College students recycle flower waste into organic dyes, help destitute women earn a livelihood
The project also ensures effective waste management
Is ethanol blending in petrol really green?
Aggressive sugarcane farming contaminates land, water
Eight of 10 most polluted cities this winter from UP: CSE
The smaller and upcoming cities were the pollution hotspots
Grounded vessel in Chilika lake could spill oil and destroy its marine life
The vessel carrying oil ran aground 20 days ago and has still not been salvaged
New study on Delhi’s wastepickers, sweepers, security guards establishes link between air pollution & lung disease
Around 75-86 per cent respondents had abnormal pulmonary function, shows study
Kolkata gasps for clean air even with Rs 536 cr in 3 years to control pollution
Money spent on non-priority sectors laced with political interest, allege experts
To play or not to play? Cricket matches despite toxic air raise questions on pollution guidelines
World Cup match on November 6 in Delhi went ahead despite ‘severe’ air for four days in a row
Why was post-Diwali air quality better this year?
Wind speed, warmer temperatures helped disperse pollutants
'Childhood cancers doubled in Delhi in 25 years, when city's air quality also became toxic'
Manas Ranjan Ray, former assistant director & head, department of experimental haematology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, …
2023 in a blink: DTE revealed the true extent of air pollution on India’s children this year
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023
Groundwater in 12 Indian states found to be contaminated with uranium
Punjab is the worst-affected state with Haryana being the second
Is show cause notice sufficient to drive compliance in industrial units?
The current regulatory regime is delaying compliance by a decade
Simply Put: Canary, not coal mine
Scientist discover bacteria that can clean plastic pollution from lakes
Study across 29 Scandinavian lakes finds bacteria that feeds on plastic compounds
Simply Put: Pesticides, toxins in natural sources of water
Community boilers for clusters of small-scale enterprises way forward in curbing industrial pollution
A win-win situation for industries, regulators and community
Simply Put: Editing out the problem
Stubble burning crisis: Why thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR have been slow in adopting biomass co-firing
Only three plants have reported higher quantities of biomass co-firing since December 2022 till August 2023
Simply Put: G20 summit in pollution capital
Simply Put: Pillars of Destruction
Massive coal use in Mumbai’s industrial clusters worsening city’s air quality: CSE study
Inaction may lead to Mumbai’s air turning as toxic as Delhi’s, warn experts
Odisha begins process to extract oil from grounded ship in Chilika
The Malaysian ship has been lying grounded in the lake since August 7
Supreme Court relaxes deadline to transition to BS-VI amid lockdown
Deadline to switch to cleaner fuel extended by 10 days across the country
Atrial fibrillation patients at greater stroke risk when exposed to air pollution: Study
AFib is a common heart rhythm disorder that affects more than 2.7 million Americans
Marine litter menace: Short-term solutions not enough; need robust policy
Effective enforcement of rules and penalty against defaulters is required