NGT orders strict action against Delhi’s Yamuna-polluting industries
Despite several court orders and crores of rupees spent on cleaning the river, the Delhi stretch continues to be the most polluted
Courts act to protect floodplains
Centre dithers on banning encroachment in river zones
Behind polluted Indian river stretches, inadequate sewage treatment
Rivers and streams in 31 states and Union territories in India do not meet water quality criteria
River pollution, conservation: UP’s fishing community bears brunt
Regulations of industrial, municipal inflow in Ganga, at the centre of pollution mitigation policies, have dissociated rivers from riverine …
Time for new environmentalism
Wishing all our readers a happy World Environment Day, with the hope that the world will continue to work towards paying more than mere lip …
A tinge of green
Issues relating to the environment, though not on top of the agenda, did make their presence felt in the just-concluded assembly elections.
A requiem for the Bagmati
Cuddalore flouts rules
New industries set to increase pollution in the area
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 30, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Counting the cost
Is Span motel's punishment commensurate with its crime? Experts wonder...
Bullets for water
During a chance visit to Weliweriya, Sugandh Juneja wonders what took the Sri Lankan government so long to heed people’s complaints against …
Why better sewage management in Chennai will help fight floods
Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain explains how the city's three rivers and 320 tanks and lakes that worked as flood barriers are used mostly for …
Fading colours
Natural dyes, now popular in the West, are yet to make it big in the Indian market, reports R V Singh (Read full article)
Jharkhand High Court directs removal of coal dumps from Damodar river bank
Coal waste dumps of Purnadih mines polluting the river
The Ganga gets highly polluted after Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh: Report
The quality of Ganga water in the stretch from Kannauj to Prayagraj was categorised as being extremely deficient in dissolved oxygen
Farmers affected by Karur’s dye industry to exercise NOTA
Group has 1,750 farmers says pollution from industries has reduced them to poverty and political parties in power ignored their repeated pleas
Water from waste
With water scarcity gripping many parts of the country, people are talking about rainwater harvesting, but none about wastewater, which can also …
Darkling waters
The Bagmati loses its way in Kathmandu amid political vacuum and urban chaos
Untreated effluents released in Mumbai rivers, industries flout norms: Report
The Ulhas and its tributary Waldhuni are among 53 of the most polluted rivers in Maharashtra
Yamuna pollution: green tribunal orders operation clean-up in Delhi
Order sets heavy penalties for polluters and asks for drains to be kept clear of encroachment
Towards zero discharge
Two textile cities, Tirupur and Ludhiana, explore ways to stop effluent discharge into streams
WARNING FROM STUDENTS
A Sunrise industry
Natural dye business survives on exporters and the local carpet industry
No business drive
Research efforts on natural colours are not helping the traditional industry
Searching for Roots
India's wealth of flora and fauna provide a rainbow of natural dyes