Rite? Wrong.

Ganga plumbs new depths in its journey through Varanasi

Get real Mr Baijal

Bagmati's rescue

A new dump for proper disposal of Kathmandu's waste

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

Suggestions on government’s Clean Ganga online platform limited in scope

The Ganga Vichar Manch was launched on January 30 under the National Mission for Clean Ganga

It's whales today, but it could be you tomorrow

Industrial pollution along Canada's southeastern coast and its fatal results form the theme of BBC's Death on the St Lawrence.

Shut down!

Forced by the Supreme Court, authorities crack down on industries that pollute the Yamuna river. Over 200 units are sealed; 900 more face closure

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 17, 2024)

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

Ganga drowns in endless consultations

Water resources ministry arranges yet another meeting to discuss Ganga cleaning

On the rocks

Relocating to resuscitate

A political gimmick

When concern for the environment is merely cosmetic, can we hope for a change?

In dire straits

Faith in spate

Sabarimala bursting at the seams with devotees but environmental concerns ignored

Intrinsic link

Cancer linked to polluted water in the Gangetic belt

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 19, 2024)

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 (August 3, 2023)

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 4, 2023)

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

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 (May 6, 2019)

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