Rakesh Jaiswal: 1962-2019
A Kanpur-based journalist remembers Rakesh Jaiswal, who devoted his life to making the Ganga clean in its most polluted stretch
Economic Survey 2018-19: Swachh Bharat needs to move to next level
Document declares that since toilets have been built, the focus will now shift to solid waste management
Grossly polluting industries more than doubled in 8 years: SOE in Figures
11% of these industries continue to flout pollution control standards in the country; nearly half of these are in Uttar Pradesh
World Earth Day: Nine ways to keep the planet safe
Green practices you can adopt to reduce waste, conserve resources, improve air and water quality and protect ecosystems
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 16, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
How is the view inside a giant marine sinkhole
A private expedition took submarines into the Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize. Here are snapshots
Ensure development doesn’t go against the flow of Himachal rivers, activists ask govt
Activists staged a dharna and sent a 10-point memorandum to the CM demanding clean and free-flowing Himalayan rivers
‘A generic policy for Kumbh Melas would be a real act of faith’
Experts say such a policy would be wiser than artificially propping up dead rivers for such events
People must be told that Ganga water is even unfit for bathing: NGT
The court is of the opinion that common people should be informed about the impacts of polluted river water
Sonam Wangchuk wins the Magsaysay
The Ladakhi engineer, environmentalist and innovator has been awarded ‘Asia’s Nobel’ for ‘harnessing nature, culture and …
Human-induced climate change likely to increase average temperatures in Uganda by up to 1.5 ºC in 20 years
Lominda Afedraru visits farmers in various parts of Uganda and assesses how the government is mitigating climate change impacts
Bonds to the rescue?
Urban local bodies across India are floating bonds to raise money. This may render them unviable and make city living costly
New guar gum-based hydrogel can help save drought-hit crops
The guar gum-based hydrogel is biodegradable and adds organic content to the soil upon degradation
Swachh Bharat Mission Phase II guidelines released
Safe toilets, with well managed black and grey water, are the need of the hour, particularly in rural areas
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 1, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
‘Baseflow one of most important factors driving river flooding in Peninsular India’
Researcher Shailza Sharma explains flood dynamics in Peninsular India using actual river flow data
Why the Bedti-Varada river inter-linking project is not technically feasible
The adverse effects that will be caused by the interlinking of rivers and diversions from the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats terrain, are …
Rural Assam’s water woes show full impact of climate change
Water scarcity is gradually becoming one of the most important issues in Northeast India
Namibia rejects Russian company’s mining permit
Raises environmental concerns over extraction methods
World’s poorest countries need $6 billion a year for water, sanitation in healthcare centres: WaterAid
Half of healthcare facilities in LDCs lack basic water services
Levelled out: MGNREGA helps bring in more land under cultivation in Ranga Reddy
Having levelled the terrain, farmers for the first time take up agriculture
Swachh Bharat Mission to be a continuing challenge
The fight for open defecation-free status is far from over
Simply put: Fear of epidemic creeps in Allahabad after Kumbh
‘Tar balls’ spread along South Gujarat coast
The presence of the lumps of solid crude mean there has been an oil spill in the area
By demolishing dams, Europe, US letting rivers reclaim their space
Dam removal gained momentum after the EU adopted the Water Framework Directive in 2000