Air, water pollution environment offences increased 841% in 2019: NCRB data

Overall, environment crimes dipped marginally 1.5% in 2019 compared to previous year

अब लीलागर नदी को खतरा, खदान का गाद भरा पानी बहाने की तैयारी

29 सितंबर को लीलागर नदी का पानी देश की प्रमुख कोयला खदान में घुस गया था, अब इस पानी को निकाल कर नदी में ...

देश में 17 प्रतिशत जलस्रोत गंभीर रूप से प्रदूषित

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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)

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

Rivers across the world have high levels of antibiotics

Researchers estimate presence of 14 antibiotics in rivers of 72 countries across six continents

42 rivers have extremely high concentration of neurotoxic heavy metals

Ganga was found to be polluted with five heavy metals, namely chromium, copper, nickel, lead and iron

The plastic trail of the Ganga from mountain to sea

Despite campaigns for cleanliness, India has ignored the massive proliferation of plastics along rivers like the Ganga, in towns and villages, …

Kumbh leaves Godavari with 130 times more bacteria load

Scientists, who conducted a study at five locations across Godavari river, say open defecation by pilgrims and bad sewage management and waste …

Projects worth Rs 1,050 crore commissioned under Namami Gange in Patna

Union Minister Uma Bharti had pledged to speed-up the programme after recent criticism by the National Green Tribunal

MINING MALAISE

Recipe for disaster

An under-developed district becomes one of the leading polluted areas in India

FOLLOW UP

Open violation

While private service stations bear the brunt of the Delhi government's green brigade, polluting railway service stations go scot free

Dried up water sources

Similipal region in Orissa faces the prospects of drought if steps are not taken to halt the flow of pollutants into perennial streams

Monitoring Ganga on Net

Cleanup call

Ganga in IITs’ care

Ramesh dumps international consultants for a basin conservation plan

Western tragedy

Eerie silence is all that is countering environmental pollution

Fighting against pollution

Industrial units in Bharuch polluted the Amlakhadi river. Now, it is payback time

Indian rivers are getting polluted

A Tale of Two Rivers

Extraordinary court rulings on two rivers in south India set the stage for a showdown between environmental agencies and the industry

Mirage of a river

Is restoration of the Sabarmati the way to go?

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