World will not achieve universal sanitation coverage by 2030: WHO
On the launch of its first global guidelines on sanitation and health, the WHO called for increased investment to reach the goal of toilet for all
Close to 90% projects under PM's flagship irrigation scheme remain incomplete
These 8,214 projects, launched between 2009-10 and 2014-15, should have been completed in 4-7 years
Cauvery dispute: All you need to know
In its latest development, the Supreme Court has asked the Karnataka government to release 4 TMC water for Tamil Nadu
Sewage discharge in Ganga: NGT orders Uttarakhand PCB to take criminal action against officials concerned
Just half of total sewage generated daily in 13 districts treated properly before being dumped in river
Global Eco Watch: Drying Sea of Galilee swells after years of drought
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (June 29-July 3, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
Taking charge for water
A young sarpanch in Maharashtra helps his village residents avail drinking water at home
Almost 90% Indians support cutting plastic production to tackle pollution and combat climate change: Greenpeace
Greenpeace calls for a Global Plastics Treaty that reflects public’s rejection of plastic, demands at least 75% reduction in plastic …
Senegal’s pink lake is on the verge of disappearing — how to protect it
The lake’s waters are virtually devoid of life, with the exception of a few microscopic algae and bacteria
Shocking revelation by environment minister: 16 rivers in Karnataka polluted
Root of the problem lies in discharge of waste from 30 cities and towns directly into these rivers, minister notes
Francisco de Orellana would be stunned and stupefied by the low water levels in the Amazon: Buddy Levy
Down To Earth speaks to Idaho-based author of 2011 book on the first voyage to navigate the Amazon river in 1542
This award winning waste management plant in Himachal’s Palampur has turned into a garbage hill
Open disposal of garbage here violates environmental norms
Simply Put: World Cities Day
Major floods on Mars? China’s rover finds evidence
Zhurong rover's first radar imager results analysed two interesting underground layers
Too many tourists in Himalayas; new report presses for pre-empting disasters
Built-up area in Himachal Pradesh increased exponentially during 1989-2012, says report
How Assam’s Deepor Beel is perishing from concretisation, waste dumping
The lake is home to exotic birds, wildlife and supports livelihoods of hundreds
Air, water pollution environment offences increased 841% in 2019: NCRB data
Overall, environment crimes dipped marginally 1.5% in 2019 compared to previous year
Global Eco Watch: ‘Eco disaster’ unfolding on Kamchatka beach
Wash hands to fight COVID-19 outbreak. But is it safe?
Around 1.9 billion people in the world use non-potable or faecally-contaminated water
Who will save the Ganga?
The river continues to stink, in the fifth year of the Modi government
Climate impact: Water storage projected to decrease across wetter lands around Caspian, Mediterranean seas
Water storage may see increase in West Asia and North Africa; solar geoengineering method worsens conditions, finds study
Discharge of mining waste into rivers affects 50 times more people than tailings dam disasters
Potentially detrimental substances like lead, zinc, copper and arsenic carried downstream from mining sites accumulate within river courses and …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 1, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Environmental stewards: Sacred Hopi site in Arizona awarded ICOMOS Water and Heritage Shield
The Hopi consider the Sípàapu on the Little Colorado river to be the place from where their ancestors emerged from another world …
Virus-only diet? Meet a hungry organism that thrives on them
Researchers stumble across plankton that considers viruses to be more like a snack than danger