Delhi to monitor air pollution 24x7 with ‘green war room’ ahead of winter
To monitor air pollution complaints through Green Delhi app; anti-dust drive to be launched October 5
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 …
North India Deluge 2023: A water plan addressing urban floods can pull Chandigarh out of troubled waters
Rainwater harvesting structures along the stormwater drains will enable the use of rainwater endowment along with preventing floods
MNRE should get approval for revised policy on repowering wind power projects: Standing Committee
The MNRE strategy paper outlines the bidding trajectory of 37 GW capacity till 2030 for offshore wind projects
CPCB’s new guidelines for India’s stone crusher sector a welcome step
CPCB guidelines in alignment with recommendations made by non-profit Centre for Science and Environment
World Environment Day 2023: CSE finds ground-level ozone pollution in Delhi-NCR all-year problem, persists at nights too
New Delhi and South Delhi areas were worst affected by ground-level ozone between March 1, 2023 and May 30, 2023
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 29, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Hundreds of families displaced in north Bihar as swollen rivers break their banks
Koshi, Gandak, Bagmati, Mahananda, Ganga and Adhwara flowing above danger mark at several places; Farmers in the state who were waiting for rains …
Call to action: Pest control actors should join hands to curtail harmful impact of rodents on India’s food production
Ecologically based rodent management has great opportunity to be adopted in the states of Madhya Pradesh & Jharkhand
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 26, 2023)
Here are some measures to upscale Delhi’s flood resilience
Climate-resilient designs and infrastructure can enhance the city’s capacity to withstand extreme weather events
Air pollution impacts villages and cities almost equally but pollution control funds only for urban India, shows analysis
Villagers lose 7 months more of their lifespan than city dwellers due to air pollution exposure, but still without any air pollution monitoring …
DTE Analysis: Siberia witnesses over 150% rise in air pollution
Estimates suggest emissions due to fires may turn atmospheric carbon sink Siberian taiga forests into source of carbon
Gambusia: This solution could actually be an invasive problem
Andhra Pradesh releases 10 million mosquitofish in waterbodies to control malaria, dengue
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 4, 2023)
Weather alert: Heavy rain forecast for Assam in next 10 days
State may get a quarter of its annual rainfall through June 19; experienced heavy floods after large excess June rains last year
Farmers responses over pesticide-use effects cannot be considered scientific, petitioners tell SC
Petitioners request Supreme Court to review and consider banning of 135 more pesticides banned outside India
Buying time? West Bengal government sets up panel as explosions in illegal firecracker factories kill 16
Three back-to-back explosions; Green activists say priority should be to close illegal units
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 26, 2023)
Urbanisation in India: We must reimagine how our cities are planned
The recent floods in North India serve as a stark reminder to prioritise sustainable urban planning and drainage infrastructure
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 22, 2023)
Making cities climate-ready crucial to solving climate crisis: World Bank
Cities in rich countries high emitters, but poorer ones will face most severe climate-related hazards, finds report
Poisoned Punjab: Mystery illnesses haunt this Fazilka hamlet dependent on canal water
Down To Earth ground report finds around 30 cancer deaths in 12 years in Burj Mohar in Fazilka district
Green issues plaguing rural West Bengal missing in Panchayat election campaigns, say activists
Low groundwater levels, cutting of trees and poor waste management not being addressed; political parties pass blame in response
