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
World Photography Day: India’s year through DTE’s lens
From COVID-19 hollowing out lives and livelihoods to farmers agitating on Delhi borders undeterred to climate change leaving footprints all over, …
World Environment Day: It is time to act
Our natural resources are enough to cater to the needs of the entire human population. But even a minor disturbance may lead to devastating impacts
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 19, 2019)
Rivers across the world have high levels of antibiotics
Researchers estimate presence of 14 antibiotics in rivers of 72 countries across six continents
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
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
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
The red triangle
The government, the judiciary and the people have to take action together to stop environmental damage. Laws have to be enacted and cases taken …
Poisoning the Yamuna
A study on polychlorinated biphenyls in five stations along the Yamuna river indicates the presence of high levels of these toxic pollutants in …
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 …
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
NGT slams West Bengal’s Bakreshwar thermal plant for fly ash pollution
Residents from surrounding villages say the ash pond is filled above capacity, causing ash to flow into rivers
Ganga mission launches mobile app and site to collect data from public
The government had earlier launched an app to seek information on availability of toilets across the country
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
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 6, 2019)