Closure of community bin area in Delhi deals blow to waste pickers
The informal waste recyclers in Connaught Place also segregated the waste collected. They extracted recyclables from waste and sold it
Will intensify protest: Farmer leaders reject Union govt draft seeking to break deadlock
Farmer unions call for major countrywide protest December 14; blocking of Delhi-Jaipur Highway, Yamuna Expressway by December 12
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Delhi street fruit juice samples
Study for which samples were taken, said the source of the bacteria could be municipal water
Lessons from COVID-19 on reducing India's environmental pollution
We can tackle our pollution problems by emulating approaches adopted to successfully tackle COVID-19
Gaurav Gogoi to table bill for changing air pollution law
Congress MP said updating 1981 legislation concerning air pollution was need of the hour
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 16, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
EIA notification 2020 in violation of FRA: Activists write to MoEF&CC
The provisions would adversely affect rights of forest dwellers and their right to minor forest produce
Environmental Impact Assessment: Why the govt needs to re-think its latest draft
The current EIA draft has severely diluted environmental protection, adding to the degradation of the environment; it can become an …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 6, 2022)
Zika virus has spread to several parts of India, finds ICMR
Cases from Telangana, Jharkhand confirm local transmission; experts push for more testing
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)
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
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
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