'Building and retaining capacity is the toughest challenge'
Balakrishna Pisupati is in the hot seat as chairperson of the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), where he has to deal with regulatory and …
Lavasa exposed
By its looks, the place could be mistaken for Portofino, a fishing village-cum-resort in Italy—multi-coloured buildings crowd a waterfront …
Why are rail projects above scrutiny in India?
While we have “Project Elephant”, India fails to protect the animals from being mowed down by trains
Trump tears down US climate policy, but America could lose out as a result
US is likely to experience different climate impacts, from coastal flooding and severe storms to drought and wildfires
Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules loses in court, opening a door for new climate rules
The appeals court ruling in the power plant case merely confirms that many of the rollbacks rested on shaky legal grounds. These legal flaws will …
A fine argument
The government says it does not have the power to fine Adani for the damage at Mundra. But it hints the company may still end up spending more …
One-third power plants follow new, strict mercury emission standards in US
The court is yet to give a final verdict on the new standards, after state governments and industries contested them
German company penalised for ‘Bhopal sister’ plant accident in US
A fatal explosion in the pesticide manufacturer’s plant in 2008 had led the US environment agency to draw a parallel with Bhopal gas …
China to probe accuracy of its air pollution data
Some provincial governments have been manipulating figures to meet national standards, says minister
MoEF spells out parameters for identifying inviolate forest areas
Mining would be barred in such pristine forests; 178 forest types graded on a scale of 0 to 100
Volkswagen fraud puts spanner on clean diesel route
The scam has exposed gaps in emissions regulations across regions. India will have to speed up its technology roadmap to clean up diesel and fix …
American air pollution laws: A history of constant amendments
Despite many issues that American air pollution norms have, there is a certain level of merit in the system
Community radio creates new waves in Uttarakhand
Rattled by the flood disaster last year, popular community radio voices have resolved to take up issues to safeguard their surroundings from …
Will Adani ever pay for the destruction at Mundra?
The environment ministry says it cannot impose a fine but the company is not let off the hook. Lawyers say it can approach NGT
How clean is Delhi’s electricity? Not much, finds CSE study
A third of the Capital’s power is from coal-fired plants that don’t follow emission norms
Madras High Court clears way for Kudankulam nuclear plant
Accepts new consent order by pollution board on heat tolerance limit for effluent discharge
Cleaning lessons from Stockholm
Environmental governance in Sweden works because government, stakeholders and citizens work together to keep cities clean
US releases draft rules to cut carbon emissions from coal power plants 30% by 2030
Rules to be finalised after public consultations aims to prevent 2,700 to 6,600 premature deaths and about 150,000 asthma attacks
Filthy India? Have you looked at your own country, President Trump
India’s historical emissions have been far lower and the gap between India and the US widens by a large factor when considering per capita …
How Bhutan is grappling with climate change
Ugyen Tshewang, secretary, National Environment Commission of Bhutan, speaks to Ankur Paliwal on the effects of climate change and how the …
India opposes 2020 deadline for DDT ban
Conference of parties to Stockholm Convention to allow DDT use for malaria control until alternatives become available
Bareilly civic body to pay for unlawful dumping of city garbage
National Green Tribunal invokes 'polluter pays' principle while imposing penalty to restore dump site
Kaziranga’s no-development zone has 90 factories
Green tribunal orders closure of all industries that began operations after the zone was notified in 1996; others to use clean fuel