Futile deadlines: Afforestation drive in 5 states along Ganga is over with just 22% of target being met
Experts have questioned as to whether the Ganga catchment area is really available for afforestation
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 26, 2023)
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 (August 23, 2022)
Holy men threaten to boycott next Shahi Snan, general elections
Pass unanimous resolution at Kumbh that only the party that pledges to protect Ganga will get votes
North India Deluge 2023: Yamuna breaches evacuation mark in Delhi; expert calls flood policy ‘absolute failure’
The Yamuna inundates parts of Delhi even with very little rain as it is silted and is not dredged, according to Gourishankar Ghosh
Supreme Court asks NGT to monitor industrial units polluting Ganga
Apex court had recently asked government to explain why Central Pollution Control Board has no chairperson for the past six months
Over Rs 2,000 crore to clean up and conserve Ganga
Government sets aside Rs 100 crore to expedite detailed project reports for its controversial river-linking plan.
Veerbhadra Mishra on Ganga Action Plan
Veerbhadra Mishra heads the Sankat Mochan Foundation, an NGO at the forefront in trying to revive the Ganga's fortunes in Varanasi. A man who …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 11, 2023)
Uttarakhand pushes for more hydropower projects
Lakhwar-Vyasi project cleared by Centre this year is a violation of Supreme Court order, says expert
Bihar awaits Centre's nod to interlink four rivers in the state
State says Burhi Gandak-None-Baya-Ganga intra-state river link will reduce devastation caused by floods in three districts
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 13, 2020)
NGT pulls up UP municipalities for sewage discharge into Ganga
The tribunal refuses to accept financial crunch as the reason behind the nagar palikas polluting the river
Higher incidences of water-borne diseases in fishermen drinking from Ganga: Survey
Consumption of and exposure to contaminated water has also led to predominance of skin diseases among fishing community
How global climatic phenomena affect India’s weather
New study says there is a connection between fog conditions in Indo-Gangetic Plains and anomalies in movement of air in the Arctic and Eurasian …
What happened to India’s flood management plan?
There is no national-level flood control authority in India — 43 years after the country’s first and last commission …
Daily Court Digest: Major Environment Orders (June 15, 2020)
The cost of development in Himalaya
There is a link between the disaster and the manner in which development has been carried out in this ecologically fragile region
Polarisation and anarchy
Environmental challenges have grown manifold in past five years, but capacity of institutions to deal with them has decreased in same proportion
Three expert members quit Ganga basin authority
Resignation letters express dismay over hydropower projects being pushed in the river basin without their knowledge; accuse government of apathy …
MPS, a rare disease with costly cure
Will the government take steps to make treatment affordable for patients suffering from this genetic disorder?
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 6, 2020)
More dirt on GAP
The much-hyped sewage treatment plants installed in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, under the Ganga Action Plan are proving to be ineffective. A report …
India’s reservoirs now have 155% more water than last yr
Live storage in 123 reservoirs is at 66.372 billion cubic metres (BCM) or 39 per cent of total live storage capacity
Did hydel projects have a role in Uttarakhand disaster? asks Supreme Court
Judges express concern over large number of power projects and dams on the Ganga and its tributaries without scientifically assessing their …