Ensure development doesn’t go against the flow of Himachal rivers, activists ask govt

Activists staged a dharna and sent a 10-point memorandum to the CM demanding clean and free-flowing Himalayan rivers

People must be told that Ganga water is even unfit for bathing: NGT

The court is of the opinion that common people should be informed about the impacts of polluted river water

Open defecation, waste dumping on Yamuna floodplains will invite penalty of Rs 5,000: NGT

It directed Delhi government to take immediate action against industries that are a major source of pollution to the river  

Unshackling the Ganga

The Ganga Mukti Andolan is endeavouring to free a stretch of the Ganga -- and the exploited fisherfolk that derive their livelihood from it -- …

Damning the Danube...

...is yet another example of monstrous short-sightedness on the part of governments bent on addressing their needs without a thought for the …

Dead fish tell tales

...as the case of Betwa proves. Tales which have the power to move a whole town in Madhya Pradesh and send the notoriously slothful official …

Water visions

Past experiences in tackling river pollution have been disheartening. The recent call for recognising this water source as an ecosystem is a …

Book review: Waterlines by Amita Baviskar

Rivers are wellsprings of life. They give birth to civilisations, sustain livelihoods and sometimes even trigger wars. Rivers inspire awe and …

Learning from past mistakes: It’s time to save urban rivers

Poorly designed, costly interventions need to be avoided to save river ecology 

Howrah, the polluter

The buck stops here

Dam of death

The case of pollution control offenders

FOLLOW UP

Reviving a river

The Supreme Court asks the Delhi government to maintain a minimum flow of water in the Yamuna

POLLUTED RIVERS

Rivers in peril

Many rivers in Australia are in a poor state, say researchers

Metal detectors

High metal content found in Orrisa's mangroves hints at increasing pollution

Dirty rivers

Sloppy STPs

Causing pollution in Yamuna

Wanted: Yamuna counsel

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

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

Bhilwara: NGT calls local body’s inaction to control pollution of Kothari river ‘tragic’; RSPCB to recover compensation

Open wells in villages near River Kothari were found with toxic levels of chromium, lead, iron, zinc, sodium

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 16, 2023)

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