DTE Impact: Assam-based activist writes to Supreme Court; demands transparency on elephant transfer to Vantara
Vehicle carrying cow elephant Pratima and her calf had been stopped in Assam en route to the Reliance Zoo in Jamnagar, as reported by DTE
Traders smuggle potent greenhouse gas, primarily used for cooling, to Europe: EIA investigation
Traders have been illegally sourcing hydrofluorocarbon, primarily from China and Türkiye, and routing it through Bulgaria into the rest of …
Simply Put: Essential Commodities (or the Act of it)
A thaw? Centre agrees to farmers’ demands on stubble burning, power subsidy
No consensus reached on core demand to repeal farm laws; next meeting January 4
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Walk the Doha talk, say India, China
Pre-2020 emission gaps must be closed before moving on, insists Ravi Shankar Prasad
Ozone layer to recover in 4 decades but aerosol injection may undo gains: UNEP
The success of the Montreal Protocol can inspire climate action, say scientists
Basel Ban Amendment becomes law
Croatia became the 97th country to ratify the ban, which was adopted by the parties to the Basel Convention in 1995, to protect human health and …
Tiger reserved: Fiftieth anniversary of Project Tiger means little to forest-dwelling communities
The fact is that despite amendments, our policies still follow the fortress conservation approach where the strategy is to “exclude and …
Environment (Protection) Act: 39 changes made to rules in 2 years of pandemic, shows report
Most relaxations & exemptions made for development projects through gazette notifications, office memorandums, orders
Cabinet approves National Population Register update
The exercise will be held in 2020 from April to September, along with the house-listing phase of Census 2021
Wildlife Protection Amendment Bill: Why ‘religious or any other purpose’ clause has enraged animal activists
The term could potentially increase the demand for illegal capture of wild elephants, followed by cruel training, they say
Rajya Sabha passes Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill 2021
Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill allows for the transfer of elephants for ‘religious and other purposes’
Taking farm laws to Supreme Court won’t dampen farmers’ protests: Kerala agriculture minister
Kerala’s decision to move the apex court against Modi government’s new farm laws have sparked discussions. DTE spoke to minister VS …
New mining leases deemed to have all approvals for 2 years: Environment ministry
New lessee will take on water, air, forest rights and other liabilities from the previous lessee
After Ozone layer, cooling industry now burns the whole planet
It first drilled a hole in the ozone layer and is now damaging the entire environment with large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions
Will intensify protest: Farmer leaders reject Union govt draft seeking to break deadlock
Farmer unions call for major countrywide protest December 14; blocking of Delhi-Jaipur Highway, Yamuna Expressway by December 12
Why experts want govt to withdraw draft Electricity Bill
Experts question urgency of introducing a draft bill at a time when states struggle with COVID-19
India’s proposed amendments to IHR demand greater equity in access to healthcare, accountability of WHO
Country sought intermediate public health alert for outbreaks yet to be declared public health emergency
Classification under SC, ST categories: Recognition needs to go beyond govern-analytics
Bill extending ST status to several communities raises questions regarding the category and its applicability in contemporary times
Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance: A strong EC Act is still needed
The ordinance does not expressly define ‘extraordinary circumstances’: Such legislative ambiguity makes one question the entire …
