National Green Tribunal stays covering of drains in South Delhi
Orders setting up of an expert panel to deliberate whether drains should be covered or not
Expert committee to look into junk food in schools
Delhi High Court approves proposal following dissension over guidelines proposed by food safety authority
Deadly virus triggers fears of SARS-like epidemic
WHO has not declared whether deadly virus, which has caused the death of a Saudi national, is a public health threat
Metro Flash Mob: "Please Mend the Gap"
On March 29, 2011, Dharini Bhaskar was harassed and assaulted while taking the yellow metro line in New Delhi. And although she filed a police …
Manna from heaven
Delhi is at the mercy of its riparian neighbours for water. Experts now say, water harvesting might be a step in the right direction towards …
Master plan for anarchy
The judgement to relocate polluting factories in Delhi leaves several questions unanswered. Will the powers-who-be work to turn good intentions …
Faceless Figures
The status of cancer data in India is as scary as the killer itself. The most recent data on cancer by the Indian Council of Medical Research is …
Tapping wastewater
Put into effect in earnest, the law on wastewater recycling can provide lasting relief to a parched Delhi. samreen farooqui delves into the issue
Severe fog: Met department in dark
The rising trend of murky days in recent years has failed to spur the Indian Meterological Department into action. Quite clearly, the need of the …
Car Control
Cities all over the world are trying to ease congestion on roads. Not the choked Indian cities, though. Time to make cars in India pay the real …
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)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Is Rs 25 lakh compensation enough for Okhla waste-to-energy plant?
The facility has been allegedly emitting various pollutants for years including carcinogens such as furans and dioxins
Delhi air pollution: identifying perpetrators and fixing responsibility
Air pollution in Delhi is a result of a complex mix of anthropogenic and natural sources
Science and politics of car pollution
Why are our policy makers and scientists ignoring public health risks from combustion sources and raising dust over dust pollution to blind …
European scientists press alarm bell on ill effects of diesel cars
A group of 24 scientists from 12 research and scientific organisations across Europe and the US have issued an open letter to sensitise the …
CSE recommends measures for cleaner air
Costlier diesel, stringent PUC compliance and higher taxes on older vehicles are some methods to reduce air pollution in Delhi
Now, use a mobile app to diagnose liver diseases
The mobile app that presently gives all the information about liver diseases will soon be turned into interactive application
Heat wave leads to deadly ozone pollution in Delhi: CSE analysis
Rising NOx levels and volatile gases in the air, primarily from vehicles, form the recipe for ozone