Off to another bad start

A failed monsoon this year could mean sixth consecutive crop failure in most parts of the country. The government must immediately prepare a long-…

EPCA draws roadmap for brick kilns in Delhi-NCR

Environmental body takes a number of decisions at workshop to discuss region’s brick kiln sector, which is a major cause of pollution

Victims of ‘growth’

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Northern power grid on the blink

States were cautioned more than 400 times against overdrawing electricity

Today's breakfast: DDT

A significant proportion of food products in India, especially infant food products, has been found to be contaminated by poisonous substances

Delhi's dream clean-up

Factories smugly carry on polluting villages around capital city

In short

‘Modern buildings cannot breathe’

Kolkata-based architect Laurent Fournier tells how ceilings can float and why bamboo-reed-mud make more sense than brick-concrete-steel

Stones unto stones

Victim of its success

MGNREGA blamed for causing labour shortage; cut in budgetary support likely

Acquisition made easy

Cane fumes

Mills of Gorakhpur grind slowly, but they grind too fine

Unlikely man-eaters

Bengal buys dirtiest coal-based power generated in India: CSE study

TPPs in the state have not taken adequate measures to control pollution

EPCA directs slew of measures as Delhi air turns noxious again

Diesel generator sets to be banned; construction and industrial projects asked to adhere strictly to norms

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 25, 2020)

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

Bihar all set to check encephalitis

Open defecation along the Gandak in Uttar Pradesh causes the disease in Bihar, says study

Ghaziabad is ignoring its waterbodies despite court rulings

The Uttar Pradesh government has not submitted any action taken report on measures taken to restore waterbodies in the last seven months

Ganga returns to its sluggish, dirty state

Kumbh over, freshwater release is discontinued; tanneries resume operations

Yummy but harmful

Indian markets are flooded with foods that contain colours beyond permissible limits

Up against GM

RTI assessment

Tannery convicted