Saving Krishna's forests
This is the story of Friends of Vrindavan, a unique experiment in conservation, which brings to attention the important role that India's …
Will the new Yamuna River Project clean up the river?
A study by the University of Virginia on cooperation between India and Spain aims at rejuvenating the Yamuna as it flows through India’s …
Now, activists seek personhood rights for a fifth river
An amicus brief was submitted to the Constitutional Court of Colombia on August 9 calling for recognition of the rights of the Anchicayá River
Punjab can't scrap water-sharing agreements with states: Supreme Court
The court cancelled a law passed by the Punjab legislature, terminating a water-sharing deal with five other states
When a river weeps
Reduced to being a receptacle of household and industrial wastes and victimised by lopsided development, the Yamuna, Delhi's lifeline, is crying …
Bad water
Delhi recently faced a water crisis as drinking water supply was cut due to high levels of ammonia in the Yamuna
A river ruined: Our Yamuna is dying due to sand mining, say locals in Haryana
From flora and fauna to human residents, no one has been left untouched due to the wanton extraction of sand in the area
North India Deluge 2023: Yamuna crosses evacuation mark in Delhi; highest since 1978
Rising levels of water in the Yamuna are measured at three levels — warning level at 204.50 metres, danger level at 205.33 metres, and …
Yamuna highly polluted in many stretches beyond Delhi too
Scientists monitored the river’s pollution load at 12 points from Poanta in Himachal Pradesh to Pratappur in Uttar Pradesh
Yamuna pollution: green tribunal orders operation clean-up in Delhi
Order sets heavy penalties for polluters and asks for drains to be kept clear of encroachment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 28, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Noida twin tower demolition: How will it affect local flora, fauna
It will take a long time for plants in the area to recover from the effects of dust; birds and mammals will leave for some time
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 1, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Give rivers their rights, activists tell IUCN World Conservation Congress
Only 37% of rivers longer than 1,000 km still flow freely due to dams being built on them
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 2, 2023)
Unravelling Hindon’s pollution and pursuit of sustainable solutions
Despite governmetal, judicial intervention, illegal dyeing units continue to operate & pollute the Hindon river
‘Save Yamuna’ activists call off protest
Say senior BJP leaders, including Home Minister Rajnath Singh and party president Amit Shah, have promised to take action within two months
Wah Taj! Really?
While the SC expends its energy on shouting at the authorities to save the Taj Mahal, let’s look at the 17th century mausoleum’s sad …
The myth of a clean Kumbh
The NGT flagged poor solid waste management during the Kumbh Mela on the Ganga, which both the Centre and UP claimed to be 'swachh' or clean. But …
Delhi government releases plan to tackle water shortage
Groundwater from the Palla-Wazirabad floodplain in the city can reduce the pressure on the water supply system
Force the fish up
The annual Maund festival of the Aglar valley in Uttaranchal is both pure revelry and impure fun, says manisha viren singh
Prepare working plan on waste discharge into Ganga, Yamuna during Kumbh: Allahabad HC to UP government
Authorities are directed to ensure that the ban on single-use plastic is enforced effectively and plastic waste is not dumped in the Ganga or Yamuna
Centre and state join hands to clean the Yamuna
A Special Purpose Vehicle has been created to enable officials to clean the river on the lines of the Sabarmati riverfront model
When shall we heed 'heaven speak'?
Extreme rains followed by floods and landslides in Uttarakhand should act as a wake up call for planners and decision makers all over the country
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 24, 2023)