A lot of smoke
While some commend the Delhi government's proposal to ban the sale of new two-wheelers fitted with two-stroke engines from January 2000, …
Making polluters pay
Despite bureaucratic hurdles, a non-governmental organisation hope to bring to book an erring paper mill in Punjab
Why shouldn't we tax CNG?
The Union revenue secretary, S Narayan , has no clue as to how fiscal instruments are designed to balance revenue priorities and secure a clean …
New Hampshire battles against oil giants
New Hampshire has become the first state in the US to take on oil giants such as ExxonMobil and ChevronTexaco over widespread contamination of …
Bangalore lakes get a refill
While most of Bangalore is anxious to see the heavens open, the city's Lake Development Authority must be thanking its lucky stars that the …
What is the Supreme Court order on old cars in Delhi and NCR?
On October 29, the Supreme Court ordered that old vehicles should be kept off roads of Delhi and NCR. This judgement comes at a time when Delhi's …
How air pollution affects children?
World Health Organization has issued a strong warning about the effects of air pollution on children. It's time that air pollution is taken more …
Delhi notifies guidelines for scrapping vehicles, but some issues remain unaddressed
The guidelines should make periodic testing of roadworthiness of vehicles mandatory and link the scrapping process to deregistration of vehicles
Outdoor air pollution reduces an average Indian's life span by 1.5 years
It also reduces global life expectancy by more than one year, shows a study by researchers from University of Texas at Austin
Delhi battles for clear skies and lungs
The Capital needs to completely transition to clean fuel and address local sources of pollution
Poisoned Punjab: DTE reports from state’s villages wracked by water pollution
Cancer and a host of other diseases afflict people living in the Fazilka, Ferozepur, Ludhiana and Muktsar districts of the state, DTE finds
World Environment Day 2023: Cleaning up marine litter; too little, too late?
Around 95 per cent of India’s trade by volume and 68 per cent by value is executed through waterways. Plastics contribute a major portion …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 22, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
People do not know how to survive without insects: Human Development Report 2022
Humanity faces the mind-boggling challenge of growing food and other agricultural products at scale without an abundance of insects, …
Plastic Pollution: Birds on every continent except Antarctica live amid human rubbish
While the blanket term of ‘plastic’ is used to refer to such pollution, many different materials litter the environment, like disposable masks
Climate change denial: ExxonMobil may face trial
Massachusetts High Court case accuses fossil fuel major of decieving investors, breaking laws
The past about to return
The US-China rivalry will lead to more competition, paving a comeback for a ’brown agenda’ we can ill afford
Heavy metals emerging as potential threat to public health on urban beaches: Study
The research authors emphasised the necessity of regular pollutant monitoring in the marine environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 5, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 11, 2019)
Can Ministry of Jal Shakti save Indian rivers?
The new ministry has its work cut out as old ministries’ track record in cleaning and saving river basins hasn’t been great
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 13, 2019)
Why Kashmir University should prefer footfalls over whizzing cars in its campus
The university recently declared a war on black carbon through a decision to ban fuel-burning vehicles in the campus. The decision has gone down …
There will be more plastic than fishes in oceans by 2050
Instrument meant to survey plankton population accidentally records amount of plastics in the oceans
Aravalli: Story of a dying mountain range
In order to save the mountain range, the lack of concern from authorities has to change and constant intervention of the judicial system is needed