Foul waters
Discharge of untreated industrial effluents and domestic sewage has severely polluted 34 river basins in Tamil Nadu
Nigeria’s sacred Osun River supports millions of people — but pollution is making it unsafe
The river has immense environmental value and is crucial for livelihoods of local residents
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (March 25-29)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Agreement likely between Brazil and mining company over dam collapse
A tailings dam had collapsed in November 2015 that killed 16 people and polluted nearby areas
Clean Ganga programme gets Rs 20,000-crore budget for five years
Initiatives to clean the river will include rehabilitation of existing sewage treatment plants
Show cause notices to 11 Nashik factories for polluting Godavari
The plastic and food processing factories don’t have proper effluent treatment system
Dye-maker accused of dumping acidic effluents
Cowherds in a Gujarat district accuse a local dye manufacturer of dumping a poisonous and acidic substance, which resulted in the maiming and …
Birlas fend off bid to close UP sugar mill
Hampered by a Supreme Court order, UP pollution control authorities are finding it difficult to close a Birla sugar unit emitting acidic …
When will India be able to control pollution ?
Not till the middle of the 21st century. So be prepared to leave your children behind in a living hell. Unless you are prepared to browbeat …
The great sham
Under pressure from the Supreme Court, the Delhi government resorts to a five-day charade to clean up the Yamuna
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 12, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 29, 2019)
A swami and sand mafia
Uttarakhand banned mining along Ganga over and again. Will it obey court order this time?
Court curbs Ganga polluters in Bihar, Bengal
Sugar and paper mills in Bihar and tanneries in West Bengal have been penalised by the Supreme Court for continuing to discharge untreated waste …
Sooty water for parched throats
Pollution by public sector units has created a dearth water in Orissa's Anugul-Talcher industrial belt. However, little has been done to rectify …
A ritual offer of nothing
On June 16, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's exhortation to "implement the river conservation programme with a greater sense of urgency and …
Clogged up in Delhi
More than two years ago, the Union ministry of urban development and poverty alleviation (moud) issued a notification making wastewater recycling …
Choking Mahananda: How Siliguri’s waste, water crisis is turning on its people
Rapid urbanisation, inefficient waste management and encroachment have turned the Mahananda into a drain. And farmers are losing livelihoods
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 23, 2020)
Ganga and the death of its crusader
Read Down To Earth’s upcoming issue for a detailed analysis of the current state of the Ganga
The red triangle
The government, the judiciary and the people have to take action together to stop environmental damage. Laws have to be enacted and cases taken …
Industry at any cost
Industrial estates of Gujarat are cesspools of filth and environmental health hazards. Yet the government is blindly promoting industry
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (April 1-5)
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (Feb 15-22)
Committee to speed up Namami Gange formed a day after NGT questions outcome
The National Green Tribunal, on February 6, said that not even a drop of Ganga was cleaned and public money was wasted under the programme