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 …
Baiga agriculture can solve problems that plague modern systems
Book>>Benwar Swaraj by Naresh Biswas Nirman Vaikalpik Vikas Evam Sehbhagi Shodh Sansthan, Mandla, Madhya Prades
Vaccine Eloquent
Universal vaccination became part of government policy in 1978. A quarter of a century since, progress has been fitful. In some parts of 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
Delhi's dream clean-up
Factories smugly carry on polluting villages around capital city
In short
Cane fumes
Mills of Gorakhpur grind slowly, but they grind too fine
Unlikely man-eaters
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
Yummy but harmful
Indian markets are flooded with foods that contain colours beyond permissible limits
Rs 67 crore later
...In Kanpur's Jajmau area, chromium enters food chain. How spent is the Ganga Action Plan?