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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 14, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 14, 2026)

DTE Staff
5 min read
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Pangolins are the world's most trafficked wild mammal.
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Wildlife trade is driving disease outbreaks globally — raising risk of pathogens reaching humans by 50%, finds study

Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Among 2,079 traded mammal species assessed, 41% shared at least one pathogen with humans, compared with 6.4% of non-traded mammals
Pine forest in the Himalayas.
Forests

Indiscernible undercurrents in the Himalayan forests are reshaping long-term forest dynamics

Shinny Thakur
5 min read
Hidden regeneration failures leave Himalayan forests older, unstable and less resilient to climate and disturbance
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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 14, 2026)
Environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 14, 2026)
By
DTE Staff
5 min read
Pangolins are the world's most trafficked wild mammal.
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Wildlife trade is driving disease outbreaks globally — raising risk of pathogens reaching humans by 50%, finds study
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Colombia to cull descendants of hippos brought by drug lord Pablo Escobar
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Colombia to cull descendants of hippos brought by drug lord Pablo Escobar
By
Rajat Ghai
2 min read
Vegetation in six Himalayan regions shifted upwards due to warming, reduced snow depth
Climate Change
Vegetation in six Himalayan regions shifted upwards due to warming, reduced snow depth
By
Akshit Sangomla
3 min read
A simple sweet that also keeps you warm
My Food Story
A simple sweet that also keeps you warm
By
Sana Shaikh
1 min read
Daily Heat Tracker: Raipur, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad sizzle past 40°C as heatwave tightens grip
Climate Change
Daily Heat Tracker: Raipur, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad sizzle past 40°C as heatwave tightens grip
By
Shagun
1 min read
The Potomac, flowing through Washington DC, is America’s most endangered river in 2026: Study
Rivers
The Potomac, flowing through Washington DC, is America’s most endangered river in 2026: Study
By
Rajat Ghai
3 min read
Fossil power declines after Hormuz disruption as renewables buffer global energy shock
Energy
Fossil power declines after Hormuz disruption as renewables buffer global energy shock
By
Puja Das
4 min read
Türkiye outlines ‘COP of the Future’ vision with new partnership model and action-driven agenda
Climate Change
Türkiye outlines ‘COP of the Future’ vision with new partnership model and action-driven agenda
By
Puja Das
4 min read
AI time machine model projects wind, solar growth, flags gap to 1.5°C goal
Energy
AI time machine model projects wind, solar growth, flags gap to 1.5°C goal
By
Puja Das
3 min read
West Asia war impact ‘highly asymmetric’, hitting poorest energy importers hardest: IEA, IMF, World Bank
Energy
West Asia war impact ‘highly asymmetric’, hitting poorest energy importers hardest: IEA, IMF, World Bank
By
Puja Das
3 min read
Back-to-back Amazon droughts altered ecological functioning of rainforests, triggering record stress
Climate Change
Back-to-back Amazon droughts altered ecological functioning of rainforests, triggered record stress
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
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