Chennai oil spill: half a dozen turtles die, fishermen fear losing livelihood
While a section of the sea water had blackened after the spill, nearly half a dozen turtles died near the north Chennai shoreline
Life of Plastic: India’s petrochemical industry is a part of its ‘polymer problem’, says CSE; yet it is encouraged
India plans to position itself as a major exporter of basic petrochemicals, CSE’s new report hints
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 9, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Haryana fined Rs 100 crore: Bandhwari landlfill threat to human health, environment despite repeated orders
National Green Tribunal has issued several orders to Haryana to address the legacy waste problem at the landfill
Accelerated breeding: Plastic waste in urban drains can lead to an explosion of mosquitoes; here’s how
Bisphenol A, a chemical used for softening plastics, shortens the mosquito life cycle and leads to population explosion
Climate change blues: Many lakes to turn green, brown
Air, temperature, precipitation, lake depth and elevation determine the colour, along with factors like algae and silt
Stop making plastic, green activists demand at Busan meet
Activists from Break Free From Plastic, a global movement envisioning a plastic-free future, also called on countries to stop exporting plastic waste
Mahoba mess continues: NGT seeks report on stone mining
Case before green court alleges air, noise pollution
Plastic: How it became the ‘lubricant of globalisation’
As countries agree to forge an international, legally non-binding treaty to end plastic pollution, a walk down memory land about the rise of the …
Pollution bouncing back in middle and lower Indo-Gangetic Plain: CSE
After a decline in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha are seeing a resurgence in pollution
Centre vs Punjab: Farmers miss out on incentive to not burn stubble
Thrice GoI has returned Punjab’s proposal of giving Rs 2,500 per acre to small, marginal farmers even as they demand Rs 6,000 per acre &…
South Africa: Greenhouse gas emissions up 10% in 17 years
Developing countries like South Africa emit much less per capita than developed economies; hence chances of emissions shooting up is higher
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 2, 2020)
Famous Cuddalore beach found to have high level of microplastics: NCPOR study
The Silver Beach in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu was found to have a higher amount of coloured plastic particles, compared to fragmented and …
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (June 22-27, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the …
Patna's new home delivery: pollution under control certificates
Bihar transport department moves in as car owners complain of few testing centres amid hefty fines
Can the world beat plastic?
Pollution caused by plastic is a major issue in today’s world. But solutions to tackle it and dispose plastic waste safely do exist
Three-wheel powered solution to dirty air
Quintessential three-wheeler autorickshaws slated for unrestricted free run in Delhi-NCR can be a disruptive clean mobility solution across India
Onboard the FlipFlopi: A boat made of used plastic
A traditional dhow made of trash, collected from beaches and towns in Kenya, is set for its maiden voyage from Lamu to Zanzibar in Tanzania
2018’s autumn, early winter show marginal improvement for Delhi air: CSE
Still, there are hardly any ‘good’, ‘satisfactory’ or even ‘moderately polluted’ days in sight
NGT slaps Delhi government with Rs 25 crore fine for ‘failing to check pollution’
The green tribunal gave the order in response to pleas filed by residents of Mundka and Tikri Kalan that claimed that the two places were …
People must be told that Ganga water is even unfit for bathing: NGT
The court is of the opinion that common people should be informed about the impacts of polluted river water
Bangladesh allows nearly 200 polluting factories near Sundarbans
As environmentalists raise concerns over this free-for-all, all eyes are now on the High Court, which has stayed the permissions, and will hold …
Pollution in news on April 12
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on pollution
Delhi should follow Beijing's example in tackling air pollution
Now is the time for India to peer through the smog and learn how Beijing is taking meaningful steps to address air pollution crisis