Environment Ministry reports reduction in environmental clearance time from 150 to 90 days

Around 40% of India’s population will live in cities by 2036, according to government projections, but climate change is already exposing these urban areas to extreme water and heat stress.

COVID-19 has been spreading fast in rural areas while issues related to its management and the government’s response to the pandemic remain.

Imagine having to travel 7 to 8 kilometers every day to fetch water from a village because t

Green panel clears Central Vista projects

An analysis was done by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) of winter pollution (until January 26, 2021) in India’s five southern states - a vulnerable but poorly monitored region from the air quality perspective.

There is a disquieting hush across the world as the linkage between the planet’s health and human well-being became pronounced during the times of the pandemic. The deepening socio-economic and ecological crises caused by patterns of production and consumption are being increasingly recognised.

Punjab no.1 in overexploitation of groundwater 

NGT bans granting general permissions for groundwater extraction to commercial entities

An estimated 58,000 babies die in India every year from superbug infections passed on from their mothers, whilst drug-resistant pathogens cause between 28,000 to 38,000 extra deaths in the European Union every year.