Bottled water alternative for drinking is worse than problem
Society is paying for pollution, has become an economic burden
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Meeting on final agreement for Bhopal waste disposal ends without decision
Group of Ministers headed by P Chidambaram to take final decision now
Cyclone Amphan: Waterlogging sparks COVID-19 infection fear in Bengal
Amphan fiercest cyclone to hit Bengal in last few decades, says IMD
Delhi High Court orders shifting of biomedical waste incinerator from Okhla
Residents hope it will pave the way for shifting of Jindal's waste-to-energy plant
Bhopal waste disposal: government dithers over finalising contract with German company
Madhya Pradesh government unhappy with clauses in proposed contract
Pali industrial units discharge untreated effluent into river
Authorities shut down industries, but they continue to operate clandestinely
Nagpur village moves court against Bhopal's toxic waste incineration
Say it would endanger people’s their lives and environment
India’s SO2 emissions up by 71 per cent in 5 years, shows US study
'CPCB underestimating pollution from coal-fired thermal power plants'
Green signal: 90% brick kilns in Alwar adopted clean tech
Nearly all brick kilns in Alwar have started using biomass fuel as mandated by CAQM
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 21, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Wasted e-waste
Electronic waste is a mine of precious metals, but poor regulations simplify its squandering away
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 13, 2019)
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 (September 16, 2022)
Cleaner air: Can we go back to ‘normal’?
CPCB’s evidence on nation-wide clean up during the lockdown implies that clean air action has to upscale to new normal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 13, 2019)
New units banned in 8 industrial areas; ban lifted from 10 others
Fresh pollution index revealed increasing pollution in industrial areas from where ban was lifted earlier
Plan to incinerate Bhopal waste at Pithampur
Doubts had been expressed earlier over the capacity of the waste disposal facility in Dhar district
India’s largest cooperative of waste pickers turns 300 tonnes of waste into wealth annually
Urban India generates around 56 million tonnes of municipal solid waste per annum of which 40-50 per cent is not processed and eventually ends up …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 3, 2019)
NGT fines Volkswagen Rs 500 cr for damaging environment
Cheat device in multinational's diesel engines meant more nitrogen oxide emission than claimed
Newer, not better
While India announces a new formula to assess pollution levels in industrial clusters, it shies away from addressing the core problem of how to …
Continuous pollution monitoring initiative needs momentum
Although the majority of the industries surveyed by CSE have installed real-time emission monitoring systems, no significant improvements are …
Operation of brick kilns in UP: NGT pulls up chief secretary
The tribunal, in an earlier order, said brick kilns in the National Capital Region cannot operate until an assimilative carrying capacity …