An idiot's environment
Every major TV channel virtually bypassed Environment Day on June 5, making polite noises to mask their enthusiasm
Environmentalist, prove thyself
It is getting imperative for green dreamers to marshal together their facts and place hair-tearing emotion on the backburner
Bringing up parents
Norway's young eco-cletectives are the youngest environmentalists anywhere, and have an octopus as their club mascot
Just (w)right!
Removing their blinkers is what scribes should do in order to promote an international environmental communication order that is fair and just
Models in mutilation
Modern industrial design, pandering to essentially Western consumer-led markets, has spelt doom for the environment. The author, therefore, …
Lillehammer
One town in Europe has shown how to host a major world sporting event, with all its attendant chaos, and still avoid environmental devastation
Time to sit up
A green clean or the polluted nether worlds? The choice must be made soon. May be global 'redistribution of opportunities' in the countries of …
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 …
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 …
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?
175 countries commit to forge internationally binding treaty on plastic pollution by 2024
The resolution establishes an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to complete a draft global legally binding agreement by the end of 2024
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 24, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
A fine argument
The government says it does not have the power to fine Adani for the damage at Mundra. But it hints the company may still end up spending more …
World Environment Day: It is time to act
Our natural resources are enough to cater to the needs of the entire human population. But even a minor disturbance may lead to devastating impacts
Environmental governance: India's changing scenario
The department of environment came into existence on November 1, 1980 followed by state departments
Environmental collapse before Soviet’s fall
Exactly 25 years after the fall of the USSR, let’s take a look at its ‘consumeristic’ policies for exploiting natural resources …
A green corner on balance sheets
The environment audit for industries purports to make industries accountable to the public for their actions
Sustainability and the southern perspective
European environmentalists tackle Third World concerns of irresponsible overconsumption by northern countries
Courting green
When the executive fails, people seek redressal from courts. In some cases, the courts have merely put the seal of approval on the actions of …
One step back
Under pressure from the industry, the Australian government relaxes petrol and diesel emission standards
That 'E' word again
Most Northern groups that dominate the civil society opinion-making process within the climate convention have consistently ignored Southern …