Gaps in GAP
The Ganga Action Plan has many flaws, but work on cleaning the river should continue
Missing links
Unravelling Hindon’s pollution and pursuit of sustainable solutions
Despite governmetal, judicial intervention, illegal dyeing units continue to operate & pollute the Hindon river
River Inc.
Is industry hijacking the law to undermine communities' rights to water?
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
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
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
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
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 …
'Fight to save Aizawl's river in legends'
Rochamliana, general secretary of the Zoram Research Foundation which works on river restoration, talks on the urgent need to protect the Chite …
Pollution board under fire for negligence
Karnataka environmentalists have alleged that the state's pollution control board has not dealt firmly with highly polluting industries.
River diversion project in Nagpur stalled at the last moment
Chief minister refuses to attend bhoomi poojan following allegations of irregularities
‘Climate change can triple flood damage by atmospheric rivers’
Climate scientist Tom Corringham talks to Down To Earth about bomb cyclones, atmospheric rivers and how global warming can …
West Bengal elections: Activists try to push river conservation into agenda
Condition of several rivers in the state critical, puts livelihoods of thousands at risk, flagged environmentalists
Sewage overload: Why the Ganga remains polluted despite cleanliness drives
At least 71% of the river’s monitoring stations reported alarming levels of faecal coliform in January 2023
Amazon River Dolphins face extinction risk: Study
Dolphin flesh and blubber is being used as bait to ensnare catfish, endangering the species
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 16, 2023)
Mahanadi: Neither an election issue, nor a developmental one
The dying river is marred with pollution and irrigation issues and yet it hasn’t made it to the election agenda
How shifts in the rivers are threatening food security in Assam | Alarming Variations Ep-02
Through firsthand accounts and expert insights, DTE uncovers the profound impact of climate change on the delicate balance of life …
River pollution is causing harmful outbreaks of sewage fungus in the UK
Sewage fungus effects can interact with other types of human pollution, including agricultural and urban runoff
1 in 5 murders due to property, land or water: UN Global Homicide Report 2023
While India boasts almost 18 per cent of the world’s population, it has access to only four per cent of the global water resources, making …
Saving the degraded river basin
Assam shows how water needs can be met without disturbing a river’s ecology
Bioindicators of pollution
Another bend in the Ganga
The political economy of defecation