Air pollution: will the green cess concept work?
The country's apex court has paved the way for registration of diesel vehicles on payment of one-time environmental cess
Economic Survey tells government to utilise public finance to combat climate change
Green finance from private sources is not available so the government must leverage public finance to stop global warming
Genetic theft by Kew botanists
An ongoing debate in the UK questions the ethics behind the acquisition by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew of acquiring tropical plants through …
Papermaking at your doorstep
Although papermaking has traditionally been located in urban settings, technological innovations brought about by an NGO brings a new trade to …
One small step..
Industry gets a new friend, philosopher and evaluator -- the Centre for Science and Environment's Green Rating Project, which will be the …
Shades of green
Fabric printinggoes high-tech with the help of a computercontrolled nvironmentfriendly technique
The green fences
Nobody knows what is green. Labels merely help companies to cash in on the guilt inherent in a consumer society
The confused consumer
An unaware and confused Indian consumer is groping in the dark, hoping to clutch at any green stalk of hope
Energy wise, resource foolish
Most eco-friendly claims of Indira Paryavaran Bhawan are hogwash
For a green house
Corporates fair poorly in a CSR survey
Lighting up hearts
A hospital for cardiac patients in Ahmedabad is sunlit to cheer up patients. It saves energy, too
Most biodiversity panels now in place, National Biodiversity Authority to tell NGT
More than 243,000 committees formed as of January; target was to set up 252,709.
Ancient roots of a modern holiday
When May Day meant rebirth of the soil
Watertight
Rate water fixtures for efficiency to cut wastage
‘Energy conservation is a moving target’
A decade has passed since the Energy Conservation Act was enacted in 2001. Most provisions of the law are yet to be implemented properly. Ajay …
UK paid £43 billion in green taxes in 2013
The figure was the highest ever for the country, with the majority of the environmental taxes paid by the commercial sector
A thin green coating
No check on performance of green-rated buildings; developers pocket government incentives
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 23, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
City’s green thumbs? Exploring footprint of plant nurseries around Bengaluru
Agro-ecological implications of greening urban spaces necessitate a rethink regarding sourcing plants from nurseries
As told to Parliament (March 24, 2021): No green aviation policy drawn up
All that was discussed in the House through the day
India’s green hydrogen offtake in ‘wait-and-watch’ phase: WEF calls for increased subsidy to help lower cost
Electrolyser costs should be brought down by increasing subsidy significantly, to match price of grey hydrogen: WEF
Ireland has lost almost all of its native forests — here’s how to bring them back
Around 80% of the island of Ireland was once green
Rewilding: Mass restoration or wishful thinking?
The concept is pivoted on 3Cs — core, corridor and carnivore
Is ethanol blending in petrol really green?
Aggressive sugarcane farming contaminates land, water