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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 11, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Monsoon will withdraw between Oct 14 and 24, predicts scientist
Physicist Elena Surovyatkina, who recently came up with a new weather forecasting model, speaks to Down To Earth about the Indian monsoon and more
Rare privilege of reflection
In India, there are so many things that need to be done and all to be done yesterday. How do you choose your priority?
Electric vehicles in public transport system
Reducing cost of ownership is important to build a robust economic case for deployment of electric vehicles
The Rights Of Nature: A Legal Revolution That Could Save the World
An important and timely recipe for hope for humans and all forms of life.
Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India’s Green Movement
One of India’s foremost environmentalists, Sunita Narain gives a personal account of her battles as part of the country’s Green …
The changing face of Aravalli mountain range
The Aravallis have prevented the desertification of the national capital, but its overexploitation for mining and construction is degrading its …
Inheritors of the Earth
It is accepted wisdom today that human beings have irrevocably damaged the natural world.
Regulating the Polluters: Markets and Strategies for Protecting the Global Environment
National governments and private stakeholders have long recognized that protecting the global environment requires international cooperation.
How India Sees The World: Kautilya to the 21st Century
Using the prism of Kautilya's Arthashastra and other ancient treatises on statecraft, the author shows the historical sources of India's worldview.…
How hard is it to imagine a world free of nuclear weapons?
The idea of global disarmament looks like a far cry with countries continuing to equip their arsenal with nuclear warheads
Polluting plastics die hard
By 2050, our oceans will be holding more litter than fish and an estimated 99 per cent of all seabirds will have ingested plastic. Are countries …
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (September 2-6)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the …
Has forest rights Act enhanced the lives of Adivasis?
Declining biodiversity of forests has led to more vulnerability for the majority of Adivasis living in and around the forest
Climate change: Why we can’t rely on regrowing coastal habitats to offset carbon emissions
Sediments beneath mangrove forests, saltmarshes and seagrass meadows are rich in organic carbon
Giving rivers rights aims to protect the ‘voiceless’– but there’s a catch
River rights would include the rights of river basins across national boundaries
Odisha’s mega drinking water project: No proper environmental assessment, NGT pulls up Centre, state
The IIT panel in charge of the assessment never visited site and study report was based on secondary data only, alleged the petitioner
Remembering Danish Siddiqui
The Pulitzer-winning journalist has left behind a legacy to thousands of emerging photographers, a legacy to question
Assam Elections 2021: Are the poll promises made to protect Assam's environment viable?
Experts pointed out that most of these promises are riddled with loopholes and are not holistic solutions
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot flags off CSE's annual conclave
Three-day Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2020 also kicked off; State of India's Environment report launched
Gandhi at 150: Green movements have Gandhian streak
Environmental movements do not make a direct reference to Gandhi, but the methods they adopt and discourse that is moulded in their wake often …