Glitter, not litter: These 10 cities show how to get rid of waste
Zero-waste is all about making surroundings clean, green & environmentally sustainable
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (Feb 15-22)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Doubts dog toilet-building campaign
Over half a billion, which is nearly half of the country’s population, defecate in the open
Berries boost effectiveness of cancer treatment
Extract of chokeberries found to hasten death of pancreatic cancer cells when added to chemotherapy drug, says study
Flushing down its traditions
A good society knows how to clean its rubbish. But instead of setting an example for the world through its traditional handling of human excreta,…
Depolluting Dal
They are not concerned about the troubles in the valley. Their main concern is to save Dal lake from death
Over half of prescribed antibiotics in India can lead to AMR, finds National Centre for Disease Control
High use of antibiotics found; recommends defined policies and monitoring consumption
Scrub typhus in Odisha: Changing climate may have a role behind outbreak, says expert
Six deaths reported in western Odisha, Himachal’s Shimla reports nine fatalities
Unavoidable reality
It’s time to think up novel ways to manage waste
Airing down water
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 9, 2024)
Centre lays down policy on cattle dehorning & castration 63 years after implementation of animal cruelty Act
Notification defines how to carry out painful procedures on animals; rearers say cattle at mercy of veterinarian
International E-Waste Day: Why India needs to step up its act on recycling
India generated 3.2 million tonnes of E-waste in 2019; details of 90 per cent of this waste are undocumented
COVID-19: What will be a fair policy to distribute vaccine
No country is safe if only its own citizens are inoculated; the question of equitable distribution of a vaccine is as much a global concern as it …
COVID-19: Hits & misses of Centre’s advisory on water supply, sanitation
A review of MoHUA April, 2020 advisory on safe management of water supply and sanitation
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 3, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 23, 2019)
Using tannery waste in fields turning soil toxic: study
Researchers studied soil and groundwater samples from farms irrigated by tannery effluents in and around Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh
Karnataka government seeks more time to clean Bellandur Lake
Officials say that one month is too short a period to finish cleaning as they need to redirect the waste currently being dumped in the lake
Tulsi Fights Fluorosis
Fluoride levels in drinking water in 196 districts of 19 Indian states are much higher than the maximum concentration of 1.5 parts per million (…
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 9, 2024)
As told to Parliament (December 11, 2023): Rice, wheat and maize crops most affected by climate change
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 22, 2023)
African countries need to clean up their act on industrial pollution
Enforcement of water and environmental laws must be in place to protect the environment
Resurgence of scrub typhus fever
Early detection is crucial in treating the disease spread by mites found in scrub land
