Dirty Ganga: Funds down the drain in UP

Contrary to government claims, efforts to clean up the drains flowing into the Ganga have not borne results

How recycled water could revolutionise sustainable development

Collecting and exploiting waste water is both technically feasible and financially justifiable

How to reinvent the sanitation wheel

The city “shit-flow” diagram shows that the situation is grim as all cities either do not treat or safely dispose the bulk of the …

Proposed new standards on water quality a sheer waste

In absence of proper sewage treatment facilities, the new draft will not be able to ensure quality of both drinking and bathing water

Bangalore lakes get a refill

While most of Bangalore is anxious to see the heavens open, the city's Lake Development Authority must be thanking its lucky stars that the …

Heightened risk

“Superbug” gene levels in microbes are 60 per cent higher in the upper Gangetic areas during pilgrimage season

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 12, 2024)

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

‘Sewage treatment plant near Rushikulya will spell doom for Olive Ridleys’

The construction of the proposed plant will also violate Coastal Regulation Zone norms

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Do the dirty on

Biotoilets fail to save Dal lake from pollution due to official apathy

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 30, 2019)

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

The great sham

Under pressure from the Supreme Court, the Delhi government resorts to a five-day charade to clean up the Yamuna

Why better policies are needed for sewage water use in thermal power plants

Thermal power plants within 50 km of STPs are required to use treated sewage; but there has not been any positive move on ground

Mired in sewage

Temple town Guruvayur adamant on dumping its sewage in backwater villages despite stringent laws, opposition

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 27, 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 (May 12, 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 (April 12, 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 3, 2022)

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 26, 2019)

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

Awareness is key to rejuvenating River Ganga: experts at 105th Indian Science Congress

Besides biodiversity conservation and a forestation programme in Ganga river basin, the experts recommended installation of 113 real-time online …

'78% of sewage generated in India remains untreated'

Analysis and reporting by Centre for Science and Environment and Down To Earth magazine reveal how Indian cities are disposing of excreta in an …

Dry cleaning Hussainsagar

Telangana plans to first empty Hyderabad's great lake and then refill it with rainwater. Experts say it is nothing but a harebrained plan

New role for earthworms as sewage cleaners

A Pune-based research institute has developed a process that employs earthworms to remove impurities from waste water.

Kumbh: time to come clean

Cash clogged

Will Delhi’s ambitious sewerage plan help clean the Yamuna?