Inviting the plague
With all its wealth and affluence, Surat remains the least concerned about health and hygiene
Plagued by rats
In the months of August and September 1994, panic gripped the country as news of the plague epidemic in Surat spread. Few had cared to ponder …
"India's health infrastructure was never something to be pround of"
The panic created when the plague rippled out from Surat and threatened other parts of the country exposed India's complete lack of resources for …
Polemics over a pest
A controversy rages over whether the Surat plague bacillus was a secret hardsell by a Kazakh chemical firm
A little common sense
Recycling water and chemicals has resulted in drastic reduction of effluents from Surat's textile units.
Gujarat launches India’s first trading programme to combat particulate air pollution
Launched on World Environment Day, the programme is a market-based system where the government sets a cap on emissions and allows industries to …
Plagueing policies
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 7, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Shared misery
The government has finalised a strategy to get industries to reduce their waste
Stalking plague
PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT — THE PLAGUE IN SURAT·Ghanshyam Shah· Sage Publications, New Delhi·Rs 395
DTE Coverage: In Gujarat Elections 2022, ‘issues’ don’t seem to matter any more
Why the ruling BJP comes across confident despite complaints of unemployment, price rise
Breathing room
COVID-19: How did Gujarat become second worst-affected state?
Routine flow of visitors from Mumbai, Indore was overlooked, sources said
COVID-19: Migrant labourers are leaving Gujarat, again
The second COVID-19 wave has marred businesses, migrant workers face dearth of work
Odisha migrant workers return from Gujarat, Maharashtra amid fears of another lockdown
Trains from Gujarat and Maharashtra to Odisha are full, although rail officials can’t confirm whether all passengers are migrants
From sea to shining sea: Cyclone Gulab, born in Bay of Bengal, to re-emerge in Arabian Sea
Cyclone Gulab, which made landfall on India’s east coast, will now cross into the Arabian Sea near Surat and then skirt Saurashtra before …
Managing Wastes
The solution lies in making waste management a community exercise
A Public Effort
Where the government has failed miserably in providing quality service to the people, some ngos have set an example on how urban waste can be …
Bogged Down
Waste generation is not rare in urban areas, nor any other part of the world. The only difference is in the management of wastes. An effective, …
A Heap Of A Problem
The problem of solid waste management is not just limited to the cities
Will agriculture help twice-returned Saurashtra migrants tide over COVID-19 crisis?
Several Saurashtra migrants who had returned to work in Surat in May-end said they have fallen back on land resources for agriculture
Waste manager dumps it in river
Gujarat firm gets closure notice for stealthily disposing of untreated hazardous waste
Garbage: Your Problem
Several non-gonernmental organisations are showing the way to handle this problem
Waste smart cities
A survey by the Centre for Science and Environment shows how Indian cities are turning over a new leaf in solid waste management
