Do the dirty on

Biotoilets fail to save Dal lake from pollution due to official apathy

Inconvenience regretted

Naini lake is depleting, but can we undo the wrongs?

Experts believe that obstruction in the subsurface recharge and increased abstraction of water to quench Nainital’s thirst are making the …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 30, 2019)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

The great sham

Under pressure from the Supreme Court, the Delhi government resorts to a five-day charade to clean up the Yamuna

Water supply is all

What about the sewage that makes Kovalam beach stink?

Small approach, big benefit

Nanotechnologies offer an economical way to make water potable

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 27, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Awareness is key to rejuvenating River Ganga: experts at 105th Indian Science Congress

Besides biodiversity conservation and a forestation programme in Ganga river basin, the experts recommended installation of 113 real-time online …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 3, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 12, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 12, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 26, 2019)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

New role for earthworms as sewage cleaners

A Pune-based research institute has developed a process that employs earthworms to remove impurities from waste water.

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 31, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 8, 2024)

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As told to Parliament (December 14, 2023): Over 500,000 tonnes of e-waste collected and processed in 2021-22

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament: Assam, Bihar, Odisha get flood hazard atlases

All that was discussed in the Houses through the day

Sullied effort

A CAG report castigates the government for its poor implementation of the Ganga Action Plan

Namami Gange: 5 reasons why Ganga will not be clean by 2020

Even after 4 years and an allotment of Rs 22,000 crore, Modi’s flagship programme is far from being a success  

STPs in 3 Punjab towns lying defunct: NGT monitoring committee

Poor performance of sewage treatment plants due to delayed payment by municipal bodies, monitoring committee report to NGT  

Will Dehradun riverfront development project really help the city?

It focuses more on beautification aspects rather than rejuvenating the rivulets that flow through the city

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 23, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Dirty states

Only five states generate more than 63 per cent of the total wastewater in India as they lack treatment facilities, says a recent study

NGT’s Rs 3,800 crore fine on Telangana is the biggest one yet over waste disposal

West Bengal government was fined Rs 3,000 crore in September 2022