Rafting: in troubled waters
White water rafting operators and environmental activists are in a legal battle over rafting's effect on the environment
Cashing in on green consumers
Britain and USA have followed hard on the heels of the German eco-angel, but, unfortunately, most such schemes continue to remain "green froth".
Villagers one up on government in greening project
The balding hills of Jadhera panchayat in Himachal Pradesh are regaining their vegetation, thanks to an unusual village chief
CSE honours over 100 greenest schools in India
Over 700 schools participated in Green Schools Programme; Himachal Pradesh bags the Best Green State Award
‘Green’ steel, cement for clean energy? Not yet there, says IEA; here’s why
In order to achieve net zero emission target, battery manufacturing capacity for electronic vehicles has to multiply by six times the present …
Operation of brick kilns in UP: NGT pulls up chief secretary
The tribunal, in an earlier order, said brick kilns in the National Capital Region cannot operate until an assimilative carrying capacity …
Algae alleviates
South African townships that were earlier helpless in the face of pollution caused by human wastes, are now bucking up to the problem. Spirulina, …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 23, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Only 2.8% plantation target achieved under Green India Mission: Economic Survey
Only 0.14 million hectares land of the 5 million hectares target have been covered in 5 years
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 19, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 20, 2020)
Stolen river: NGT orders Jindal Steel to pay Rs 2 crore for ‘destroying’ Odisha nullah
JSPL, based out of Jindal Nagar in Angul, had interfered with nature by changing the natural course of the Kurdabahali Nullah that cannot be …
Meghalaya asked to pay Rs 100 crore over illegal mining
Following a judicial committee report on violations to the ban on rat-hole mining, National Green Tribunal imposes a fine on state government
Within two centuries, we’ve taken climate trends back to 50 million years ago
Recent study predicts that with no significant reduction in the emissions by 2150, the climate could become like the one during the Eocene era, …
Centre approves Operation Green pilot in 8 states
17 clusters have been chosen in 8 states to roll out the pilot of Operation Green, a Central scheme aimed to contain annual price distress …
About 100 world cities used 70% of electricity from renewable sources in 2018: Report
Renewables have become integral to city efforts to reduce CO2 and other harmful emissions
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 3, 2023)
Cool dwellings: Here is what you can do to make your building beat the heat
‘Shade, insulate and ventilate’ should be the mantra for achieving ‘thermally comfortable’ buildings
Forests in the tropics are critical for tackling climate change — yet the people showing how are being exploited
It costs an estimated $7 million a year to measure how much carbon is sequestered by intact tropical forests
Trimming the excess: how cutting down on junk food could help save the environment
In a warming world with a growing population and dwindling resources, we can no longer afford to eat food that's bad for both our health and the …
Wheat production to decline as global temperature increases
At the same time, the demand for wheat is expected to increase by 60 per cent by the middle of the 21st century
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 27, 2020)
Encroachment, concretisation, pollution killing Mandakini river near Chitrakoot
Political leaders abetting the Mandakini’s death by building hotels along its banks in Chitrakoot
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 19, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 3, 2023)