Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 18, 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 (April 12, 2024)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 9, 2024)
India’s sewage treatment plants treat only a third of the sewage generated daily: CPCB
Reuse of treated sewage can decrease the water demand from aquatic sources
Can we declare ourselves ODF, without managing the collected excreta?
A lowdown on how to clean India and keep it that way
Take waste out of water
We cannot manage our rivers sustainably unless we fix our waste management system
Shocking revelation by environment minister: 16 rivers in Karnataka polluted
Root of the problem lies in discharge of waste from 30 cities and towns directly into these rivers, minister notes
As told to Parliament (March 25, 2021): Centre shares guidelines for imposing green tax on old vehicles
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 12, 2023)
Why building sewage treatment plants in cities on the Ganga is a challenge
Flood-prone low-lying locations add to the difficulty
Tinsukia’s poor domestic wastewater management paints situation of looming water crisis across Assam
Around 97% of the domestic wastewater is untreated, discharged to the environment
As told to Parliament (December 6, 2021): Cases of environment-related offences almost doubled in 2020
‘Sewage treatment plant near Rushikulya will spell doom for Olive Ridleys’
The construction of the proposed plant will also violate Coastal Regulation Zone norms
As told to Parliament: Assam, Bihar, Odisha get flood hazard atlases
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
COVID-19: Sewage study shows nearly 6 lakh infected in Hyderabad
Around 2 lakh people actively shedding viral materials, the study found
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 27, 2024)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 22, 2024)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 9, 2024)
Sewage discharge in Ganga: NGT orders Uttarakhand PCB to take criminal action against officials concerned
Just half of total sewage generated daily in 13 districts treated properly before being dumped in river
Mainstreaming co-treatment of faecal sludge for reducing pollution in Ganga
Excreta of 73 per cent of UP’s population is not managed safely. Out of this, 48 per cent is dependent on on-site sanitation systems
How an environmental engineer used faecal sludge management to make his Telangana town clean
Faecal sludge and septage management could be an opportunity to re-consider future strategies regarding treatment of faecal waste
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 5, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Swachh Bharat Mission: Need focus on citywide sanitation, clean Ganga
Safe and equitable access to sanitation and ensuring behavioural change necessary for sustenance
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 3-7, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 16, 2023)
