Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 9, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
DTE Coverage: Daily Court Digest (October 31-November 4, 2022)
The top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal during the week
World Cities Day: Clock ticking for India’s urban areas; act now, say experts
The time has come for active policies to make sustainable modes work for all income levels, they say
2 largest US reservoirs at ‘dangerously low levels’: UNEP
These lakes are currently at their lowest levels ever and are at risk of reaching ‘dead pool status’
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 1, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
UN declares access to clean, healthy environment as universal human right
India voted for the resolution and pointed out that the resolutions do not create binding obligations
CSE and NEMC release roadmap on how to clean Lake Victoria
Comes out with analysis on environmental problems of lake after joint meeting with stakeholders
Water, Africa’s Gold: The Nile has been contested for long; it should now unite, say experts
As Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile nears completion, experts in the country say the Nile should be a source of …
What desludging model should an urban local body adopt? Some suggestions
All models have their pros and cons and the model to be used differs from place to place; This isn’t a one-size-fits-all kind of idea
Can solar pumps save groundwater while cutting debt of power cos?
Incentivising farmers to sell solar power as a remunerative crop can help reduce the usage of diesel pumps
One-fifth of ecosystems in danger of collapse – here’s what that might look like
Recovering an ecosystem’s original state may be impossible because the external conditions that it depended upon simply no longer exist
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 2, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 23, 2020)
Can treated faecal sludge reuse help improve sanitation in UP
Resource recovery and reuse helps in viewing waste as a valuable resource and can help us move towards a more circular economy
COVID-19: New research examines wastewater to detect community spread
At least 440 people were likely infected with COVID-19 in the area around the treatment facility in Massachusetts — much …
Scheme to interlink rivers on fast track, govt tells Parliament
Work on at least four such projects is set to start soon as the detailed project reports are ready
Mekong's water levels fall as new Laos dam begins operations
The water levels in Southeast Asia’s great river have fallen to their lowest in 100 years
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 24, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 28, 2019)
Floods ravage Odisha, kill eight
Several districts are waterlogged and no access to clean drinking water is a major issue
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)