India is at the cusp of a farming revolution through AI
For years, farmers globally have had to make decisions on which crops to plant, based on their forecasts of growing conditions and of market …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 9, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 20, 2023)
Why has Nipah Virus resurfaced in Kerala?
The Nipah strain this time around is the Bangladesh variant which spreads wly, but, however, has a high mortality rate
Africa Climate Summit 2023: Leaders root for green growth, enhanced climate financing as talks begin
Under the theme ‘Driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa and the World’, the summit will culminate in ‘…
Hawaii: How will wildfires impact beautiful Maui Island
The disaster is projected to bring about drastic ecological changes including coral death, drinking water pollution and soil loss
What is the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill passed by Parliament?
Experts have expressed concerns about the impact of the Bill on indigenous, forest communities and prevention of deforestation
The Batagaika Crater: A warning sign for the Earth
The soil beneath the slump contains dangerous amounts of organic carbon that will be released into the atmosphere as the permafrost thaws, …
Deep sea mining: A new way forward or looming disaster?
Supporters say deep sea mining is needed to meet the global demand for green technologies; scientists fear a possible gold rush for precious …
North India Deluge 2023: Yamuna crosses evacuation mark in Delhi; highest since 1978
Rising levels of water in the Yamuna are measured at three levels — warning level at 204.50 metres, danger level at 205.33 metres, and …
Japan to release radioactive Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific Ocean after IAEA’s approval
Critics say that more studies are required to show how this discharge would affect aquatic life
Assam floods 2023: Around 34,000 people affected; IMD predicts heavy rain for next 5 days
Assam gets 2,818 millimetres of rainfall in a year and has received nearly 10 per cent of the rains in the last 10 days
Cyclone Biporjoy likely to make landfall in Gujarat; what is unusual about it?
Biporjoy is unusual because most models could not predict that it would intensify into an extremely severe cyclonic storm
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 9, 2023)
India is facing a nasty outbreak of H3N2 — worst of seasonal flu viruses
H3N2 is a strain responsible for one of the three respiratory pandemics in the past century
India sees hottest February since 1901
Average maximum temperature was 29.54 degrees Celsius, sets precedent for a blistering summer
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 24, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
DTE Coverage: The highlights of Davos 2023
The world economy, climate change and the Russia-Ukraine War were among the issues discussed at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum
Volcano erupts in Guatemala, spewing ash 2 km into the sky
Central America has more than 100 volcanoes, many of which attract thousands of tourists from all over the world
As told to Parliament (December 9, 2022): 25% Indians are multi-dimensionally poor, says minister
Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index captures multiple and simultaneous deprivations faced by households across the three macro dimensions of health, …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 9, 2022)
COP27: The need for “New Collective Quantified Goal” in Climate Finance
Global South is spending five times more on debt repayments than on addressing the climate crisis's impacts
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 20, 2022)
Report: 200 environmental activists murdered in 2021
Fourteen Indians among the 200; Over 1,700 green activists killed globally from 2012-2021
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 30, 2022)