Cleaning Patna’s air: Municipal corporation to replace diesel-run vehicles with CNG and electricity
Patna’s air quality index has become ‘very poor’ in recent years
BMC’s 24X7 decentralised ‘war rooms’ helping stem COVID-19 cases in Mumbai
Down To Earth reports on the arrangements put in place by India’s richest civic body to help save lives
Dengue outbreak: Infighting between Delhi government and municipal corporation blamed
According to the Delhi government, till now 4,769 dengue cases have been recorded in the national capital
When lakes were tanks
Bengaluru's lakes were actually tanks created in the absence of a big river
Why Shimla failed to impose green tax
Stringent monetary terms and condition may have been a disincentive for potential bidders
Pigs tested positive for JE may not be from MP, say officials
Say the city is not disease endemic
Fears of a ‘COVID-19 apocalypse’ grow as Bengal votes in last phase
Experts urge identification, isolation and testing in areas reporting most cases
Hill heavy!
What happens when a rare geological site is squeezed for space
Pigs in Delhi found carrying Japanese encephalitis virus
Seven people have tested positive for the disease since September
Nagpur municipality notice to women corporators: keep interfering husbands at bay
These men have been attending meetings and issuing instructions in place of their wives
Toxic ignorance: Most Indian cities way off segregating domestic hazardous waste
In absence of robust framework and infrastructure, segregation of domestic hazardous waste remains a distant dream for most Indian cities
Real estate developer encroaches upon stormwater drain in Gurgaon
Paras builders dumped construction debris in a stormwater drain and then, began construction on the drain itself. This has blocked the drain and …
Cyclone Amphan: Kolkata faces fiercest storm in decades
Amphan was expected to pass through the city before moving on to Bangladesh
Question mark on Vishwamitri’s crocodiles as Vadodara Municipal Corp rams their habitat
Vadodara’s municipal corporation started a ‘clean up’ drive July 10 but zoologists say the exercise could have destroyed prime …
The curious case of panchayats in Delhi
The Nagar Swaraj Bill will usher in decentralised governance in the city state, but what happened to rural panchayats?
Private project in public park
Residents of Vadodara protest construction of a multimedia laser fountain in a heritage park
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 20, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Green tribunal orders closure of 12 Hauz Khas village eateries
Delhi Pollution Control Committee directed to pass orders on their applications for consent to operate within two weeks
High court halts seizure of Ganesha idols by Nagpur civic agency
Municipal corporation rapped for delaying ban on plaster of Paris idols that pollute the city's water bodies
20 years down the line what ails the urban local bodies
Lack of money, capacity and states' unwillingness to cede power
High Court allows sale of PoP Ganesh idols in Nagpur
They are to be immersed only in artificial tanks
Nagpur municipality proposes action against private water supplier
Orange City Water Limited fails to supply 24X7 clean water; people demand cancellation of contract
Hauz Khas village restaurants under scanner for spewing untreated sewage
Eight out of 34 restaurants in the area have been operating without any clearance
BIS finalises street food norms
Standard to ensure vendors follow hygienic practices and serve food safe for health
Court questions sealing relief law
Delhi to explain how the law is relevant to the Capital’s planned development