Bottom of the pile
The companies that have figured low on the ratings are characterised by more than one of the following features
The top bracket
The companies that have figured high on the ratings have more than one of the following features
Rivers(e) effect
The Andhra Pradesh government is all set to purify Musi river, which has been given top priority under the National River Conservation plan, by …
How Chunar, a small town in UP, is combating COVID-19
How awareness drives involving local bodies, distribution of PPEs and other equipment, helped turn the COVID-19 situation around
World’s coffee shops have emerged as plant milk’s front line
Milk made from plants is entering the public consciousness (and stomachs) in coffee shops across the globe.
EPCA chief pulls up Panipat officials for violating solid waste norms
A large number of illegal industries operate in Panipat; solid waste management is a major environmental concern
Chance of revival for Bengaluru’s dying lakes
Karnataka pollution control board initiates project to divert sewage that fall into city lakes
A mixed bag
The Bangladesh government sends thin plastic bags packing, but has Dhaka seen the last of them? Pinaki Roy on the ban's efficacy
COVID-19: Can wastewater help in tracking outbreak in India
Wastewater research can help determine how much the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurs in the Indian population
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 21, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Delhi plans to remediate Okhla landfill by end of 2023. How will it do this?
CSE team found fresh waste continues to be disposed of at site; critical to use waste fractions recovered from landfill safely
Arsenic control
West Bengal, severely affected by arsenic in its groundwater, takes slow but steady steps to deal with it
More dirt on GAP
The much-hyped sewage treatment plants installed in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, under the Ganga Action Plan are proving to be ineffective. A report …
The meat you eat
A behind-the-scene look at how slaughterhouses in India dispose hazardous bio-waste by endangering the environment
Towards sustainable marine fisheries value chain: Reflections amid COVID-19 crisis
A behavioural nudge to promote sustainable fisheries, community mobilisation can go a long way for the sector in post-COVID-19 era and beyond
Ivermectin for COVID-19: Mismatch between global and Indian policies
Union health ministry guidelines say the drug "may be" used for COVID-19 patients even as global agencies don't recommend
Wasting Away
Despite the deadline for hospitals to set up bio-medical waste disposal methods having expired, nothing has changed
Nobody's waste
Kerala's capital wants a solid waste treatment plant in a nearby village. This has created a rural-urban conflict
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 20, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 11, 2023)
How e-waste crisis continues to plague informal sector
Over 90% of electronic waste management is done by informal sector workers, most of whom are unaware of their rights
Bihar initiates PPP model cancer treatment
Modern oncology centre with all treatment and diagnosis facilities envisaged in Patna Medical College in first phase
Animal rights groups welcome SC ban on Jallikattu
Owners of bulls trained for the sport must be well compensated so that the animals are not sent for slaughter, say activists
CAG report reveals only partial truth about sewage discharged into Yamuna
It does not take into account sewage generated from areas that consume water from private borewells and private suppliers