Auto Fool Policy
The Auto Fuel Policy makes a mockery of Delhi's pollution crisis by proposing a pedestrian roadmap. Live and die with pollution. You deserve …
‘Green’ steel, cement for clean energy? Not yet there, says IEA; here’s why
In order to achieve net zero emission target, battery manufacturing capacity for electronic vehicles has to multiply by six times the present …
What you need to know for your next hybrid or electric vehicle purchase
Here’s a guide to understanding hybrid and electric vehicles and deciding which is most suitable for your lifestyle
A public eyewash
The inspection and maintenance programme is nothing more than testing tailpipes of vehicles in India. The government should stop wasting …
Accountable automatically
Emission warranty and recall system have compelled the automobile manufacturers in the US and Sweden to take serious anti-pollution measures
Weed them out
The challenge is how to isolate "gross polluters" from the vehicle fleet and send them back to the manufacturers
What does Boris Johnson’s plan to ban fuel-powered vehicles mean for UK
Several other countries may follow suit in the coming years to phase out petrol- and diesel-run vehicles
Steering the way
The computer-generated Anil Agarwal Clean Air Model, developed by CSE, assesses what it takes to clean up Delhi's air. Some astounding results …
Too early to celebrate lithium discovery in Jammu and Kashmir
The resource in Jammu is only inferred, which is the lowest in the conviction for the estimation of a mineral deposit
Manufactured Chaos
How the Delhi government evaded the Supreme Court order on CNG to engineer a state of anarchy?
Planet of the humans: Is green energy enough to save the day?
The film is a depiction of what can go wrong if we do not address the energy question. What it does not address is the monstrous scale …
Better, not faster transport: Decarbonising mobility shouldn’t be dysphoric
India needs to rethink if faster transport can be the only solution to changing travel behaviour
West By Far East
In the rush for economic growth, China ignored its environment. Now it faces a nightmare. The country is one of the most polluted in the world.
CAG slams government over ultra mega power projects
Anil Ambani’s Reliance Power made profits worth Rs 29,033 crore as it was allowed to divert coal
More dreams sans cars
From a loose concept to a concrete movement, the idea of the car-free city has evolved gradually
Owning the road
Cities without cars, pollution and traffic. A movement is spreading across Europe to drive cars out. People are beginning to say no to cars
Small car revolution Who cares about congestion, pollution
The ultra-cheap small cars in the pipeline will tilt the skewed balance against public transport and two-wheelers irretrievably. The result will …
Fuel inefficient India heading towards energy crisis
Energy insecurity is India's latest tryst with her post-liberalised destiny. It began in July 2006. Crude oil prices rose to all time peak, at US $…
Road safety bill: Can it help achieve zero mortality?
Experts attending a roundtable organised by Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment urge for a people-centric law rather than one …
EU’s anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles is a risky strategy that may backfire
The commission will now undertake the investigation and probably propose new “anti-subsidy” duties on Chinese imports
Climate change is an infrastructure problem: Map of electric vehicle chargers shows one reason why
Uneven, limited charging infrastructure is a major roadblock to rapid electrification of vehicle fleet in the US, considered crucial to reducing …
China’s Africa strategy is shifting from extraction to investment — driven from the industry-rich Hunan region
Vulnerability of African countries and changing domestic needs of China leading to the shift
The anatomy of congestion
Travel today is relatively faster, and people across the world are travelling more than ever before. But at a giant cost: urban roads are choked …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 9, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Making India’s 3-wheelers electric
Down To Earth presents a snapshot on the electrification of 3-wheelers in India and how it can benefit the country