Unlikely man-eaters
Unravelling Hindon’s pollution and pursuit of sustainable solutions
Despite governmetal, judicial intervention, illegal dyeing units continue to operate & pollute the Hindon river
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Indo-Gangetic Plain residents live 7 years less than other Indians: Study
This is because air quality in the region fails to meet the WHO’s guidelines on particulate pollution
EPCA draws roadmap for brick kilns in Delhi-NCR
Environmental body takes a number of decisions at workshop to discuss region’s brick kiln sector, which is a major cause of pollution
Off to another bad start
A failed monsoon this year could mean sixth consecutive crop failure in most parts of the country. The government must immediately prepare a long-…
Victims of ‘growth’
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‘Modern buildings cannot breathe’
Kolkata-based architect Laurent Fournier tells how ceilings can float and why bamboo-reed-mud make more sense than brick-concrete-steel
Today's breakfast: DDT
A significant proportion of food products in India, especially infant food products, has been found to be contaminated by poisonous substances
Bengal buys dirtiest coal-based power generated in India: CSE study
TPPs in the state have not taken adequate measures to control pollution
Ganga returns to its sluggish, dirty state
Kumbh over, freshwater release is discontinued; tanneries resume operations
Leprosy looms
Latest survey dismisses government’s claims of disease elimination
Yummy but harmful
Indian markets are flooded with foods that contain colours beyond permissible limits
Rs 67 crore later
...In Kanpur's Jajmau area, chromium enters food chain. How spent is the Ganga Action Plan?
Swamphen vanishing from Bakhira lake
Up against GM
Road risk
RTI assessment
Tannery convicted
EPCA directs slew of measures as Delhi air turns noxious again
Diesel generator sets to be banned; construction and industrial projects asked to adhere strictly to norms
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 25, 2020)
Ghaziabad is ignoring its waterbodies despite court rulings
The Uttar Pradesh government has not submitted any action taken report on measures taken to restore waterbodies in the last seven months
Bihar all set to check encephalitis
Open defecation along the Gandak in Uttar Pradesh causes the disease in Bihar, says study
Kiln Eco-
Brickmaking is a profit-driven enterprise. At one level, it produces the basis of the built-up world. But what of the hidden -- ecological and …
Resurgent polio
Eradicating polio in India is proving to be a tough ask. The disease, which seemed to have been contained a few years ago, is rearing its head …