Delhi's air quality worsens, but does the city have a plan to avoid repeat of 2016?

In the past week, the PM2.5 concentration in ambient air has consistently increased in the national capital region

In the Parliament on February 25, 2016

Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues

Government releases new socio-economic census data

The findings of the new report will place pressure on the government to redefine BPL households and the poverty line

Renewable energy sources to overtake coal by 2030, says report

Leaders of the Group of Seven nations have recently backed a goal to phase out emissions this century and sharply reduce greenhouse gases by 2050

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Land conflict affects more than 6.5 million people across India: Report

More than 15 lakh hecates of land were affected by infrastructure projects

A new method that can advance monsoon forecast

Early prediction of monsoon may be a boon for Indian farmers

Study highlights importance of last patches of tropical lowland forest in Assam

Forest fragments protect key interactions between plants and fruit-eating birds, thus maintaining biodiversity in fragmented landscapes

COVID-19: Zydus Cadila seeks emergency approval of its needleless vaccine

This needleless vaccine, in case it gets approval, will be the world’s first plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid vaccine against COVID-19 …

COVID-19 vaccine update: SC quizzes Centre on mandatory online registration, dual pricing

You keep saying digital India, digital India, but you are not aware of the ground realities: Justice Chandrachud  

कोरोनावायरस के नए स्ट्रेन के मामलों की संख्या 20 पहुंची

भारत में कोरोनावायरस के नए स्ट्रेन के बढ़ते मामलों को देखते हुए ब्रिटेन से आने वाली उड़ानों पर पाबंदी बढ़ा कर सात जनवरी कर ...

इंजीनियरिंग के छात्रों ने बनाया कम लागत वाला वेंटिलेटर

छात्र इस प्रोटोटाइप का मेडिकल परीक्षण कराएंगे और स्वीकृति मिलते ही बड़े पैमाने पर वेंटिलेटर्स का निर्माण किया जाएगा

मील का पत्थर साबित होगा फूड लेवलिंग कानून: सीएसई  

सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड एनवायरमेंट ने भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा एवं मानक प्राधिकरण (एफएसएसएआई) के खाद्य सुरक्षा एवं मानक (लेवलिंग एंड डिस्प्ले) विनियमनों 2019 मसौदे ...

सुंदरवन के पास वन कर्मचारियों पर हमला, चार घायल

वन कर्मचारियों पर हमला तब हुआ, जब वे बाघ की मौत के मामले में नामजद एक आरोपी को पकड़ने गए थे 

Air pollution retards lung growth in Delhi children; studies point to health emergency

Children’s Day comes with a grim reminder of growing health risk from worsening environmental risks, especially air pollution

Monsoon likely to hit Kerala on schedule despite early onset in Andaman Islands: IMD

According to IMD, monsoon is likely to arrive in Kerala on May 30, just a day ahead of the normal monsoon onset

Synchronised rise of ‘bad air’ in cities of Indo-Gangetic Plain in 2020: CSE analysis

Landlocked region cannot rely on mitigation efforts by the National Capital Region alone, say experts

As told to Parliament (December 6, 2023): Activation of Almora fault led to increase in earthquakes in 2023, says Rijiju

All that was discussed in the House through the day  

COVID-19: Expert committee approves Covaxin for children aged 2-18 years

No data on clinical trials of Bharat Biotech vaccine on children available publicly yet

विश्व कैंसर दिवस: दुनिया के 86 प्रतिशत मुंह के कैंसर के मरीज भारत में

एक अध्ययन में कहा गया है कि वर्ष 2018 में इससे भारत में सबसे अधिक लोगों की मौत हुई है

How to check if your milk is adulterated

Some simple tests to check milk and milk products for common adulterants 

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 25, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

CSE calls for decentralised and distributed deployment of renewable energy in Northeast India

The Northeast can address its energy poverty and provide access to clean energy to its communities by harnessing advanced technologies such as …

CSE releases latest analysis of air quality data for Delhi-NCR, as winter sets in

CSE says 2021 winter season starting with much cleaner threshold compared to the previous three years

Coronavirus update: One million kits ordered, says ICMR DG

Centre curtailed entry of Indian passengers travelling from European Union countries, the UK and Turkey, starting from March 18