The Panipat tragedy: what went wrong?
A routine valve repair on a gas pipeline suddenly turned out to be a nightmare of death because basic precautions were ignored
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 28, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
India among top 5 countries developing oil pipelines, 49% of projects in Africa and Middle East: Report
Paradip Numaligarh Crude Pipeline and New Mundra–Panipat Oil Pipeline will be among world’s longest
EPCA chief pulls up Panipat officials for violating solid waste norms
A large number of illegal industries operate in Panipat; solid waste management is a major environmental concern
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 22, 2020)
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Dictated by land
Khap panchayats oppose marriage in same gotra to control landholdings
Polluters under MoEF scanner
Ministry bans setting up of industries in eight highly polluted industrial clusters
DANGER zone
If no action is taken soon, a major ecological disaster is waiting to strike Panipat
High ammonia content in Yamuna
Plastic’s toxic trail: ‘Indispensable’ polymer’s health impacts all-pervasive; petrochemical workers are especially vulnerable
Down To Earth visited Panipat’s petrochemical cluster to find how the area is in throes of a health crisis
Plastic’s toxic trail: The curious case of India’s petrochemical refineries
India’s legislations do not mandate it to create a baseline health assessment of the population before setting up factories with the …