Humble filter makes a comeback

Traditional bio-sand purifier can filter arsenic which most commercial water purifiers fail to do

The disposal debate

Sewage disposal is a big problem in Mumbai. The blueprint for a project to improve waste management in the city is ready but its effectiveness …

Sewage stink

Many townships in Greater Noida are not connected to the sewage system

The true cost of water

Disciplining the enfants terrible of industry

Small is not always beautiful: Small-scale industries in India account for only 35 per cent of the country's industrial production, but their …

Kolkata’s hellhole

Every 1 in 3 adults has hypertension, but only half know it

New WHO report called for prioritising  prevention, early detection and effective management of high blood pressure

Excreta as resource: Looking at recovery, reuse of faecal sludge in UP

A critical link in faecal sludge and septage management value chain is reuse of by-products generated, which include treated water as well as …

How Baddi pharma waste can make your medicines ineffective

The waste contains active ingredients used in antibiotics and may be contributing to the spread of antimicrobial resistance. It is time to …

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

Globally, 23 cities pledge to reduce waste sent to landfills, incinerators by 50%

This commitment will avoid disposal of at least 87 million tonnes of waste by 2030

Who will save the Ganga?

The river continues to stink, in the fifth year of the Modi government

Peel potential

Bananas can filter heavy metals from water

No Garbage

Non-radioactive

Treating radioactive wastewater from ammunition plants

Treating hospital waste

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Helping hand

No simple solution

California's dilemma: clean air or clean water

Plasma treatment

New technology to dispose of medical waste creates furore

Purification project

No passing through

New carbon-based nanotube filter cleans drinking water, petroleum too

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 5, 2023)

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 (October 14, 2022)

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