Letters

Livelihoods of 3 bln people living near river systems under threat: Study

Damming, sediment mining, water diversions and groundwater extraction inhibit efforts to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, says report

Gutter will sparkle

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 11, 2023)

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

Water ATMs were introduced in Ghana — and are changing the way people can access this vital resource

Powered by solar energy, most water ATMs are designed to operate 24 hours a day

10 highlights from the State of India's Environment report

How India performed on key environment and development issues in 2016

India and Germany sign agreement for cleaning Ganga

Germany will contribute Rs 22.5 crore to the three-year-long project

Toxic legacy

Nitrate pollution in California could affect 260,000 people

Polluted lagoon

Water supply faulted

CHECKING POLLUTION

Pollution destroys crops

Reeds to the rescue

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

RIVER CONTAMINATION

Proposal opposed

Activists and residents protest plan to install pvc plant

Natural dumpsite

Inconvenience regretted

This UP lake continues to stink despite over Rs 300 cr spent on cleaning it

Lack of funds to operate sewage treatment plants around the lake, locals say only boating area cleaned regularly

CSE workshop shines spotlight on ‘capacity-building’ for water conservation needs

The current urban water management paradigm has legal and institutional gaps and disregards the natural environment

Nordic nations call for a global treaty to reduce marine plastic pollution

This move may also help the world achieve a Sustainable Development Goal, the deadline of which is just six years away

Why we cannot ignore the poor

One thing is clear—the solutions must work for the poor, for them to work for the rich

Purifying contaminant

Excessive phosphorus pollutes water bodies, but substantially reduces nitrogen contamination

Jurisdictional ruling angers environmentalists

The Sri Lankan government is being sharply criticised for giving the court of appeal in Colombo authority to hear cases involving development …

Steel manufacturer in the dock

Prompted by protests, the Maharashtra government is considering action against a steel manufacturing unit for causing water pollution.

Green justice: up in smoke?

Aided by officialdom and politicos, polluting industries seem well cushioned against thunderous court orders