One step forward, two steps back

The initial phase of UPA II witnessed prolific rule making, but this was not followed up with responsible governance

Water woes acquire gargantuan proportions

The country’s national leaders have shown a remarkably weak appetite on policy and legislation

Polarisation and anarchy

Environmental challenges have grown manifold in past five years, but capacity of institutions to deal with them has decreased in same proportion

Eating right to save the planet

We need to re-invent sustainable agriculture so that it can meet the needs of millions, but does not cost us the Earth

Building a true green economy

The world has to reinvent growth as it is costing it the Earth

Click and protect hornbills

A web initiative was launched on June 5 to protect the endangered bird

Tuesdays are pedestrian's day out in Bhutan

Central Thimpu becomes pedestrian zone on World Environment Day

Time for new environmentalism

Wishing all our readers a happy World Environment Day, with the hope that the world will continue to work towards paying more than mere lip …

Pollution in news on June 5

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution

‘The world doesn’t need a treaty on plastic waste reduction’

UNEP chief Erik Solheim, during his visit to India, the global host for World Environment Day, says unlike climate change, plastic waste can be …

An Indian consumes 11kg plastic every year and an average American 109kg

But that doesn’t mean you get to consume more because even if India's per capita consumption is low compared to developed countries, …

Rajasthan announces Project Great Indian Bustard

State's population of 100 bustards crucial for recovery of the critically endangered bird in India

What are we doing to stop plastic menace?

The mission to end the plastic menace must include ending single-use plastics, promoting alternatives to fossil fuel-based materials, …

How green is the country? Check out our State of India's Environment Report 2019 In Figures

Centre for Science and Environment to launch latest edition on June 5, World Environment Day

Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths every year: UN expert

David Boyd, special rapporteur on human rights and environment, urges countries to beat pollution and hence not violate people’s rights to …

How green is the urea sector?

A comprehensive environmental assessment of India’s urea industry reveals that despite Kafkaesque bureaucratic hurdles from sourcing to …

क्या खेल का मैदान बदलना वायु प्रदूषण की समस्या का हल है

वायु  प्रदूषण बनाम क्रिकेट: प्रदूषित वातावरण खिलाड़ी और उसके प्रदर्शन को प्रभावित कर सकता है

10 हजार में से 8 बच्चों की मौत का कारण बन रहा है वायु प्रदूषण: रिपोर्ट

डाउन टू अर्थ मैगजीन और सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड इनवॉयरमेंट द्वारा द्वारा विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस के मौके पर जारी स्टेट ऑफ इंडियाज इनवॉयरमेंट 2019 ...

New ‘Race to Zero’ campaign needs to leverage optimistic messaging into concrete climate action

Messaging needs to be leveraged to put pressure on holdout national governments to increase climate ambition

विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस 2020: संकट के समय में अहम है पानी की भूमिका

पानी को सुरक्षित और स्वच्छ बनाने के लिए यह वैश्विक कोशिशों को तेज करने का सही समय हो सकता है

Why NGT’s calls on restoration of water bodies is need of the hour

National Green Tribunal’s 2019 order asking states to identify, protect and restore water bodies underlines the urgency to save them

Plant 50 million mangroves in the Sundarbans? Improbable, say experts

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had decided on the plantation to compensate for plants lost during Cyclone Amphan