/month: NGT
Green bench order also said the National Mission for Clean Ganga would be held liable to pay 50% of the amount if directions not followed&…
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 1, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 19, 2019)
Brij Gopal: A tireless advocate for India’s rivers
With his death, India has lost a great mind and a lot of us in the conservation arena, our mentor
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 3, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 4, 2023)
Reviving Adi Ganga: Central funds, international project give hope
Adi Ganga was chosen from India as a part of a project to address pollution in South Asian rivers
Bengal green activist urges PM Modi to save country’s oldest botanical garden from Ganga erosion
The prime minister cleared Rs 2,550 crore to augment Ganga-bound sewage in Bengal; no funds to stop Ganga erosion
Anandatheertha, the sage who lived for Kaveri, dies
Anandatheertha lived a life of intense commitment to the Kaveri. He died in landslide in Talakaveri on August 6
Immersion of monk’s body in Ganga attracts criticism
Virakta Maharaj, known as Shobhan Sarkaar among his devotees, often expressed wishes of having his body immersed in the Ganga
62 booked in Bhagalpur for idol immersion in violation of NGT directives
According to reports, idols have been immersed in the Ganga and its tributaries across Bihar from Durga Puja till Chhath
Deforestation, urbanisation, illegal mining, waste dumping leave Cauvery battered and bruised
Decades of degradation has led to an unprecedented crisis for the 15 million who live on the banks of the river. Down To Earth travels along the …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 16, 2023)
Sewage overload: Why the Ganga remains polluted despite cleanliness drives
At least 71% of the river’s monitoring stations reported alarming levels of faecal coliform in January 2023
West Bengal elections: Activists try to push river conservation into agenda
Condition of several rivers in the state critical, puts livelihoods of thousands at risk, flagged environmentalists
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 31, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 24, 2019)
Nigeria’s sacred Osun River supports millions of people — but pollution is making it unsafe
The river has immense environmental value and is crucial for livelihoods of local residents
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 12, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 29, 2019)
Choking Mahananda: How Siliguri’s waste, water crisis is turning on its people
Rapid urbanisation, inefficient waste management and encroachment have turned the Mahananda into a drain. And farmers are losing livelihoods
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 23, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 11, 2023)
Higher incidences of water-borne diseases in fishermen drinking from Ganga: Survey
Consumption of and exposure to contaminated water has also led to predominance of skin diseases among fishing community
Unravelling Hindon’s pollution and pursuit of sustainable solutions
Despite governmetal, judicial intervention, illegal dyeing units continue to operate & pollute the Hindon river