Clean up or close down
Threatened with closure on grounds of pollution, Palam Potteries adopted a waste minimisation method that brought down its smoke emissions and …
Transparent monitoring: Maharashtra pollution control board begins sharing emissions data on public domain
Sharing of CEMS data by state pollution control boards & committees in the public domain was mandated by Supreme Court in 2017
Dust, high temperatures bring Delhi’s air quality down to 'poor'
The Aravalli range plays a critical role in checking sand migration from the Thar Desert to Delhi-NCR; but they now stand degraded
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 3, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
World Environment Day: It is time to act
Our natural resources are enough to cater to the needs of the entire human population. But even a minor disturbance may lead to devastating impacts
Here are some ways to arrest cigarette butt pollution
Initiatives like product redesign, extended producer responsibility, fines, penalties and promoting non-profits for awareness programmes and …
Fighting air pollution in Delhi for 2 decades: A short but lethal history
From days of smoke-fileld ‘90s with no plan in place to the GRAP is quite some thing though there's still more to be done
The day after: How the air fares post-Diwali
Air quality slips in Delhi, National Capital Region and several places across north India
Rivers across the world have high levels of antibiotics
Researchers estimate presence of 14 antibiotics in rivers of 72 countries across six continents
CSIR labs develop ‘green’ crackers
The new products emit 25% to 30% less particulate matter than the traditional crackers, said minister for science and technology Dr Harsh Vardhan&…
Air pollution retards lung growth in Delhi children; studies point to health emergency
Children’s Day comes with a grim reminder of growing health risk from worsening environmental risks, especially air pollution
Supreme Court bans sale of firecracker in Delhi till November 1
The order comes after Delhi-NCR experienced its worst case of smog in 17 years in 2016, and pollution from crackers was cited as a …
If you are in Patna, there's no respite from "very high levels" of PM2.5 concentration
The CSE study found that PM 2.5 levels even inside anganwadis were more than 42 times higher than the permissible safe standards for ambient air …
Delhi faces its worst smog; CSE calls for emergency action
Delhi government must issue health alerts and take emergency action as well as more permanent measures
Dutch invention dubbed the world’s largest vacuum cleaner for outside air
It is capable of filtering out 100 per cent of fine particles and 95 per cent of ultra-fine particles
Filthy water, toxic air don’t make Rio Games environment-friendly
Large amount of untreated sewage continues to flow into Guanabara Bay, where the Olympic sailing events will take place
Effluent treatment plants must meet water quality norms by March 31: SC
Justice Kehar directs state governments to initiate criminal and civil proceedings against industrial units flouting norms
Stinking for two decades
Industrial effluent is contaminating Gujarat villages, but the authorities have not nailed the culprits
We looked for South Africa’s ‘missing’ plastic litter. This is what we found
South Africa is ranked as the 11th worst offender in terms of land-based sources of litter entering the sea
Punjab extends time for brick kiln conversion to September
Those operating kilns with older technology still have to pay a fine depending upon the capacity of kiln under the polluter pay principle
Pollution emergency in Delhi-NCR: What it means and what to do
Let’s better understand and help reduce air pollution in the national capital, which is observing a 10-day emergency
Brick kilns shifting to cleaner technology, but progress is slow
An order by the Central Pollution Control Board in June asked brick kilns across India to shift to a cleaner and more efficient “induced …
The man who upheld our right to breathe time and again
Outgoing Chief Justice T S Thakur’s statements show his concern over the deteriorating air quality in the national capital
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 16, 2022)
How to destroy a ‘forever chemical’ PFAS
Scientists discovering ways to eliminate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, but this growing global health problem isn’t going …