The chulha politics

Women, children worst victims of indoor air pollution

Cow dung smoke could cause arsenic poisoning

How true is Horlicks ad hype on boiled milk?

Experts say advertisement is misleading

Mr Modi, Wish us a Happy Environment Day

Environment Day: Green agenda for new government

Get the focus on environment and health, Mr Prime Minister

Municipal bye-laws are underutilised legal instrument for instituting sustainable solid waste management in cities

Municipal bye-laws’ agenda requires a lot more attention to ensure its use is universal across all ULBs

Heavy metals in household, industrial waste help spread drug resistance

Researchers have identified exposure to cadmium a reason for typhoid causing Salmonella becoming resistant to antibiotics

India’s homemakers being wooed by political parties is path-breaking

The socio-political message of parties promising cash value to homemakers is a recognition of women’s work in a typical male-dominated …

Temple and open defecation: Shifting narratives of sacred and profane

How did people of Karnataka’s Berambadi village strategically redefine the nature of open defecation spaces?

Heading for a burnout

Increased incomes, innovative financing schemes, short-sighted policies and wasteful attitudes have led to an enormous amount of energy being …

Keep the sunny side up

India plans to produce 22 gigawatt of solar power by 2022. But the country can harness much more solar energy if people start using solar-powered …

Waste trade: Is this right?

Waste is a resource for traders as they cannot afford to let it be burnt, but there is waste that cannot be recycled and has to be burnt

Unpaid work: Women and the burden of unpaid labour

By recognising unpaid labour as genuine work, India will not only benefit in terms of its GDP figures but also empower its women 

CSE launches Forum of Cities that Segregate

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been working with cities to promote and implement source-segregation model of waste management. …

Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) in Delhi - a case study

A large portion of Delhi is unsewered. Almost half of the households either use septic tanks or openly defecate. This film looks at the …

Swachh Bharat Mission: We may be ODF, but not garbage free

The scheme’s aim to turn India’s waste into a resource has seen limited success

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 24, 2023)

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

Factsheet: Energy efficiency of appliances

According to the Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers Association, consumer electronics and appliances in India is a 45,000-crore-…

These teenage waste crusaders are cleaning up Delhi's mess

Two brothers run a non-profit that collects dry waste, segregates it and then delivers it to recyclers

India needs to adopt nature-friendly sanitation technologies

Making design changes in toilets that conserve water and do not create sewage is the key to ecological sanitation

Making life lighter: How improving rural laundry can be key to better hygiene, dignity

This critical issue deserves more attention and action to help lift the burden of domestic work on women and girls and improve the quality of …

Is waste on the govt’s mind?

The new government will need to prioritise this in the coming years, otherwise we will run out of resources, poison our environment and have …

50% of plastic packaging to be recycled by 2025: European Council

According to new rules adopted for waste management and recycling by the European Council, all member states must recycle 50% plastic packaging …

Kerala's protected, yet polluted lake

Though Kerala's Ashtamudi lake is a Ramsar site, government bodies and industries continue to pollute it