Rotten eggs in our face

By depleting the soil's calcium stocks, acid rain is indirectly leading to defects in the eggs of a European bird

Acid comment touches minister on the raw

British environment minister John Gummer is smarting from being called a shitbag by his Norwegian counterpart.

Rain drain

By leaching essential nutrients from top soil, acid rain threatens forests in more ways than previously thought

More of everything?

Increasing acid rain. Higher temperatures. Water scarcity. Shrinking farmlands. Reducing biodiversity. This is what the years leading to AD 2050 …

More of everything?

Increasing acid rain. Higher temperatures. Water scarcity. Shrinking farmlands. Reducing biodiversity. This is what the years leading to AD 2050 …

Shadowy presence

A haze of pollutants, the size of the US, covers a part of the Indian Ocean sky creating fears of acid rain, low rainfall and a change in …

Not so easy

Ecosystems that were expected to revive after power plants were ordered to clean up their act, have not done so

Excess March rainfall: What it means for COVID-19 outbreak

The country recorded 77 per cent more rain than normal between March 1 and March 19, 2020

From the frying-pan to fire

Sweden may be trying hard to control the phenomenon of acid rain, but the end result is another crisis at hand - a dwindling Population of the moose

To save the future

A change is needed in government policy to discourage the use of fossil fuels. Strict pollution control measures have to be implemented

Alarming situation

If fossil fuel emissions go unchecked, there is a possibility of sulphur dioxide emissions increasing four-fold in India by 2020

Acid rain arriving soon in India

It wreaked havoc in Europe. Now scientists are worried that acid rain may soon acquire grave proportions in India. Acid rainwater may cause …

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.

Daunting journey

Carbon particles from biomass burning and vehicles could be discolouring the Taj Mahal. Down To Earth returns to the monument, a symbol of …

Pollution threatens Taj Mahal

Despite crores being spent on its upkeep, air and water pollution continue to threaten the Taj Mahal

NTPC Dadri to adopt advanced boiler technology to reduce NOx emissions

Close monitoring of the technology’s performance is necessary to ensure compliance, says the Centre for Science and Environment

Nitrogen's role rediscovered

Pollutant-gobblers

TIBETAN CHINA

Lightning effects

Black rain in Turkey

Cleaner chimneys

Acid attack

Concerns about tackling the menace of acid rain grows in Japan

Acid bath

Ban on brimstone