Is sewage farming safe?

Madhya Pradesh's order to destroy crops cultivated using sewage has triggered a debate over the age old practice of using wastewater for irrigation

Groundwater contamination around Union Carbide factory is now officially confirmed

Indian Institute of Toxicology Research says the contaminant levels are not a public health concern because drinking water is supplied by …

Subterranean Leak

25 years after the gas leak, another tragedy is unfolding in Bhopal. CSE tests reveal the water and soil in and around the Union Carbide factory …

Bumps on road fuel cars

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 17, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

How climate resilient is Shimla? Not much, shows city’s ground situation

A third of Shimla is at high risk for landslides; more open spaces and green cover needed

Weather alert: Heavy rain forecast for Assam in next 10 days

State may get a quarter of its annual rainfall through June 19; experienced heavy floods after large excess June rains last year

Farm losses: Heavy rains destroy paddy, cotton crops in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh

Scarce rain during monsoon, heavy rain during harvest spell agricultural doom; Bajra, jowar also affected

New Battery Waste Management Rules make producers accountable for recycling

But they need to be more holistic in design to enable sustainability standards 

HUL and mercury-exposed workers in Kodaikanal reach an out-of-court settlement

The settlement is historic as families of 591 workers have opted for an ex-gratia payment by the company for all that they endured while getting …

Fighting for survival

Following economic liberalisation, India's largest power equipment manufacturer BHEL is diversifying and exploring renewable energy technologies …

Patronising dirty technology

Delhi municipality constructs yet another waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur

Watch before you eat

Air pollution contributes to heavy metals in vegetables

Clean energy fund to be used for cleaning 12 toxic dump sites

States asked to bear 60 per cent cost

Home truths

What's happening inside disposal units?

More cities critically polluted

Tighter norms make air we breathe more poisonous

Double Standards

Safety regulations are for imported toys only  

Use sun to make ice

Solar refrigerator to help immunisation programmes

Unusual western disturbances in May could be indicative of changing climate

Heavy rain and hailstorms in May were due to six WDs, may interact with monsoon weather systems

Molting seals add mercury to seawater, reveals study

Mercury, the most toxic metal, is easily absorbed and accumulated in marine organisms 

Periyar river's pollution is Eloor's bane

Bird populations in India dwindling at alarming rate

Renal emergency

Sri Lanka’s north-central region has been facing a health crisis for two decades. A large number of people in the region suffer from …

Damage due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand’s Kotdwar point to greater need for rainfall and water level monitoring

Removing illegal encroachments and climate resilient infrastructure need of the hour