In bad taste

Healing touch

House committee submits report on Dal lake's revival

No alternative

Curbing MTBE leak is best way to stop groundwater pollution

In court

Cess mess at Tarapur plant

MPCB serves show cause notice to nuclear plant for non-compliance with environmental laws

Tokyo fudge

Diesel filter scandal serves up regulatory warning

ONLINE

Ghost act

Gujarat pollution control board smacks industries

The conductor's bane

No improvement in process safety regulations almost 40 years after Bhopal: Report

The report, by Scientists for People gave the damning indictment after having looked into an explosion that occurred in Nellore May 11 this year

After Amazon fires, Brazil now faces oil spill crisis

Mysterious oil slicks have spread across 2,000 kilometres of the country’s northern coast since September, contaminating beaches and …

Harsh reality

Rich or poor. The story is the same in every country. Those who respect water will always have a steady supply

No respite from smog in Delhi as crop burning continues in Punjab, Haryana and UP

Urgent action is needed to help farmers buy appropriate technology that will prevent burning of straw

Native Americans protest over ecologically damaging pipeline project in US

The proposed pipeline would jeopardise the Missouri River—source of drinking water—and also disturb the sacred sites

City of joy is choking

In the 31 months between January 2014 and July 2016, the average monthly count of suspended particulate matter was never below permissible limit …

Farmers left high and dry as Chhattisgarh & Odisha squabble over Mahanadi water

The tussle between the two states has overshadowed the debate on the increasing defacement and pollution of the Mahanadi

Troubled oil over waters

A severe oil spill in the Russian arctics has bulldozed the environment and created resentment among the local people. As the government reels …

Microfibre-free laundry: Multifaceted approach needed to combat these tiny shreds of pollutants

India’s plastic waste management and textile rules have not yet identified this pollutant or its significance

Poisoned Punjab: Residents from 40 villages in this town have been protesting for clean water for a year

Reverse boring from alcohol distillery unit polluted groundwater, allege villagers; no action against factory yet

Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa — tips on how to reduce your exposure and help combat it

Most strategies being used to tackle air pollution focus on household air pollution compared to outdoor air pollution, study found

Health to harm: Researchers call for action against pharma pollution

New paper maps out UK healthcare system to understand pharmaceutical pollution from human healthcare

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 21, 2022)

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 (July 22, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal

Is air pollution contributing to the ‘insect apocalypse’? Yes, experts tell DTE

Pollutants affect certain insects more than others; they can kill them or mess with their  ability to sniff flowers, lowering pollination …

Iron ore sludge pond breaks in Sambalpur

Paddy and vegetable fields and poultry farms inundated with iron ore slurry after wall of a steel plant collapsed