Stop the killing fields
Farmers are in a terrible situation, with no water for crops, livestock or drinking. If we dismiss this year as a freak weather year, we will …
Green tribunal orders closure of 18 polluting industries in Noida
Order follows site inspections by a joint committee appointed by tribunal
“It is not religion but the state that is insensitive to the environment”
“Both Hinduism and modern science are sensitive to the environment”
Maha Kumbh to be a dry run?
Religious organisations say there is not enough water in the Ganga to take the holy dip
Sugarcane growers in Uttar Pradesh short changed
Bhakti divide in Brajbhoomi
Disagreement is brewing among Krishna's devotees in Vrindavan. While some want to show their love for the god by building temples, others serve …
Japanese biopiracy of our Ballia barley
Japan’s Sapporo brewery patents Indian barley gene without giving benefit to farmers
Losing light
Bachat Lamp Yojana flounders. Investors say faulty mechanism makes it a bad deal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 1, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
स्वच्छ भारत मिशन से साल भर में हर परिवार को हुआ करीब 53,536 रुपए का फायदा
स्वच्छ भारत मिशन से होने वाला लाभ, उसपर 10 वर्षों के दौरान किये खर्च से करीब 4.3 गुना ज्यादा है
पर्यावरण मुकदमों की डायरी: पक्षी विहार में हो रहा था अवैध निर्माण, एनजीटी ने दिए जांच के आदेश
पर्यावरण से संबंधित मामलों में सुनवाई के दौरान क्या कुछ हुआ, यहां पढ़ें-
At least 24 out of India’s 123 reservoirs are full: Central Water Commission
Situation precarious for Karnataka and Maharashtra, where ‘heavy’ to ‘very heavy’ rainfall is predicted in some parts;…
कोरोनावायरस से निपटने के लिए देश में नई राष्ट्रीय योजना की जरुरत नहीं: सुप्रीम कोर्ट
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने 18 अगस्त को दिए अपने आदेश में साफ कर दिया है कि देश में कोरोनावायरस से निपटने के लिए अलग से ...
पर्यावरण मुकदमों की डायरी: कासगंज में क्यों काटे गए 3,000 पेड़? एनजीटी ने मांगी रिपोर्ट
यहां पढ़िए पर्यावरण सम्बन्धी मामलों के विषय में अदालती आदेशों का सार
Loss from illegal sand mining on Air Force land pegged at Rs 1.4 crore
Faridabad deputy commissioner's report to National Green Tribunal estimates that 60,000 metric tonnes of sand has been mined illegally from the …
CAG slams Uttar Pradesh for poor implementation of MGNREGS
14.5 per cent decline in employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, says country’s chief auditor
Blowing out a tradition
The ban on conch shell trading has sent the industry into a tizzy
The flyash burden
Will the targets set for utilising flyash by power plants be met?
More dirt on GAP
The much-hyped sewage treatment plants installed in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, under the Ganga Action Plan are proving to be ineffective. A report …
Shallow scheme
Drinking water project peppered with flaws
The meat you eat
A behind-the-scene look at how slaughterhouses in India dispose hazardous bio-waste by endangering the environment
Just dump it
Acids of arsenic. Organo-mercury compounds. Batteries. Bristles of boars or hogs. More potent stuff: asbestos; slag dross; ash and residues of …
Increased stubble fires, calm conditions cause Delhi’s air to become ‘very poor’
The condition will last till October 17, according to the SAFAR website under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences
बायो मेडिकल वेस्ट के नियमों का पालन नहीं कर रहे हैं यूपी के अस्पताल: कमेटी
रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि उत्तर प्रदेश के 1027 सरकारी स्वास्थ्य केंद्रों में से 564 में बायो मेडिकल कचरे को एकत्र करने के ...