World Environment Day 2023: Waste dumping is polluting the Jhelum in Kashmir with microplastics
Plastic waste is exposed to several environmental elements, breaking it down into microplastics and nanoplastics
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 13, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 7, 2022)
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
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 …
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
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
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
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 …
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
How India can tackle future COVID-19 waves
Circuit-breaker lockdowns must be imposed locally whenever there is strain on hospitals in an area
17% of all food available at consumer levels was wasted in 2019, reveals Food Waste Index
Reducing food waste would also help improve food security, address climate change, save money and lower pressures on the environment
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
Lethal landscape
India has 134 contaminated hazardous sites and another 192 'probable' contaminated hazardous sites, which includes seven sites around the …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 27, 2019)
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (November 2-6, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 16, 2020)
Life of Plastic: India’s petrochemical industry is a part of its ‘polymer problem’, says CSE; yet it is encouraged
India plans to position itself as a major exporter of basic petrochemicals, CSE’s new report hints
Talking trash: COP27 major sponsor Coca-Cola top plastic polluter for 5 years straight, shows report
Coca-Cola-branded waste accounted for 7.32% of all plastic waste collected globally in 2022, up from 3.6% in 2018
Kundapur rolls out clean beach after 6 years for Olive Ridleys
Two groups in Kundapur cleaned its best beach of trash and also initiated efforts to monitor turtle movements in the area