Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2019: The order of change

To resolve environmental problems, we need a change in mindset, empirical studies, implementation, monitoring and follow-ups, says Justice Madan …

Change the climate now

Now that the rich are also being hit by climate change & the “attribution” is clear, the targets for the world’s anger will …

Fuel efficiency standards: Did Centre buckle under pressure from industry?

The government has stalled standards that could have made heavy-duty vehicles guzzle and pollute less. Is it hand-in-glove with the industry or …

Walking and good roads a fundamental right: Bombay HC

In most Indian cities, pedestrians outnumber vehicle users. Yet, they remain invisible in policy action

More than 12 million deaths due to unhealthy environment in 2012, says WHO

One in every four deaths across the world can be attributed to environment-related factors

Current PUC norms for diesel are too lenient, says CSE

The Central government should first fix the manufacturers’ responsibility for the emissions performance of vehicles during their useful …

Nearly 3 billion people risk ill health and death from household pollution: Study

Ill effects on health include respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, asthma, lung cancer and other ailments

China announces 10 per cent tax break for electric cars

At least 30 per cent of the vehicles bought for use by the state from 2014 to 2016 will be electric powered or clean energy based, says government

Umbilical discord

As a result of air pollution in Delhi, strains of toxic metals like lead and cadmium are increasingly finding their way into the womb

Lead(ing) to disaster

Environmentally-hazardous backyard smelting units swell as multinationals fail to recycle used batteries

Health costs first

USEPA can now set stringent air quality standards only on the basis of health costs, not economic impacts

Sentinels of Sound

When noise levels rise over 55 decibels, sound becomes unsound. Isolated pleas against the racket of revelry have fallen on deaf ears. But a …

Smog envelops India's smaller cities

A recent release from the Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh, January 2003, presents deadly facts about air pollution levels in Indian …

Fatal Attraction

The thirst for diesel in India is growing. Diesel mania grips the Indian automobile industry and the customers with more and more companies going …

In Brief

Smoke in the kitchen

The new ‘green’ biomass cookstove has immense potential but why is it missing in homes?

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 7, 2024)

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

UNEP proposes action plan to reduce emissions from cooling sector

Measures could slash predicted 2050 greenhouse gas emissions by 60%

New, reusable masks may help meet COVID-19 demand

The silicone rubber new masks can be sterilised for repeated use and have an N95 filter

Closure of stone crushers leaves labour high and dry

Pune: a contradictory picture

Bhopal: towards disaster zone

Delhi: the capital punishment

Polluting industries

Noisy trade