NCRB: Injuries, deaths due to animal attacks increased by 19%
Most cases reported in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
Ukraine-Russia war has pushed 4 million children into poverty
UNICEF report finds child poverty across Europe, Central Asia has soared by 19%
Global Eco Watch: Dust causing rapid snow and ice melt in western Himalayas
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
As told to Parliament (July 18, 2022): Final notification on eco-sensitive areas pending for 8 years
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Centre removes Bander coal mine from auction list but no decision on Chhattisgarh plea yet
Bander removed as it is part of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve
Ukraine war: What we know about Nova Kakhovka dam and who gains from its destruction
A major dam in Russia-occupied southern Ukraine suffered a collapse June 6, 2023
Global Eco Watch: Arm forest guards with guns instead of lathis, suggests SC
Global Eco Watch: 1.2 million Indians died of snake bites in last 20 years
Afghanistan under Taliban: A decade’s progress eroded in a year, says UN
Cascading crises, almost 700,000 jobs vanished, finds report
Conservationists slam draft of new government report on elephants
It fails to understand the ecology of elephants, they say
Nearly 80 mln displaced globally by 2019-end, half of them children: UNHCR
Fewer displaced people have been able to return to their homes in 2019
Global Eco Watch: Drying Sea of Galilee swells after years of drought
Villagers in Odisha’s Malkangiri kill, consume meat of mugger crocodile
Odisha forest department officials detained a few villagers over the incident
Prince of the cats: India has nearly 14,000 leopards, Centre’s report reveals
MP, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have the highest number of leopards in India
Tranquilised wild elephant dies after falling off lorry; autopsy indicates cardiac arrest cause of death
Wildlife activist alleges negligence by forest department during capture operation
Burden or boon? Wayanad residents divided on wildlife as interest groups advocate trigger-happy responses
Since January, a pervasive anti-wildlife sentiment has descended over the district and violent protests erupted against animals and conservationists
Reshaping democracy in new climate
Democracy is critical in a climate-risked world. Will we lose its essence of justice and equity to the many wars afflicting us today?
Uttarakhand, land of the Rudrapayag maneater, will see more human-leopard conflict in future, warns report
Training of forest staff, timely compensations and awareness among local communities can help alleviate the problem, says report released by …
War in Sudan enters its breadbasket, threatens to worsen hunger, malnutrition
A third of Sudanese in need of emergency food aid; country faces the greatest displacement crisis in history
‘Rogue elephant’, ‘Crocodile-infested’, ‘Tiger-haunted’: It is all in the semantics
Language has shaped or disfigured landscapes, human communities, wildlife populations and our perception of the very earth we call ‘home&…
Russia has turned the Dnipro into a major weapon of war: Paul Josephson
Down To Earth speaks to specialist in Soviet and Russian history about the impact of two years of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the Dnipro river
Why is a wisent herd in Ukraine on the brink of extinction? Can matchmaking save them?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has decimated the population of male wisent in the Zalissia National Nature Park; translocating two …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 13, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
UN Secretary-General urges urgent action to address deadly nexus of climate, hunger and conflict
Guterres warned of a looming resurgence of food inflation globally as droughts disrupt critical supply routes like the Panama Canal
Good step, but not long-term answer: Activists on Odisha’s request for ‘kumkis’ & ‘mahouts’ from Tamil Nadu
Stopping illegal mining & quarrying, notifying elephant corridors would be ideal solution for human-elephant conflict