Time for transition: NGT flags air pollution from diesel generators
The NGT directed Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to take remedial action to ensure compliance of air quality and noise standards from …
Centre asks Gujarat to look into clean-up drive in Vishwamitri
Senior activist fighting battle against Vishwamitri river front says the Vadodara civic body has done mischief by entering the river
Pollution less severe this winter in Delhi; smog episodes fewer, shorter: CSE
There were wide variations in the overall air quality in adjacent areas within the city, pointing at local pollution
Vizag gas leak: Pollution control officials sceptical over new law
CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy has stressed on need to frame a new Act to control pollution in the state, especially in hazardous industries
62 booked in Bhagalpur for idol immersion in violation of NGT directives
According to reports, idols have been immersed in the Ganga and its tributaries across Bihar from Durga Puja till Chhath
60% European water bodies highly polluted: study
European Environmental Agency, in its study, finds English rivers, lakes and estuaries to be among the worst
Delhiites breathe in five times more SO2 than a decade ago
The national capital faces challenges on toxicity and vehicular pollution, highlights the Economic Survey
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 14, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Air pollution impacts villages and cities almost equally but pollution control funds only for urban India, shows analysis
Villagers lose 7 months more of their lifespan than city dwellers due to air pollution exposure, but still without any air pollution monitoring …
Sewage overload: Why the Ganga remains polluted despite cleanliness drives
At least 71% of the river’s monitoring stations reported alarming levels of faecal coliform in January 2023
How effective is CPCB in its management of e-waste?
The world produced around 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste in 2019, out of which only 17.4% was recycled
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 9, 2020)
CSE calls for a ‘green’ recovery action plan on first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
The COVID-19 pandemic had deeply impacted public transport in India that was already in distress
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 21, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 24, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 20, 2019)
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&…
How green is the urea sector?
A comprehensive environmental assessment of India’s urea industry reveals that despite Kafkaesque bureaucratic hurdles from sourcing to …
Are we better equipped to assess air quality in 2019?
The use of technology in addressing air pollution has been growing at an incredible pace, but then the scale of the problem has also grown and …
SC to hear Volkswagen’s appeal against NGT order
A four-member panel set up by the NGT recently raised fine on the automobile giant to Rs 171.34 crore over damage to people’s health
Can plastics be good?
Though plastics are harmful for the environment, a few interesting initiatives across India hold promise
Not just Delhi, 70 Indian cities reel under air pollution
None of these cities, which are monitored by the Central Pollution Control Board, had good air quality between October 22 and 29
SC judgment on firecrackers: Execution a major challenge
Here’s an analysis of how the apex court's recent judgment has a lot of ground to cover
Sterlite typifies all that's wrong with environmental governance in India
Sterlite Copper's survival despite being shutdown five times in the past two decades owes much to India's malleable regulatory authorities
Environment reports: thermal plants need to meet air pollution standards; number of e-vehicles on rise
Here's an overview of recently released reports and studies on air pollution and e-vehicles
CPCB flags railway stations on green parameters
The Central Pollution Control Board assessed 36 stations or 5% of the major stations in India
