Draft plastic waste rules: Why multi-layered plastic needs to be phased out
12 years since plastic waste rules, 2011, restricting the use of MLPs is off the charts
Draft Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021: Addressing the bigger problem
The draft proposes increasing thickness of carry bags made of virgin plastic to 120 microns from 50 microns; ban single-use plastic from 2022
Draft a Bill to protect Ganga, PMO tells environment ministry
Inter-ministerial committee to be set up for drafting legislation
Centre for incinerating toxic Bhopal waste in Navi Mumbai
It was earlier to be burnt at a DRDO facility in Nagpur
River flood plains remain go zones
Environment ministry dithers on notification seeking to regulate construction activities in flood plains
Kicking up a stink
Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins
Environment ministry, CPCB endorse burning Bhopal's toxic waste at Nagpur
Ignore report that says defence research organisation's facility not suitable for disposing of heavy metals
Air quality in Delhi-NCR improves slightly to ‘very poor’
Change in wind direction primarily responsible; situation worsen during weekend
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 20, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 16, 2020)
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (November 2-6, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 29, 2020)
Community boilers for clusters of small-scale enterprises way forward in curbing industrial pollution
A win-win situation for industries, regulators and community
Are NGT orders enough to ensure full ash utilisation by power plants?
As many as 102 of 112 power plants have sought exemption from paying environmental compensation, according to a recent CPCB report to NGT
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (March 1-8)
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 24-28, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
Bhopal to Germany
Airlifting Union Carbide waste requires amending Indian law, violates Basel Convention
Bottled water alternative for drinking is worse than problem
Society is paying for pollution, has become an economic burden
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 6, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 5, 2020)
Rewind 2018: State of the air India breathes
Here are the major policies framed, studies conducted and steps taken in the last year over air and its quality
CSE analysis finds bias towards dust control due to CPCB assessment for funding
PM 10 levels considered for disbursing funds; Barely any difference in PM 2.5 levels between NCAP and non-NCAP cities
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 23, 2019)
Multi-pollutant crisis in Delhi-NCR: Ozone pollution another deadly contributor
With high pollution levels and growing heat stress due to climate change, the ozone level is frequently exceeding the standards
Delayed by design
Retrofitting India's coal-based power plants as per the new standards that will be in force from 2017 remains an uphill task