SC to decide the fate of BS-III vehicles in India on March 27
In a hearing on the matter on March 24, the apex court reiterated its firm stand against polluting vehicles and fuel
Delhi government budget: are we losing public transport agenda of aam aadmi?
The new budget is a step back and a gross deviation from some of the early budgetary promises we got in June 2015
Dirty air and water increase cradle deaths in India
While absolute level of pollution increases risk, vulnerability is enhanced due to resource poverty
Carry on with World Culture Festival but pay Rs 25 lakh first, says NGT
Green tribunal gives go-ahead to mega event on the condition that the initial payment is made by today evening
Supreme Court calls for comprehensive action to tackle air pollution
The highest court has made strong remarks on Delhi’s pollution levels while hearing an application against environment cess
NGT asks Delhi Government to issue health advisories for polluted hotspots
The national green tribunal has asked the Delhi government to take strict steps against critically polluted hotspots in the city
NGT slams West Bengal’s Bakreshwar thermal plant for fly ash pollution
Residents from surrounding villages say the ash pond is filled above capacity, causing ash to flow into rivers
Ganga mission launches mobile app and site to collect data from public
The government had earlier launched an app to seek information on availability of toilets across the country
Your air-conditioner can't keep you safe from Delhi’s noxious air
Indoor air quality is directly dependent on quality of outdoor air. It's time the aam aadmi came out on the streets to clean up not just …
Can we make this U-turn?
THE ECONOMIC REVOLUTION Willem Hoogendijk Publisher: Green Print/Jan Van Arkel Price: £6.99
Green justice: up in smoke?
Aided by officialdom and politicos, polluting industries seem well cushioned against thunderous court orders
Ban diesel
There is no such thing as safe diesel technology as of now. The only option, therefore, is to ban the manufacture of private diesel vehicles and …
‘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
BS-IV checkmate
The country has a massive problem of older and more polluting vehicles. But why should this be an argument for delaying transition?
At full throttle
A voluntary effort to promote alternative fuel vehicles in the US goes into overdriveby Chandrachur Ghose
NGT orders probe into fly ash pollution in Singrauli
Further directions given to expedite clean water supply to residents by polluting industries
Delhi had only one good air quality day this winter by Beijing standards: CSE
Fresh number crunching by Centre for Science and Environment shows that if air quality parameters of Beijing or that of the US were to be applied …
Towards zero discharge
Two textile cities, Tirupur and Ludhiana, explore ways to stop effluent discharge into streams
Draft EIA notification institutionalises 1 season data for baseline
Such data is needed for assessing impact of a project on the environment; experts fear Environment Impact Assessment studies will become …
Will Bengal allow high decibel firecrackers?
Activists fear noise control rules will be relaxed for manufacturers of firecrackers
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 20, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Blind spot in Namami Gange
By 2019, when Swachh Bharat Mission comes to an end, some 30 million septic tanks and pits would have been dug along the Ganga. It's time the …
Talking about pollution
AIR POLLUTION AND CONTROL· K V S G Murali Krishna· Kaushal and Co, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh· Rs 500, 345pp
Rivers(e) effect
The Andhra Pradesh government is all set to purify Musi river, which has been given top priority under the National River Conservation plan, by …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 21, 2020)