Pollution from Asia intensifying Pacific storms: study
Scientists say pollution from Asia is likely leading to stronger cyclones in the mid-latitudes of the Pacific, more precipitation, and a faster …
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor: people oppose Manesar-Bawal segment of project at public hearing
Deputy Commissioner of Rewari district orders probe after people object to high pollution from existing Daruhera industrial estate, which is …
Open defecation linked to stunting in Indian children
Research finds 10 per cent increase in open defecation associated with a 0.7 per cent increase in stunting in 112 districts
Steering the way
The computer-generated Anil Agarwal Clean Air Model, developed by CSE, assesses what it takes to clean up Delhi's air. Some astounding results …
Supreme Court bans sale of firecrackers in Delhi, NCR
The licences of existing firecrackers sellers will be suspended and the government will not issue new licences
15 lessons for India
As odd-even traffic restrictions in Delhi draw to a close, we highlight the takeaways from this massive community initiative to curb air …
Air pollution levels in Delhi drop by 60 per cent on car-free day
Delhi government has proved that reducing car numbers can significantly bring down pollution in a city where air pollution kills at least one …
NGT bans diesel vehicles older than 10 years in Delhi
The ban is now applicable to private as well as commercial vehicles, both heavy and light
NGT orders strict action against Delhi’s Yamuna-polluting industries
Despite several court orders and crores of rupees spent on cleaning the river, the Delhi stretch continues to be the most polluted
CAG report reveals only partial truth about sewage discharged into Yamuna
It does not take into account sewage generated from areas that consume water from private borewells and private suppliers
Revised draft national water policy restores priority to agriculture
Concerns expressed against privatisation and treating water as an economic good have been taken into account while revising the draft national …
Delhi High Court cancels clearance to mining project in Goa
Ramesh Gauns, an environmental activist, had been battling the government, against the clearance for five years
Deadly Dimensions
Diesel may be the most commercially viable fuel at present, but one that raises serious doubts on the future of urban health. Sundeep Salvi of …
Default drinking water
'Corporate Responsibility' has died a fancy death at the altar of public relations. A recent chemical analysis of branded packaged drinking water (…
Urban floods: lessons from Jammu & Kashmir
Putting a stop to unmindful concretisation of lake beds and drainage channels can save cities from disastrous floods
Doctors absent in flood-hit areas
Hospitals have not got green signal for deploying teams; state government unclear of medical help actually needed
Construction boom will make cities unliveable: Centre for Science and Environment
Non-profit calls for support for green buildings programmes which should not be reduced to a sham to protect realty profits
A tinge of green
Issues relating to the environment, though not on top of the agenda, did make their presence felt in the just-concluded assembly elections.
Manufactured Chaos
How the Delhi government evaded the Supreme Court order on CNG to engineer a state of anarchy?
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 12, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
States fined thousands of crores over waste — but how did NGT calculate the penalty amount?
Fine determined on polluter pays principle, equated to environmental compensation and cost of restoration
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 4, 2020)
Large parks can reduce depression risk: study
Major depression was three times higher in residents exposed to small parks as compared to those exposed to large parks
Delhi Decongestion Plan lacks right measures and budget allocation
Delhi-based non-profit CSE writes to urban development ministry, evaluating the plan and recommending ways to decongest the capital in a …
Foreign Vedanta funds Cong, BJP
Delhi High Court directs government to take action against the parties within six months