Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 6, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Zika virus has spread to several parts of India, finds ICMR
Cases from Telangana, Jharkhand confirm local transmission; experts push for more testing
Ghazipur, Delhi: Just why has this landfill been simmering for so long
The reality is that all kinds of waste is being dumped at landfill sites since the system of segregation and recycling is not in place. This …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2020)
Has COVID-19 lockdown really helped Yamuna health in Delhi?
Domestic sewage comprises 80% of pollution load and continues to get discharged into the river
Air pollution does kill people Mr Harsh Vardhan
Instead of simply rejecting the report, the minister could have given a scientific reason for his claim
Heat waves strike south India as north copes with cold
While northern India is witnessing an extended winter season, the southern part of the country started experiencing heat wave conditions on March …
Minister claims no data for pollution-related deaths in India, studies say otherwise
Dr Harsh Vardhan said in Parliament on Friday that there is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation …
Pollution emergency in Delhi-NCR: What it means and what to do
Let’s better understand and help reduce air pollution in the national capital, which is observing a 10-day emergency
Why a landfill and waste-to-energy plant in Delhi Ridge is a bad idea
A recent SC order approving a recommendation to set up a landfill and a Waste-to-Energy plant in Delhi Ridge is an ill-thought move
The man who upheld our right to breathe time and again
Outgoing Chief Justice T S Thakur’s statements show his concern over the deteriorating air quality in the national capital
India takes steps towards nutrient profiling of packaged foods
Initial survey on labels suggests that packaged food is not fit to be marketed to children
Art of gobbling up Yamuna floodplain
Without proper mapping and a plan for its acceptable use, no one can prevent the Yamuna floodplain from being gobbled up
Why three toddlers were forced to seek SC ban on firecrackers
Citing fundamental right to life, parents make their children as litigants in a first-of-its-kind PIL against the use of firecrackers during festivals
NGT stays ban on diesel vehicles older than 10 years, seeks solutions
National Green Tribunal has asked the Delhi government to find out ways to keep these vehicles off the roads
Why 700 litres free water daily may remain a far cry for Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal has kept his promise to Delhi by announcing the supply of 20 kilolitres a month (almost 700 litres a day) of free water for city …
Give landscape its due
Ravindra Bhan is one of the country’s pioneer landscape architects. From establishing a programme in landscape architecture at the School …
Policy draft backs new, expensive vaccines
Health experts say they are not essential enough to be part of national immunisation programme
DTC: OUT OF GAS?
With the deadline for converting its entire bus fleet to compressed natural gas drawing near, the Delhi Transport Corporation looks for excuses …
Miles to go
Is the government serious about introducing compressed natural gas (CNG) as a standard fuel for Delhi's vehicles? Have adequate steps been taken …
PUBLIC OUTCRY
For the past several months, Delhi has been witness to a half-hearted government being prodded by a determined Supreme Court to clean the Yamuna. …
‘We plan to make public transport more convenient’
Sheila Dikshit of the Congress party has been the chief minister of Delhi for three consecutive terms. She is in the fray to win the seat a …
CSE experts explain: Strategies to reduce crop residue burning for air pollution mitigation
Farm residue burning is a serious seasonal problem with severe public health consequences
EWS quota: Delhi government to crack whip on private hospitals
All private hospitals should have beds reserved for poor, says an activist