The dam sham

Even as protests against the Bakun Dam Project grow more strident, the Malaysian government remains adamant on its decision to go ahead with it

No charity at home

Is the individual's attempt at environmental awareness limited mostly to sermonising about big issues?

Anti-activism law

The ultra-conservative American Legislative Exchange Council is championing a new law that will endanger activists supporting environmental, …

Russia: Old habits die hard

Filmmaker Sergei Klado and TV journalist Irina Malikova have won Russia's first-ever human rights film award for "The Lizard Effect", which …

Investment trick

How ecologically damaging projects are perpetuating a fallacy

New York mayor announces plans to make city green

Draft EIA notification institutionalises 1 season data for baseline

Such data is needed for assessing impact of a project on the environment; experts fear Environment Impact Assessment studies will become …

The great biodiversity vanishing trick

Back where it belongs

India emerges victorious from a legal wrangle with the US over the patenting of neem

AC makers unsure about gas import rule

National Environment Tribunal Bill threatens eco-groups

Mangrove park fights closure

Environment ministry says theme park destroying ecology

Fishers reject new coastal rules

CRZ, 2010 fails to protect coasts; rights of fishers  

Ease of doing business comes at an environmental cost

India has seen a historic jump in ease of doing business this year, but dilution of legislation to facilitate business will hurt the environment 

Curse of the urban boom

Real estate sector in India has serious environmental implications. How effective are regulatory agencies?

Courts must dispose of 57 environment cases a day to clear backlog in a year

The current rate is just nine cases a day

Smogging 'em out

2022 too short, too far: Environmental movements covered by DTE this year

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022

Thinking ahead

Diesel needs to be dearer still

Diesel will cost more now. But not for any compelling health or environmental reason

Green Blackmail

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Dying for water

It is unfortunate that the conflicts arising over water issues are dealth with by force

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