Demystifying the 15-minute city: Its applicability in Indian context
15-minute city is hailed as a spatial development model to help foster a more local, healthy, equitable and sustainable way of life
Black carbon particles contribute to increasing COVID-19 cases
The novel coronavirus piggybacks on black carbon particles emitted during biomass burning
Should we celebrate the spread of peafowl in India
Their population dispersion in Kerala, a wet state, points to climate change and the drying up of formerly wet areas like the southern Western Ghats
Cut off amid CVID-19 lockdown: How a positive case next door changes the way I live
One of the latest novel coronavirus positive case in Delhi is at Kalkaji — a house away from mine
Five SC rebukes that show governments not serious about Delhi’s air
The apex court has repeatedly cracked on Delhi and neighbouring state governments for not being able to curb air pollution in the capital city
Parliament debates Delhi air, but what about earlier panel reports?
Parliamentary panel on science and technology and environment and forests tabled report in August 2018; nothing much has been done on …
How Haryana cut stubble burning this season
Distributing crop residue disposal machines, spreading awareness among farmers and increased sowing of Basmati rice brought about the good results
Green issues were important for Sheila Dikshit at all times
Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain remembers the three-time chief minister of Delhi who passed away on July 20, 2019
Haryana's move to expose Aravallis to 'development' may turn Delhi into a desert
Already vulnerable gaps in the hills may no longer be able to protect north India from the Thar
2018’s autumn, early winter show marginal improvement for Delhi air: CSE
Still, there are hardly any ‘good’, ‘satisfactory’ or even ‘moderately polluted’ days in sight
Uncertainty over air pollution in Delhi over the weekend
Satellite images from November 9 show intense stubble burning in Punjab; with the wind direction likely to change, it could be a choking weekend …
EPCA calls for ban on entry of trucks into Delhi from November 8-10
The body has also suggested that private diesel cars should not be driven during the period in view of the forecast for worsening air pollution
One-time parking charge: A vision or a nightmare for Delhi?
Stop isolated measures of legalising lifetime parking rights to public spaces for a pittance. Notify the draft parking rules and guidelines to …
CSE welcomes much-awaited Delhi government notification on approved fuel list
Notification mandates use of only cleaner fuels and bars all toxic and polluting fuels from being used in the city
Crop residue burning in North affecting rest of India too: study
Emissions from crop stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh are increasingly spreading towards central, southern states &…
Dust situation in Delhi to improve marginally over weekend
The forecast for the next three days says PM10 levels will be in the “Very Poor” category
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 5, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Delhi plans to remediate Okhla landfill by end of 2023. How will it do this?
CSE team found fresh waste continues to be disposed of at site; critical to use waste fractions recovered from landfill safely
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 21, 2022)
Lethal toxicity vs quantum of pollution in Delhi’s air
Not just quantum of pollution but also toxicity of emissions must be assessed to prioritise action on pollution sources
Winter pollution: Diwali night can add 300-600 µg/m3 of PM2.5 to Delhi's air
Delhi’s seasonal winter PM2.5 average had improved during the pandemic, but it stagnated post-pandemic. Action this winter will determine …
Capital owners: Caste hierarchies and racial discrimination affect migrant lives in Delhi; here is how
‘Properties of Rent’ is about the tension between rapidly changing economic realities and parallel attempts by communities like Jats …
COVID-19 surge in Delhi: 8-10 deaths every day, doctors recommend masks, booster dose
The recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Delhi can be attributed to the dominance of omicron sub-variant BA 2.75
Delhi, Kolkata first, second globally in PM2.5 pollution: Report
Exposure to PM2.5 pollution tends to be higher in cities located in low- and middle-income countries, according to the report
Why we may have missed the bus on ensuring paddy co-firing in Delhi-NCR coal plants this year
Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh need to identify the major aggregators in their respective states and ensure allocation of suitable land and …