Centralisation of powers, diluted laws: Weak Water Act further diluted by latest amendments, say experts

Environment minister claims impetus to industries, improvement of environment protection while moving bill in Parliament

Subverting a basic human right

A draft water policy proposes to make water an economic good

Gaps galore in Ganga action plan

Poisoned Punjab: Mystery illnesses haunt this Fazilka hamlet dependent on canal water

Down To Earth ground report finds around 30 cancer deaths in 12 years in Burj Mohar in Fazilka district 

Controlling water

People in Andhra Pradesh now need official consent to sink new wells

Mithi in intensive care

Mumbai tries pumping oxygen into the river to keep it clean

Bottled water alternative for drinking is worse than problem

Society is paying for pollution, has become an economic burden

Two sides of the same coin: Shrinking water bodies and urban floods

Water bodies have become even more critical in current times when cities are facing the challenge of rapid, unplanned urbanisation

The true cost of water

For a clean ganga

Kandy gets beauty treatment

Sri Lanka employs aquatic plants to clean up its heritage lake

Instant quality check of rivers

Electronic sensors to monitor pollutants in Yamuna, Ganga

Courts act to protect floodplains

Centre dithers on banning encroachment in river zones

Rajasthan HC comes down hard on polluters in Barmer district

Kolkata reconnects with its riverfront

Water woes at Allahabad's Kumbh mela

No let-off till zero discharge

Delhi to get interceptor sewers

EU agrees on cleaner rivers, lakes

Untreated effluents released in Mumbai rivers, industries flout norms: Report

The Ulhas and its tributary Waldhuni are among 53 of the most polluted rivers in Maharashtra

Environmental crimes: India may take upto 33 yrs to clear case backlog, says report

By the end of 2018, the number of cases pending trial climbed to 48,238

Letters

Gutter will sparkle

Ludhiana is going all out to clean up Buddha Nallah, the sole receptacle of its industrial filth

China toughens punishment for water polluters

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 10, 2020)

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