EPCA draws roadmap for brick kilns in Delhi-NCR
Environmental body takes a number of decisions at workshop to discuss region’s brick kiln sector, which is a major cause of pollution
Off to another bad start
A failed monsoon this year could mean sixth consecutive crop failure in most parts of the country. The government must immediately prepare a long-…
US environmental body proposes temporary pesticide-free zones to protect honeybees
A large number of bees are exposed to pesticide spraying when growers enter into contracts with beekeepers for pollination services
Drugs on EMI
People in an extremely backward Haryana town, where almost every fifth person has hepatitis C, are forced to seek treatment on EMIs
Clucking in alarm
poultry farms across north India are facing a mysterious viral disease. As many as two million birds have fallen prey to the illness and the …
EPCA directs slew of measures as Delhi air turns noxious again
Diesel generator sets to be banned; construction and industrial projects asked to adhere strictly to norms
Punjab and Haryana are unable to get out of paddy-wheat cycle; why is that?
Experts say low returns and post harvest losses and management inefficiences among major roadblocks for crop diversification
Provide farmers with means to salvage wet grains, M S Swaminathan tells states
Agriculture scientist also suggests maintaining seed reserves for growing alternate short-duration crops
Green tribunal orders halt on all non-forest activities in the Aravallis in Faridabad
Haryana Pollution Control Board directed to submit air quality analysis to determine extent of pollution caused by illegal development activities
COVID-19: Even skilled workers line up for MGNREGA in Kurukshetra
With economic recovery uncertain, those who would earlier avoid central job schemes are now ready to take up work
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 17, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Damp, snowy weekend ahead: Minimum temperatures to rise, dip again from January 14
Dense fog and cold wave over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar for the next 24 hours
Unhappy Bani
March of real estate threatens one of the last patches of native Aravalli forest near Delhi
Cold waves in northwest India could still mean a warm winter
Light precipation over Christmas, but dry spell in plains; 2022 expected to end on a dry note
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 26, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 5, 2020)
Paddy fields burning: Smog shrouds national capital
The smoke resulting from burning crop residues combined with vehicular emissions make the air we breathe deadly
Haryana village protests nuclear power plant
Official at public hearing tells residents that radiation is human friendly and used for cancer treatment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 23, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 18, 2020)
Loss from illegal sand mining on Air Force land pegged at Rs 1.4 crore
Faridabad deputy commissioner's report to National Green Tribunal estimates that 60,000 metric tonnes of sand has been mined illegally from the …
Warning: Air quality in North India may turn ‘severe’ by Diwali
AQI in Delhi-NCR between ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ range October 22, 2022
Increased stubble fires, calm conditions cause Delhi’s air to become ‘very poor’
The condition will last till October 17, according to the SAFAR website under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor: people oppose Manesar-Bawal segment of project at public hearing
Deputy Commissioner of Rewari district orders probe after people object to high pollution from existing Daruhera industrial estate, which is …
Let there be CFL
See the light CFL is becoming popular in India with a little help from government schemes. But its wide-scale use requires regulation