Gujarat pollution board washes hands of creating buffer zones around waste treatment facilities
Central Pollution Control Board guidelines, however, state that no construction activity can take place within 500 metre of treatment, storage …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 24, 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 (June 10, 2020)
Draft CAG report slams Andhra pollution control board for negligence
The report blames the board’s inaction for unchecked pollution of water bodies and deteriorating air quality
Idols immersed, fears surface
The 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival that ended this week has once again brought to limelight the environmental hazards of immersing idols of …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 18, 2020)
COVID-19: How distant laws, uneven measures afflict sanitation workers
The pandemic has further aggravated the dichotomy of livelihood and safety of sanitation workers
SC takes cognisance of alarming increase in air pollution in Delhi
Centre for Science and Environment welcomes apex court’s decision to accelerate priority measures to cut toxic vehicular emissions and air …
Idol immersions after Durga Puja leave rivers polluted yet again
Central Pollution Control Board guidelines and court directions are yet to achieve the desired result of keeping rivers and lakes free of …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 8, 2020)
Money, money everywhere; not a clean drop to drink
Experts lament the lack of scientific planning and direction for cleaning of rivers in budgets
Promises broken, justice delayed
Bhopal gas tragedy survivors continue to suffer as court cases are delayed and government promises prove hollow
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 23, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 27, 2020)
Bengaluru’s lakes go bad as authorities deny responsibility
Agara, Bellandur and Varthur lakes are facing the dual threat of pollution and encroachment
Pollution threatens Taj Mahal
Despite crores being spent on its upkeep, air and water pollution continue to threaten the Taj Mahal
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 10-14, 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
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 27-31, 2020)
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 31-September 4, 2020)
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 20-24, 2020)
Deafening Noise
Constant exposure to noise can make one deaf. The major culprit is road traffic. Can one avoid noise? It’s difficult. Checking it, however, …
Gentle on critical pollution
After declaring 43 industrial areas in India as critically polluted and imposing a moratorium on their expansion, the Union Ministry of …