India faces stiff challenge with management of 187,200 tonnes of solar PV waste
The government should allocate dedicated funding for solar panel and cell recycling under the Atmanirbhar initiative
Plastic-free planet: Recycling increases toxicity of plastics, warns Greenpeace study
Plastics contain more than 13,000 chemicals and 3,200 of them known to be hazardous to human health
Revive the old tradition and plan for garbage logistics to treat Arunachal’s waste problem
If the common sense of the mountain community can be preserved and facilitated with active institutions, the pollution issue can be solved in …
Swachh Bharat Mission: We may be ODF, but not garbage free
The scheme’s aim to turn India’s waste into a resource has seen limited success
In Telangana’s Badanpet, a dumpsite turns into a rock garden, nursery
As of now, this nursery is self-reliant in supplying saplings for horticultural purposes, park development, road median development, greening and …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 28, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Odisha has most contaminated sites in India: CPCB data
Of the 112 sites in India contaminated by toxic and hazardous substances, 23 were in Odisha followed by Uttar Pradesh (21) and Delhi (11)
COVID-19: Revised guidelines show how biomedical waste must be handled
Extra precautions to be taken by sanitation workers, healthcare facilities and COVID-19 isolation wards are also described
An Arunachal Pradesh town has swapped its water pollution problem for air pollution
Residents take to burning waste after orders to not dump it in Kameng river; facility to handle waste incomplete due to lack of funds
How Indigenous cultural practices can improve waste management in communities
Applying cultural practices is not common among community members because of the impacts of colonisation
India recycles only 1% of its construction and demolition waste: CSE
The rest remains strewn across, in landfills, or in plain sight everywhere, leading to air and water pollution
Living next to Delhi’s trash mountain: Policies should focus on easing the struggles of waste pickers
These workers have no feasible access to social infrastructure such as schools, hospitals and, most importantly waste sorting centres
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 24, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Timeless plastic: Museum displays vintage beached waste
Archeoplastica is a museum of ancient plastic items, now displaying some of the items in a virtual mode. As the world negotiates a new …
Bitter sweet: Petha production in Agra leaves behind waste and pollution
CSE study recommends that Agra must develop a number of strategies to reduce the impact of petha-making units on its environment and …
New membrane to help remove oil, dyes from industrial waste water
The membrane, developed by team from IIT-G, using graphene oxide, cotton fibre and dopamine removed around 98 per cent of oil from the water
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 25, 2019)
Zero draft of global plastic pollution treaty: What are the hits & misses
Negotiating and agreeing upon a strong, legally binding instrument seems difficult, as many members’ priority lies in economic interests …
What is the global treaty on plastic pollution?
This treaty will serve as a framework for an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding agreement mandating countries …
Rare earth metals are used extensively in clean energy technologies. But how safe are they?
Mining and disposal of these elements add to the environmental damages and ecological burden
Faecal sludge and septage management key for a clean Ganga
There is also a need to address the issue of greywater — the water from bathroom and kitchen — which continues to pollute water …
India needs a strategic direction on single-use plastics
There’s requirement of Mechanisms that will not only improve eco-consciousness among citizens but will also empower and encourage …
Polyester recycling: Sector largely informal; home furnishing makers in Panipat, Delhi found flouting norms
Downcycled products made at Panipat factories cannot be recycled again; are sent to landfills or burned at the end of their life-cycle
Single-use plastic ban: Reading the fine print reveals ominous loopholes
Packaging, which is almost 60% of India’s plastic waste, has not been listed to be phased out
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 15, 2020)