Carbon trap

Use of carbon dioxide in oil recovery continues riding a slithery path

Norms in place

Germany makes display of emissions certificate on cars mandatory

India, own the agenda for clean air

After all, clean air is a public good and the adverse health effects of polluted air affect everyone

National Clean Air Programme is a half hearted policy

India may have announced the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), but neither does it have any legal backing nor financial support, making it a …

Understanding North India’s Pollution Crisis

There is no denying the fact that wind–blown dust contributes significantly to the pollution problem, but this should not divert our …

Talking about air

Participants at a recent workshop in Hyderabad expressed concern over the growing rate of air pollution in South Asia

Simply Put: The price of cars

Fire fight

Delhi's Bhalswa landfill has been on fire for more than a week 

Experience of cycling on car free day in Gurgaon

Polluted cities

Air pollution in several US cities was severe this summer, says a recent report

Settlement reached

Curbing pollution

Clearing the air

Tailing dirt

The tit's tail feathers can help gauge pollution levels

No US entry for polluting Mexican trucks

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 6, 2023)

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

A vicious nexus

To ensure that inconvenient research is besmirched and killed, industries are invariably attacking the science and researchers

Why is Delhi engulfed in dust?

Anumita Roychowdhury, head of air pollution and clean transportation programme at CSE, explains why Delhi and North India is besieged by dust, …

Pollution control certificate now mandatory for vehicle insurance renewal

With mandatory linking of annual vehicle insurance with valid PUC certificate the compliance level can improve

No respite from smog in Delhi as crop burning continues in Punjab, Haryana and UP

Urgent action is needed to help farmers buy appropriate technology that will prevent burning of straw

Growing maritime traffic major source of air pollution in East Asia

Contributed 16 per cent of carbon dioxide in the region in 2013 compared to 4-7 per cent during 2002-05

In the Parliament on March 8, 2016

Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues