Be a planner, not a sprayer
The Directorate of the National Malaria Eradication Programme launched the Rs 715-crore Enhanced Malaria Control Project, in New Delhi on …
Troubled times
As the Lok Sabha gears up to vote on the crucial Aquaculture Authority Bill, thousands of fisherfolk launch an indefinite stir
Death by virtual world
Documentary>>Citizens at Risk, How Electronic Waste is Poisoning the Path out of Poverty for India's Recyclers Produced by IMAK and Chintan
No parking
Made the down payment, signed installment papers and ready to hit the road with the new car. See how much your new buy would cost the city
Slum voices
BOOK>> TRICKSTER CITY, WRITINGS FROM THE UNDERBELLY OF A METROPOLIS • translated by Shveta Sarda • Penguin • Rs 499
Tall Blunder
In 1996, industries in Delhi were hit by a series of court orders requiring them to take measures to reduce pollution 1,328 industries were …
NGT raps civic bodies, Delhi Metro for lying on cleaning debris from Yamuna banks
Wants fresh affidavits by May 7
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)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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
Why does Beijing value its citizens more than Delhi?
Both cities might have air pollution issues, but Delhi is way behind Beijing as far as awareness and solutions are concerned
Delhi government exempts small industries from seeking environmental clearance
The decision is likely to benefit 500 kinds of processes which required consent from Delhi Pollution Control Board earlier
Publishing biggies target Delhi University photocopy shop
Students demand right to access study material after Cambridge and Oxford university press move move court against neighbourhood photocopy shop …
Increased stubble fires, calm conditions cause Delhi’s air to become ‘very poor’
The condition will last till October 17, according to the SAFAR website under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences
Pollution emergency demands urgent action
The odd and even scheme has helped to arrest the peaking of pollution in Delhi when hostile weather—no-wind condition, dipping of …
Smog and health of aam aadmi
The mandate is clear. Delhi will have to fulfill the 12th Five Year Plan target of meeting the ambient air quality standards by the end of the …
Dengue cases on the rise in India, Delhi records its 1st death
India recorded 63,280 dengue cases as of September 30, 2022
Delhi’s dilemma
Why statehood is no answer to the city’s pollution mess
Science behind smog and its ominous implications
Actions to tackle the smog problem can be both preventive and punitive
A shot in the arm for Delhi
Neither odd nor even
BJP's Arjun Ram Meghwal is popular for being the MP who cycles to Parliament
Nirbhaya on stage
Play>>Sexual Violence • India/Scotland
Harnessing the sun
New injectable male contraceptive
A styrene maleic anhydride 'plug' has few side-effects and is reversible.
Ridge riddle