Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 16, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Bumper kharif amid excess stock? Is India staring at hard agri decisions
Restrict procurement from Punjab and Haryana; stop procuring from states offering bonus on MSP; divert excessive stock for ethanol and cattle feed
Stubble burning, dust from West put an end to north India’s clean air
The region had experienced clean skies during the COVID-19 lockdown, but now, particulate matters have again increased
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 29, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2020)
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 15, 2020)
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
North India air turns bad as winter approaches, CPCB data shows
Half of 54 cities, in six north Indian states, monitored by the CPCB, reported ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ air
Delhi air pollution crisis: CPCB advises offices to make employees ‘work from home’
The suggestion came as the overall air quality in the national capital remained ‘severe’ for a second consecutive day
Agencies working towards making Haiderpur wetland in west UP a Ramsar site
Haidepur is significant as it supports rich biodiversity, offers livelihood opportunities for locals
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 12, 2020)
Good food: Enjoy nutritious ‘Annakut ki sabji’ this festive season
The medley of vegetables prepared on Govardhan Puja, is an example of how festival food in India always had inbuilt systems to protect and …
Diwali amid COVID-19: Delhi air quality deteriorates as evening progresses
It could hit emergency levels if there is increased emission from firecrackers
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 17, 2020)
On Constitution Day, police use tear gas, water cannon on farmers
While many farmer leaders were detained November 24 and 25 and taken into preventive custody, others were detained November 26 too
Protesting farmers to enter Delhi after long confrontation with police
Swaraj India’s Yogendra Yadav tweeted that protesting farmers had been allowed to enter Delhi and given permission to protest at Nirankari …
Harnessing people’s power for climate action
As people join hands to increase awareness on climate change and call for action to reduce its impacts, we need to vouch for local solutions that …
Hand-holding must to make India’s jaggery units sustainable
Innovation in low-cost pollution-control technologies is needed for a cleaner and sustainable MSME sector in India
Indian farmers protests: The higher the yield, the greater the discontent
Loss of faith in government due to its perceived failure on multiple fronts regarding agrarian issues in the last 11 months have now boiled over
Bengal buys dirtiest coal-based power generated in India: CSE study
TPPs in the state have not taken adequate measures to control pollution
‘We will only wake up when sal trees have been driven to the brink of extinction’
The ‘treeman of Delhi’, Pradip Krishen talks to Down To Earth about the recent decision to cut 2,500 British-era sal trees on the …
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
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
State cracks down on farmer protest, lookout notices against 44
Amarinder Singh blames Delhi Police for using January 26 protests as excuse to harass genuine farmers
