Book Digest: Following climate crisis in 10 minutes, corporate world’s fight against COVID-19 and more
Human security issues stemming from the pandemic to politics of housing, DTE tracks new, contemporary books on environment and development from …
CSE praises NTPC’s fly ash transfer move from its Rihand plant
Such steps, if replicated, can help address the issue of overabundance of fly ash piling up in major power-producing states of India
Climate change and water: First victims
Research is needed to understand the social dimensions of the affected because it has the potential to shift the trajectory of the climate change …
Govt's fast tracking of draft rules on antibiotic residues commendable
It will position India as a responsible nation tackling antimicrobial resistance, besides improving conditions in preventing the menace
Budget 2020-21: Local level adaptation may be focus vis-à-vis climate change
Funds might be allocated to Panchayati Raj ministry, IMD, other institutions to minimise impact of extreme weather
RESCUED or DOOMED
Nations adopt a diluted agreement on implementing the Kyoto Protocol that gives away too many concessions to polluting countries
Miracle cure or placebo?
While CDM has been touted as the solution to all climate negotiation problems the reality is much different. This free market will impose huge …
Sinks: Can't convince? Confound
The US has spearheaded a puzzling proposal on sinks that opens loopholes for their own emissions
Unequal rights, equal responsibilities?
Industrialised countries want to have the cake and eat it too. President Carlos Menem delivered it to them on a silver platter by agreeing to …
Human-made climate change behind rising 2019 temperatures: WMO
Absence of El Niño and yet an extension in the spate of rising temperatures points towards it, says the UN weather agency
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 12-16)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
2020 US polls: How Democrats plan to tackle climate change
None of the major candidates’ plans go far enough to enhance global climate action and is unlikely to enable full and rapid decarbonisation …
Will India have its green moment in politics?
The fact that these issues are still remote from our understanding is evidenced by a survey which revealed that more than 74% people between the …
47 per cent chance of deficit rainfall this year, says IMD
Region-wise, the IMD forecast deficit monsoon in the north-east region, and below normal rainfall in north-west region
COP27 diary (November 14): Global shield against climate risks for loss and damage launched
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
COP27: Climate vulnerable countries, G7 launch plan for quick loss and damage funding
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Fiji, Senegal, Philippines and Ghana will be among the first countries to receive assistance from the Global …
Managing water resources key for Tanzania’s sanitation fight
Part 2: Funding biggest bottleneck for carrying out plans; CSE team finds greywater mismanagement too
Loss and damage funding officially included in COP27 agenda
Loss and damage financing has been a long-standing demand of developing and vulnerable countries including India
Arctic forest fires caused by global warming can jeopardise climate goals: Study
Around 146 million tonnes of carbon was released in the 2019 and 2020 fires in the Arctic
Climate change is playing spoilsport in kendu leaf collection across eastern India; here’s how
Rains, instead of heat and dust storms during April and May, have led to a proliferation of flies which are bothering collectors
Odisha’s fish stocks are depleting, courtesy warming seas; here’s how
Rampant catching of baby fish, migration routes changing thanks to climate impact coumpounding problems
Earth just had its 5th-warmest September on record
Likelihood of 2022 being one of the ten warmest years on record is greater than 99 per cent
What’s driving food prices in new normal climate?
Monsoon as a unitary weather phenomenon is no more a valid indicator for food prices as its progress and distribution have changed completely
Hawaii’s devastating wildfire is linked with climate change
Mitigating the impact of wildfires requires a multifaceted approach that involves prevention, preparedness, response and recovery strategies
How climate change might trigger more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
The impacts of a changing climate are becoming more evident, with unusual weather events having become the norm rather than the exception