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)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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
Reading into new air policy for Delhi-NCR: Focus on prevention, timely intervention
It is clear that positive impact needs participation of wider areas in neighbouring states
NITI Aayog health index: Kerala maintains top spot
The worst-performing state in overall performance was Uttar Pradesh; Bihar, Madhya Pradesh performed marginally better
Curbs to chaos: The national capital commutes amid COVID-19 fears
Millions across the world have come out of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown and returned to work. Public transport with confined …
Why welcome trouble?
What induced the Indian Ministry of External Affairs to issue a statement endorsing a plan that could result in loss of human life, and have …
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
North India Deluge 2023: Yamuna breaches evacuation mark in Delhi; expert calls flood policy ‘absolute failure’
The Yamuna inundates parts of Delhi even with very little rain as it is silted and is not dredged, according to Gourishankar Ghosh
This winter most polluted for Maharashtra, Gujarat in last 4 years: CSE report
This demands urgent and aggressive scaling up of the multi-sector action plan to control pollution
COVID-19 update: India overtakes Brazil as 2nd worst-hit country
A few government and private hospitals will again be converted into fully COVID-19 facilities, said Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
EIA notification 2020 delayed till September 7
A petition had been filed in court, asking the notification be translated in all 22 regional languages of the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution
Peninsular India may get locusts after 46 years. Blame the wind
The pests are being carried into the region by the southern branch of winds entering India north of the Western Ghats
Inside slum lanes, a Delhi group helps quell hunger
The intiative, led by students and teachers of Delhi University along with lawyers and activists, feeds 800 slum dwellers a day
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (April 15-19)
Government experts hint variants responsible for COVID-19 case surge in India
India is not going to sequence 5 per cent samples due to high caseload, says National Centre for Disease Control
Delhi air pollution crisis: CPCB advises offices to make employees ‘work from home’
The suggestion came as the overall air quality in the national capital remained ‘severe’ for a second consecutive day
North India air turns bad as winter approaches, CPCB data shows
Half of 54 cities, in six north Indian states, monitored by the CPCB, reported ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ air
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 28, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 14, 2020)