Centre leaves decision on Section 377 to SC
The apex court was told by the Centre that it won’t contest the petitions seeking to decriminalise homosexuality
Rain washes away Delhi's air pollution, but what after monsoon is over?
In a city like Delhi, where air pollution is a round-the-year phenomenon, rains can provide only temporary respite
In Delhi, deadly air pollution is never out of season
After a deadly smog episode in winter, the city witnessed severe ozone pollution this summer, followed by a spike in PM10 level due to pre-…
Delhi-NCR witnesses major spike in ozone levels with progress of summer: CSE
Increased emission from vehicles and growing heat stress has accelerated formation of ozone
Delhi govt’s proposal on e-buses does not address major concerns: EPCA
According to EPCA, the government has not done sufficient work to detail out the proposal for induction of 1,000 e-buses and their necessary …
Heatwave kills 36 people, most in Andhra Pradesh
Churu, which saw the temperatures soar beyond 50 degrees Celsius, has not registered even a single death
Government schools encouraging healthier lifestyles: study
The onset of many lifestyle or non-communicable diseases can be prevented or delayed by addressing these risk factors earlier in life
Aravallis broken beyond repair
Illegal mining has ravaged the mountain range in the past few decades. Down To Earth investigates the loss and traces the legal developments in …
Drought, but why: Several districts in peril every year
Despite 40 years of efforts and huge resource allocation, drought continues to hit the same districts over and again
Here is how demand aggregation can improve rooftop solar installation in India
Demand aggregation can address the main challenges to RTS deployment — low end-user awareness & increased consumer acquisition price …
Delhi-NCR cab strike: Are electric vehicles the answer to increasing fuel prices
With technology, mobility is more than service. It behaves as a market commodity that strives on customer satisfaction. And if a mobility service …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 14, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
No more N-I-M-B-Y
Our excessive reliance on 'others' to manage 'our' waste has let the situation go out of hand
Take a decision on draft parking rules, Supreme Court tells Delhi govt
The apex court has given the government 10 days to decide and also give an undertaking on the schedule of bus purchase
What made people in Delhi choose Aam Aadmi Party
Both BJP and the Congress need to look beyond what went wrong with their election strategy
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 25, 2023)
Delhi-NCR coal ban: Industrial units complain of soaring gas prices, difficulty to meet emissions standards
Centre for Science and Environment spoke with industrial associations about their experience of moving away from coal
Air pollution kills our children; and it isn’t even acknowledged
Lack of political will and intent and not making an explicit linkage with health means that Indian children die preventable deaths
All in a day: Dry northern districts have excess rain after July 13 shower
On July 13, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, which had till then, experienced deficient to large deficient rainfall, reported excess …
Oxygen Langars: Sikh gurdwaras in Delhi help COVID-19 patients breathe
As the national capital gasps for air, gurdwaras like Damdama Sahib have stepped up to provide what are now known as ‘oxygen langars’
Fight barriers to solutions to clean air
Need solution-driven agenda to build public and political will to overpower resistance from inconvenience of change
Delhi on the verge of another 'severe' air quality episode
Calm surface winds and a decrease in the ability of the atmosphere to disperse pollutants have made conditions conducive for such an episode
Background
Since the Industrial Revolution, as the world became excessively dependant on fossil fuels for energy, emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) have …
Join the dots for clean air
Delhi’s air pollution crisis has an urgent message: India must have a regional plan to fight the menace
What the toxic air did to Delhites
Down To Earth talks to doctors to get a sense of the ailments that residents of NCR are exposed to