Top 10 stories of the week that was (September 23-September 29)
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by
This herb tastes and smells like fish; it has recognised health benefits
The medicinal properties and benefits of fish mint have been documented in ancient texts of traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine, as well as …
Australia heatwave: 61 fires recorded across New South Wales till September 19
The heatwave is expected to continue till September 20. The prevailing weather conditions can have an impact on the country’s wheat production
Libya Floods: A deadly combination of climate crisis & political neglect
The country ravaged by war for over a decade now was hit by storm Daniel, which led to over 5,000 deaths
DTE Call For Action: Why is rapid electrification of autos necessary?
Autos play a critical role in urban commuting in small, medium and big cities. But internal combustion-powered autos are high emitters
Can India forecast drought in the long term?
The country has a long experience of managing drought but it is time it evolved its long-term forecasting mechanism
Mumbai reports first case of Zika virus
Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. These mosquitoes are responsible for carrying dengue …
Thousands evacuate parts of British Columbia as wildfires rage in Kelowna and Okanagan
Canada is experiencing a record-setting wildfire season, with official estimates of more than 14 million hectares already burned
World Chimpanzee Day 2023: A species heading towards extinction?
Chimpanzees are seriously threatened by hunting and poaching activities, along with habitat destruction and degradation, disease risk and …
New council to ensure sustainable development of Himalayan region
Set up by the NITI Aayog, the council will work on five thematic areas significant for the Himalayas, including tourism, skills, shifting …
Flash floods alert in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura
East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh and Barpeta, Dhubri and Sonitpur districts of Assam are in the 'above normal flood situation' category
54,000 evacuated in Manila floods
Floods triggered by the southwest monsoon is being likened to the 2009 typhoon Ketsana, which killed hundreds in Metro Manila
15 million newborns in India are not breastfed in the first hour
This is happening when 80 per cent of deliveries are taking place in health facilities, says a report
Why is Telangana asking the Centre to procure its excess stock of parboiled rice?
The Telangana government is asking the Centre to buy more than 90 per cent of its stock of parboiled rice at Minimum Support Price, some of which …
Is organic farming responsible for Sri Lanka’s economic crisis?
Analysis shows that it is not organic farming, but poor economic policies that are responsible for the economic crisis
IPCC AR6 (Part III): Cut emissions across all sectors to keep temperature rise to 1.5°C
According to the report, limiting warming to around 1.5°C requires global GHG emissions to peak before 2025 and reduce by 43 per cent by 2030
How this woman changed the lives of children by nurturing an organic farm in Faridabad
Veena Lal’s organic farm and mud house located next to her organisation and children’s home in Faridabad near Delhi …
Asani: The first cyclone of 2022
The storm will move northwards along and off the Andamans, towards the Myanmar and south Bangladesh coast in the next 48 hours
Australia puts koalas in ‘endangered’ category as numbers plunge
According to estimates, 60,000 koalas died or were affected by the devastating ‘Black Summer’ bushfires of 2019-2020
Public good approach to weather data not suitable for commercial purposes: WMO director
Dimitar Ivanov, director at Geneva-based World Meteorological Organization, speaks to Down to Earth on the public vs private debate in …
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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 30, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
China’s ‘artificial sun’ fusion reactor sets a new record
For 20 seconds, the device also achieved a peak temperature that is over ten times the sun’s
World at risk of hitting 1.5C tipping point during next five years, warns WMO
There is a 90 per cent likelihood of at least one year between 2021-2025 becoming the warmest on record, according to the WMO