Adding another national regulator will not help environment
India needs second-generation reforms in environmental governance to protect environment and community rights and reduce transaction costs for …
The US' mixed record in green causes
A globalising world requires multilateralism to attain shared goals -- particularly the preservation of ecological security. While this can …
We need global regulation for corporations
Eva Joly, EU parliamentarian from the French Green Party, is tipped to be the Presidential candidate of the Greens in the 2012 French …
COVID-19: MoEF&CC extends validity of environmental clearances till June 30
Experts urged the ministry to reissue draft of notification on environment impact assessment also
Supreme abuse
Bulk drug makers at Patancheru continue to pollute in the absence of effective vigilance, shows an analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment
Health costs first
USEPA can now set stringent air quality standards only on the basis of health costs, not economic impacts
UN Environment Assembly focuses on moving faster towards Sustainable Development Goals
Ministers and delegates from 170 countries put their minds together to set global Green agenda
David Attenborough receives the UN’s most distinguished environment award
Attenborough’s career as a broadcaster, natural historian, author and environmental advocate spans over seven decades
Environment Impact Assessment: India needs to revamp its public consultation framework
The draft Environment Impact Assessment notification 2020 minimises public engagement. How do other countries go about it?
Gross environment product for Uttarakhand: What's on agenda, how experts differ
Five-member committee constituted on March 5, 2020 in Dehradun to formulate GEP
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (September 23-27)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week&…
Whither the National Green Tribunal?
Instead of giving financial and administrative support to the NGT, efforts are usually directed towards diluting its powers, defeating the very …
Centre gives six months to deal with cases of environmental clearance violations
A notification issued by the environment ministry gives project proponents a one-time opportunity to apply for ECs stipulating remedial measures
Agenda for Survival Ep 1 with Sunita Narain: Let's put an end to this plastic addiction
On the World Environment Day, Sunita Narain puts focus on the pollution caused by plastics and why we need to put an end to this toxic addiction.
Heatwaves to continue in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
Lack of pre-monsoon rains, coupled with dry, hot winds moving from the northwest have brought the conditions in the country
Safety a concern for Indian urea plants: Study
The study conducted by Centre for Science and Environment found that equipments for personal protection like helmets, goggles, ear muffs, face …
Can converting methane into CO2 lead to clean air?
In 2018, methane reached atmospheric concentrations two and a half times greater than pre-industrial levels
Antimicrobial resistance in Kenya: interview with Samuel Kariuki
Samuel Kariuki is professor and head, Centre for Microbiology Research at KEMRI, Nairobi. His research interest lies in the epidemiology and …
One step forward, two steps back
The initial phase of UPA II witnessed prolific rule making, but this was not followed up with responsible governance
This 500-acre plot of land is a sanctuary for native trees of Rajasthan
After bringing water to a 500-acre plot by using traditional wisom, Manavendra Shekhawat and his team converted it into a veritable Eden
This man changed the fortunes of a barren land using traditional water wisdom
A flood-ravaged desert turned into a home for 120 species of birds, 70 species of native trees and thousands of animals
Africa's Ecology: Sustaining the Biological and Environment Diversity of a Continent
Driven by exponential population growth and the effects of globalization, haphazard development across Africa threatens the continent's natural …
Indian faiths cause a lot of environmental pollution
In celebrating festivals we should learn from tribal people as our ways cause irreparable environmental damage
In a Trump world, can Africa be great again?
Africa was a policy priority for previous three administrations—Clinton, Bush and Obama. But can US contribute to Africa’s growth …
The environment needs painters, too
The modern onslaught: talus being pulled down. They are earthen walls surrounding plots of land, and have trees planted on them