Bareilly civic body to pay for unlawful dumping of city garbage
National Green Tribunal invokes 'polluter pays' principle while imposing penalty to restore dump site
As told to Parliament (July 24, 2023): First phase of cheetah reintroduction project to cost Rs 91.65 crore, says minister
All that was discussed in the House through the day
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
SC admonishes Centre for poor affidavit on solid waste management
The Supreme Court bench, which was hearing a PIL on Solid Waste Management Rules, came down heavily on the government counsel for not fully …
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 25, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Time to address Delhi’s rising challenge of legacy waste: If not now, when?
If the current trend of dumping fresh waste continues, Delhi will have to deal with an additional 1 crore tonnes of waste in another 5 years,…
States commit to waste segregation at source, but decentralisation not yet a priority
Decentralised solutions will cut transportation costs and make households and institutions part of the solution
Ragpickers oppose waste to energy plants
Say studies have shown that Indian waste is unfit for the purpose
Municipal solid waste rules amendments: MoEF asked to formulate new draft
Karnataka high court has directed ministry to consider all objections filed against the proposed amendments
When lakes were tanks
Bengaluru's lakes were actually tanks created in the absence of a big river
GOBAR-Dhan: CSE’s roadmap can address the challenges faced by Bio-CNG in India
CSE worked closely with the Ministry of Jal Shakti & identified the opportunities that can be tapped to realise the potential of organic …
Kochi: Brahmapuram fire exposes outdated waste management practices in Kerala cities
In Brahmapuram, in all probability, the blaze broke out from thick layers of dry plastic waste heaped for several years
Learning the ropes
CSE assesses waste management systems in Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu and Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh and finds they have still a long way to go
Local authorities in Delhi can use imaginative by-laws to clean up the city
Households must be rewarded on segregating waste and collectors, both formal and informal, should be trained
Bengaluru's burning issue
The city finally wakes up to waste management, but bumbles into incineration plants
Mired in sewage
Temple town Guruvayur adamant on dumping its sewage in backwater villages despite stringent laws, opposition
Cry of a river
A little known river in UP is struggling for survival. Untreated effluent, delayed action to blame
Researchers identify fungus for pyrene remediation
The highly toxic pyrene can be broken down by the fungus
CAG finds irregularities in Chhattisgarh local bodies
Delays in holding polls, no meetings for several urban local bodies, finds audit
Pigs tested positive for JE may not be from MP, say officials
Say the city is not disease endemic
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
COVID-19: Disposing biomedical waste Bengal’s challenge at hand
The state is yet to follow CPCB guidelines on collection of biomedical waste of quarantined people
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