Treating distillery wastes

Wasting Away

Despite the deadline for hospitals to set up bio-medical waste disposal methods having expired, nothing has changed

Nobody's waste

Kerala's capital wants a solid waste treatment plant in a nearby village. This has created a rural-urban conflict

Kolkata’s hellhole

CETP employee in Gujarat sacked for exposing illegal discharge channels

How e-waste crisis continues to plague informal sector

Over 90% of electronic waste management is done by informal sector workers, most of whom are unaware of their rights  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 11, 2023)

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

How Baddi pharma waste can make your medicines ineffective

The waste contains active ingredients used in antibiotics and may be contributing to the spread of antimicrobial resistance. It is time to …

Cuddalore flouts rules

New industries set to increase pollution in the area

No let-off till zero discharge

States fined thousands of crores over waste — but how did NGT calculate the penalty amount?

Fine determined on polluter pays principle, equated to environmental compensation and cost of restoration

Alembic plant in Gujarat asked to shut down

Change is in the process

Bullets for water

During a chance visit to Weliweriya, Sugandh Juneja wonders what took the Sri Lankan government so long to heed people’s complaints against …

Garbage to energy plans

SC agrees to subsidise five waste-to-energy plants

14 km from Pune, its footprint

Mismanaged solid waste in Tanzania’s Mwanza city is polluting Lake Victoria

Critical for Mwanza to invest in source separation of waste, developing infrastructure for ensuring 100% collection coverage and efficient …

The political economy of defecation

This is a story about Delhi and the Yamuna, about the relationship between one of India's richest cities and one of her most revered rivers. The …

Dar-es-Salaam’s waste management needs a complete revamp

The waste crisis at Pugu dumpsite in Tanzania’s economic capital is rising and urgent interventions are needed

Water from waste

With water scarcity gripping many parts of the country, people are talking about rainwater harvesting, but none about wastewater, which can also …

No concrete plans

The Centre for Science and Environment's Green Rating Project team has rated the cement industry. Its findings uncovered some surprises. The …

Hazardous delay

Environment ministry submits unclear status report on hazardous waste directives

Serial polluter

Waste-to-energy plant raises stink

Sukhdev Vihar residents say plant won't solve waste problem, will impact people's health