Telangana COVID-19 vaccine recipient dies; govt says no link to immunisation

All three deaths following immunisation in India attributed to heart attack with no disease history

Synchronised rise of ‘bad air’ in cities of Indo-Gangetic Plain in 2020: CSE analysis

Landlocked region cannot rely on mitigation efforts by the National Capital Region alone, say experts

Higher incidences of water-borne diseases in fishermen drinking from Ganga: Survey

Consumption of and exposure to contaminated water has also led to predominance of skin diseases among fishing community

Mehdiganj Coca-Cola plant licence cancelled

Order of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board cites non-compliance of NOC conditions; local community welcomes decision

Hailstorm drives farmers to suicide

Over 100 kill themselves as large tracts of crops are damaged; food prices likely to go up

Rivulet resurrected in 45 days

Thousands of people working under NREGS bring a 38 km stream back from the dead in Uttar Pradesh

Green tribunal relief to Noida company closed by pollution board

Order to resume operations follows joint inspection that found Modern Door Devices was adhering to norms

Sand seized by Durga Shakti stolen from district collectorate's custody

Illegally mined sand worth Rs 8 crore had been seized from a close aide of Samajwadi Party bigwig Narendra Bhati; Green Tribunal directs night …

A thin green coating

No check on performance of green-rated buildings; developers pocket government incentives

Twice Unlucky

In 1962, it was the Indo-Chinese war. Now it is the creation of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. Once again, the Bhotiyas, who inhabit the …

Victim of its success

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

Northern power grid on the blink

States were cautioned more than 400 times against overdrawing electricity

Acquisition made easy

Stones unto stones

Unravelling Hindon’s pollution and pursuit of sustainable solutions 

Despite governmetal, judicial intervention, illegal dyeing units continue to operate & pollute the Hindon river 

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2020)

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

Indo-Gangetic Plain residents live 7 years less than other Indians: Study

This is because air quality in the region fails to meet the WHO’s guidelines on particulate pollution

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

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-…

Victims of ‘growth’

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‘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

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

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

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

Ganga returns to its sluggish, dirty state

Kumbh over, freshwater release is discontinued; tanneries resume operations

Leprosy looms

Latest survey dismisses government’s claims of disease elimination