Bengal shows the way forward to reduced fireworks noise standard on Diwali
National Green Tribunal upholds move by state pollution control board to cap noise level limit at 90 decibels
Breaching the threshold
How do we sustain our consumption patterns? And how can we feed the 1.2 billion living in poverty?
Smog over electric cars
As pressure mounts on them to produce more electric cars, manufacturers question their environmental benefits
Under the umbrella of eco-friendliness
Are the new ISRO 14000 environment standards industry's gift to a polluted globe, or merely the developed world's competition killing strategy
Malaysia Marching
Successful local involvement in a Malaysian park throws up an answer to heavyweight World Bank terms and plans for ecodevelopment
The colour of money
Green is the colour of money. In the upper niche of the Indian consumer market, where fads rule the roost, any product that is tagged "eco-…
Eco-cool
An Indian firm introduces eco-friendly air conditioners and takes a step towards a future free from ozone holes
‘Modern buildings cannot breathe’
Kolkata-based architect Laurent Fournier tells how ceilings can float and why bamboo-reed-mud make more sense than brick-concrete-steel
‘My mentor Laurie Baker’
BENNY KURIAKOSE began his architecture career in 1984. He was one of the privileged few who worked under the tutelage of Laurie Baker which …
NDA government sets up high level panel to amend green laws
Industry has been complaining that requirements set out under these laws have been hindering economic growth
Greenest of all
Model building design that helps save energy and money by exploiting the sun’s movement
Parts of Germany will phase out coal-fired power by 2030, war in Ukraine notwithstanding: EU MP Matthias Ecke
As a response to the natural gas crises, Germany has built LNG terminals near ports to import fuel from elsewhere, says Ecke
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 18, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
How effective is NGT's Rs 79 cr fine on Singrauli mines, power cos?
The penalty has been levied for pollution caused in the area during the last two decades
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 27, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 13, 2019)
Farming in 2050: storing carbon could help meet Australia's climate goals
Growing population, growing demand for food, climate change: Australia's rural lands are facing a number of pressures. So how can we sustainably …
Green minerals race: Ghana approves policy to reap maximum benefits from mining projects
Seen as part of continental strategy driven by resource nationalism, move may affect Ewoyaa lithium project
It is imperative to decouple sustainability and greenwashing
Sustainability makes corporate production responsible and the average consumer more aware of every action
Punjab is usually blamed for burning paddy stubble; here is the back story to that
Paddy farming in Punjab was started to meet the food grain requirements of the country for which the state has been forced to pay a …
Time for green hydrogen in India is now, says RK Singh; invites private players to invest
The prime minister had launched the National Hydrogen Mission August 15 last year, which aimed to make India a green hydrogen hub
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 27, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Kerala registers car that runs on hydrogen fuel — 1st in country
Kerala state transport board plans to purchase 50 electric, 10 hydrogen-fuelled buses
‘Green growth’ can help African countries address socio-economic inequalities: Report
Green growth can address inequity through the creation of decent jobs, better provision of basic services, improvement of air quality and …
Why India needs to bring back nature-positive farming
The pandemic showed that human interventions in natural processes can have disastrous consequences; we should now scale up natural-positive food …
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