Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 27, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Devotees observe yet another Chhath on a dead Yamuna
Toxic froth made up of ammonia and phosphates covered the Yamuna’s waters in Delhi as Hindu devotees offered oblations to Surya, the sun god
Manual scavenging: Non-existent for govt, yet people die 30-ft under ground
The recent deaths of five manual scavengers again raises the question of how far will India let this problem go
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 4, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
From poor sewage management to overflowing rivers — Why is Punjab flooding so much?
Latest reports suggest that as many as 1,480 people have been rescued from Ropar and 107 from Patiala
Polio virus in sewage sample again: This time in UK
The detection signals spread between closely-linked individuals who were administered an oral polio vaccine overseas
Why India’s solid waste management system needs a digital overhaul
The need for digitalization in waste collection and disposal operations goes beyond information technology
Why UNESCO's 'natural solutions' to water problems won't work in Africa
Nature-based solutions to water can work in some places, but on the whole they face serious limitations
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 21, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 16, 2023)
Water-wisdom for climate change: We must become much more efficient with every drop
The country has learnt critical water lessons through the years — now is the time to put it to practice
CSE alumnus impact: How a green entrepreneur helped restore Kham river
Principles of a decentralised wastewater treatment system was put to use to bring about transformation
Kolkata sewer deaths: Do not improve sewerage and water supply at the cost of sanitation workers
4 lives lost puts many on the dock including local officials as well as state government
If sanitation is treated as a community problem, we can make something happen for very little money
Just like a better iPhone is not the solution to poor telecom connectivity, sanitation cannot be solved by a smart, well-designed product, sold …
Cleaning India’s polluted rivers
More than 38,000 million litres of waste water enters the major rivers, water bodies and even percolates into the ground every day
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 15, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 1, 2023)
Besides illegal structures, tourist influx, focus on sanitation systems in Himalayas too: CSE
Most Himalayan towns lack sewerage systems; millions of litres of grey water seeps into the clayey, loamy soil, making landslides inevitable
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 5, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 17, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 20, 2019)
Rivers across the world have high levels of antibiotics
Researchers estimate presence of 14 antibiotics in rivers of 72 countries across six continents
Behind polluted Indian river stretches, inadequate sewage treatment
Rivers and streams in 31 states and Union territories in India do not meet water quality criteria
Untreated wastewater in developing countries: 14 billion a day and we don’t know where it ends up
This water causes diarrhoeal diseases that kill 800 children every day, mostly in India, Afghanistan and Congo
COVID-19: Finding clues to containment in wastewater
Australia, the Netherlands and Massachusetts have found traces of the virus in wastewater so far