As told to Parliament (December 6, 2021): Cases of environment-related offences almost doubled in 2020  

All that was discussed in the House through the day

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Green university

Anna University is turning green with serious efforts to curtail pollution within the campus

Thriving on sewage

Two industrial units in Chennai find an alternative source of water: city sewage

Stink sting

Clean water crisis: Nitrogen pollution to triple scarcity in river sub-basins worldwide

In India, Africa, sewage to be biggest contributor of nitrogen pollution in water in worst climate scenario

Swachh Bharat Mission 2: Why centralised sanitation will not address urban problems

SBM 2 introduces a one STP nalla-based waste water treatment system, without a town sewerage system for small and medium …

Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (May 20-24)

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 16, 2019)

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

Kumbh’s over, now God save the Ganga

Kanpur's tanneries, shut down during the pilgrimage, have reopened and are polluting the river again: sources

How recycled water could revolutionise sustainable development

Collecting and exploiting waste water is both technically feasible and financially justifiable

Fourth wave on in Bengal but experts say COVID-19 endemic, less virulent this time

INSACOG plans sewage testing for early prediction future waves  

How to reinvent the sanitation wheel

The city “shit-flow” diagram shows that the situation is grim as all cities either do not treat or safely dispose the bulk of the …

Proposed new standards on water quality a sheer waste

In absence of proper sewage treatment facilities, the new draft will not be able to ensure quality of both drinking and bathing water

A river’s worthy son

Veerbhadra Mishra dedicated his spiritual quest and scientific calling to cleaning the Ganga

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 …

Tourism deal

Coliform will count

Gutter will sparkle

Ludhiana is going all out to clean up Buddha Nallah, the sole receptacle of its industrial filth

Can faith heal?

Billed as the largest gathering of humanity in recorded history, Maha Kumbh has commenced in Allahabad. Over the next few weeks, pilgrims will …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 12, 2024)

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

‘Sewage treatment plant near Rushikulya will spell doom for Olive Ridleys’

The construction of the proposed plant will also violate Coastal Regulation Zone norms

Reeds to the rescue

An ecofriendly way of treating polluted wastewater holds promise for rural India

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