Environment ministry issues new draft notification on fly ash with ‘polluter pays’ principle
Power plants have been given an extension of 10 years to progressively utilise their legacy ash
The cleanest cities of India: Karad’s successful management and destigmatising sanitary waste
Effective collaboration between agencies and shared responsibilities has been the USP for Karad’s success
Making solar cells efficient, cheaper, recyclable: IIT-Guwahati finds a way
Perovskite-based devices are considered heavily used semiconductor materials as they are affordable and easy to manufacture
Public hearings on Kaiga nuclear plant expansion, but what are the risks?
Proposed expansion of two units raises concerns, throws light on previous mishaps and health impacts
Lax global laws let the rich junk polluting vehicles in low-income nations
Rich nations are dumping their old, used and close-to-being-scrapped vehicles in low-income vehicle importing countries of Africa and South Asia …
Manual scavenging: Non-existent for govt, yet people die 30-ft under ground
The recent deaths of five manual scavengers again raises the question of how far will India let this problem go
Indonesia's ancestral community embraces drones, computers while preserving traditions
Indonesia’s Ciptagelar community, 130 km southwest of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, is in many ways both a model smart village …
How the growing “one water” movement is not only helping the environment but also saving millions of dollars
Solutions to floods, droughts and pollution that look upstream, downstream and everywhere in between save dollars and make sense
Microplastic in Atlantic: Ocean lab near Bermuda Triangle
Scientists on expedition find 29 pieces of plastic, of which 23 are micro plastic, in the Atlantic Gyre
The myth of a clean Kumbh
The NGT flagged poor solid waste management during the Kumbh Mela on the Ganga, which both the Centre and UP claimed to be 'swachh' or clean. But …
Findings of annual rural sanitation survey questionable
The claim of 96.5 per cent rural households having access to toilets with potential usage is somewhat doubtful, especially in a scenario where …
Banana wise: This fashion designer in Shravasti uses banana crop waste to make women financially independent
Tejashwi Pathak’s Baudhanchal self-help group helps women in the east Uttar Pradesh district to make handicrafts from banana waste and …
Why innovative cool roofing is becoming popular among Ahmedabad’s urban poor
The city’s residents strategically use shade, ventilation and building materials to keep their homes comfortable; and it does not cost the earth
Poor sanitation cost India 5.2% of its GDP
Lack of access to sanitation wiped off US $106.7 billion from India's GDP in 2015. It is almost half of the total global losses
Coal India signs MoU for environmental audit of mines
The MoU with Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education will facilitate eco-restoration of 430 mines
Dalit activists, leaders decry Prime Minister’s ‘Christ-like’ act
It is just a gimmick to fool Dalits whereas their real problems are unaddressed, they say
Troop of ‘Blue Langurs’ spotted in Gujarat’s chemical paradise Ankleshwar
Ankleshwar’s chemical units have wrought havoc on its air and water and have caused adverse impacts on the health of human and non-human …
UK plastic waste threatens Arctic ecosystem
Out of the 13 billion single-use plastic bottles annually bought in the UK, only 50 per cent are recycled
Hiroshima Day 2023: The global footprint of nuclear fallout
Nearly 8 decades since the nuclear age started, people around the world, not to mention the flora and fauna, have all been exposed to radioactive …
Nuclear fusion breakthrough: Decades of research still needed before fusion can be used as clean energy
Regardless of the efficiency of a future fusion power plant, taking energy conversions from basic science to the real world will require …
World Environment Day 2023: Access to reusable menstrual products crucial in addressing pollution, health hazards
Some studies suggest that around 12.3 billion sanitary pads end up in landfills in India annually
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 22, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
How one Gram Panchayat in Himachal built a waste-free, water-surplus village
Pappla village constructed water-harvesting structures, soak pits and a plastic waste processing plant to transform itself
Recycled plastic for food packaging: Why the new rules are shocking
The new directive by Union environment ministry overrides 2016 rules that did not permit carry bags made of recycled plastic for food items
No improvement in process safety regulations almost 40 years after Bhopal: Report
The report, by Scientists for People gave the damning indictment after having looked into an explosion that occurred in Nellore May 11 this year