Cash clogged

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

Mumbai's solid waste management plans expensive, dangerous

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 24, 2019)

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 (June 8, 2020)

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

SBM 2.0 focussed on ODF sustainability: Govt

Swachh Bharat Mission has been one of the key missions of Narendra Modi-led government since its launch in 2014. It aims to make India Open …

Swachh Survekshan 2017 encouraging unsustainable approaches for waste management: CSE

Says the survey should give preference to waste segregation and recycle and reuse over centralised approaches like landfill and waste-to-energy plants

Costs and benefits of India's waste disposal options

Urban India produces 120,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste each day. Businesses want to burn this garbage to produce electricity, using …

Weak rules, weaker regulators

Factories flout emission standards at will

In Short

Toxic ignorance: Most Indian cities way off segregating domestic hazardous waste

In absence of robust framework and infrastructure, segregation of domestic hazardous waste remains a distant dream for most Indian cities

Why a landfill and waste-to-energy plant in Delhi Ridge is a bad idea

A recent SC order approving a recommendation to set up a landfill and a Waste-to-Energy plant in Delhi Ridge is an ill-thought move

Glitter, not litter: These 10 cities show how to get rid of waste

Zero-waste is all about making surroundings clean, green & environmentally sustainable

The first International Day of Zero Waste: UN draws focus on myriad impacts of garbage

By treating nature like a dumping ground, we are digging our own graves, says UN chief António Guterres

Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (April 1-5)

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

Where will segregated waste go? Cities are clueless

A country-wide waste segregation campaign also needs to be backed up by a plan for treatment and processing

Stained steel

The iron and steel sector is regarded as the core of Indian economy. Its players are big and powerful. It is extremely resource-intensive and …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 26, 2024)

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

As told to Parliament (March 20, 2023): Rainfed rice can go down by 20% in 2050 in absence of climate adaptation

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (February 8, 2022): India’s per capita expenditure on health has increased  

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 9, 2024)

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

Budget kick: Keep these factors in mind while setting up a Bio-CNG plant

Political and institutional support must be gained through a sustained and deliberate communication process in which Bio-CNG’s economic and …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 17, 2022)

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

A trashed valley: Kashmir needs to segregate its waste at source

Despite clear regulations and court interventions, local governments continue to ignore Kashmir’s municipal solid waste crisis

Recycling the bin

Several initiatives are demonstrating how the informal e-waste recycling sector can be formalised

Dhamaal Growth

NIDHI JAMWAL wonders what happened after Gurgaon got colonyfied