Trash tax

Lifeline choked

Climate change to aggravate Kochi's problems

It stinks

Nagaland Governor PB Acharya inaugurates Children's Science Congress

Solid waste management was the theme for a poster painting competition in the ongoing 105th edition of the Indian Science Congress

SC admonishes Centre for poor affidavit on solid waste management

The Supreme Court bench, which was hearing a PIL on Solid Waste Management Rules, came down heavily on the government counsel for not fully …

Class is out, smart is in

For a city like Delhi to become truly smart, there must be focus on essential systems like transport, power, water procurement, distribution and …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 3, 2023)

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

Time to address Delhi’s rising challenge of legacy waste: If not now, when?

If the current trend of dumping fresh waste continues, Delhi will have to deal with an additional 1 crore tonnes of waste in another 5 years,…

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 20, 2019)

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&…

Beyond the odds

Kashmiri youth reach out to people in the midst of war and loss with their 'environmental awareness' campaign

Ocean litter : What make the mess

Just 10 plastic products make up 75% of all ocean litter, study shows

Chinese officials aided industries to defy pollution rules

President Xi Jinping had last year called for efforts to fight pollution

Cleanest Cities of India: How cities resolved their garbage problem?

A  new docu-series showcases nine Indian cities with nine separate waste management models that need to be replicated to help …

States now aspire to get ODF plus tag

Here’s a status update on how certain states are trying to promote holistic cleanliness

Is green menstruation possible?

One sanitary pad could take 500 to 800 years to decompose as the plastic used is non-biodegradable and can lead to health and environmental …

Can India afford online food orders and takeaways?

The mineral water bottles we order, packaged food we buy and disposable cutlery we use are choking our planet. So let’s practice a few …

Smoke on the water

Where do we dump it?

Kochi: Brahmapuram fire exposes outdated waste management practices in Kerala cities

In Brahmapuram, in all probability, the blaze broke out from thick layers of dry plastic waste heaped for several years

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 20, 2023)

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

Swachh Survekshan 2017 results on May 4; government says signs are ‘encouraging’

Besides covering larger number of cities and towns, this year’s survey also gives more importance to citizen feedback  

No polybags in Tripura

ON SEPTEMBER 16, the Tripura government's 20-month-old law banning plastic bags became more stringent. Seeking to remove the crinkles in the …

Bengaluru's trash talk

City administration makes fresh promises to get an extension to dump its waste at Mandur village. But will the five-month breather be enough for …

Waste management site turns into garbage dump

Under the scanner

Delhi High Court directs CAG to probe power plant deal