Funds for clean air: Get the blueprint right
Committed funds for clean air action excites hope. Needs strong performance metrics. But there are also risks of underfunding some key sectors of …
EPCA directs slew of measures as Delhi air turns noxious again
Diesel generator sets to be banned; construction and industrial projects asked to adhere strictly to norms
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 29, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 25, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major Environment Orders (June 15, 2020)
‘Pay Rajasthan farmers for losses due to soil pollution’
Committee set up by NGT finds ‘green tinge’ in effluents discharged into river Bandi; notes distress to farmers
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 27, 2020)
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 13-17, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
Locals oppose petrochemical project plan in Odisha’s Kendrapara over green concerns
Water use for the PCPIR will effect mangroves, Mahanadi river; Area already prone to disasters due to climate change, say environmentalists
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (November 2-6, 2020)
Are NGT orders enough to ensure full ash utilisation by power plants?
As many as 102 of 112 power plants have sought exemption from paying environmental compensation, according to a recent CPCB report to NGT
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
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 24-28, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 26, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 21, 2022)
CSE analysis finds bias towards dust control due to CPCB assessment for funding
PM 10 levels considered for disbursing funds; Barely any difference in PM 2.5 levels between NCAP and non-NCAP cities
Medical waste incineration plant in Bihar’s Sone river bed faces public flak
The waste generated from 98 industrial units across Bihar will be transported to the proposed unit for burning, posing health risks to …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 5, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 6, 2020)
Rewind 2018: State of the air India breathes
Here are the major policies framed, studies conducted and steps taken in the last year over air and its quality
Warning: Air quality in North India may turn ‘severe’ by Diwali
AQI in Delhi-NCR between ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ range October 22, 2022
Increased stubble fires, calm conditions cause Delhi’s air to become ‘very poor’
The condition will last till October 17, according to the SAFAR website under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences
Thermal power plants in Singrauli, Sonbhadra under NGT radar again
In July 14, 2020 order, the tribunal orders remedial action against thermal power plants; directs NTPC Vindhyachal to pay Rs 10 cr in …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 11, 2020)
How e-waste crisis continues to plague informal sector
Over 90% of electronic waste management is done by informal sector workers, most of whom are unaware of their rights