Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 9, 2023)

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

An unholy dip and a holy Satyagrah

An extract from 'Faecal Attraction', a film on the political economy of shit in India -here's an interview with a scientist cum priest from …

Reuse of treated wastewater: Faecal coliform is a challenge in Delhi

Around 75% of sewage treatment plants managed by the Delhi Jal Board are failing to effectively treat faecal coliform

A solar water purifier, with a difference

Scientists at the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute at Phaltan in Maharashtra developed a solar water purifier, that does not require …

A zero waste toilet to achieve a clean India

Locals in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh consistently choose evapotranspiration toilet, a zero waste model which requires no human intervention over …

Union Budget 2018: Merely increasing funds for Clean Ganga will not ensure results

A CAG report had said underutilised funds and an absence of a long-term plan affecting rejuvenation of Ganga

Water pollution hot spots identified in Indian rivers

Data is misleading and underestimates pollution, allege scientists