Bleeding blue: Fast fashion is now poisoning African rivers
Untreated or partially treated effluent from textile factories, usually blue / indigo in colour, is killing African rivers
The fall of the Aztecs: What lessons does it offer 500 years down the line
Down To Earth talks to historian Camilla Townsend about what the Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs means, especially to indigenous people in Mexico …
World Environment Day: We can tackle climate change through ecosystem restoration
We need to invest in research on ecosystems; we need governance that is multi-disciplinary and multi-agency and we need to protect what …
How ecological restoration helped transform a degraded land parcel in Maharashtra
The conservationists steered clear of monoculture to focus on a holistic process of replenishing the soil, water and biodiversity
Why Aotearoa New Zealand’s early Polynesian settlement should be recognised with World Heritage Site status
Such a project would promote traditional knowledge and intercultural dialogue, pride and understanding at local, national and global levels
The forgotten environmental crisis: How 20th century settler writers foreshadowed the Anthropocene
Almost a century ago, New Zealand and Australia were at the forefront of an environmental crisis that was also profoundly geological in nature: …
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (September 21-25, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
(Tooth) brush up with truth: Electric is the worst, bamboo not great either
Climate change potential of electric toothbrush was 11 times greater than the bamboo toothbrush, the study found
15 new UNESCO Geoparks in three continents reflect the glory of nature
From coastal cliffs in Canada to ‘rainbow’ mountains in China to one of Europe’s true deserts, the new locations reflect the grandeur, …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 22, 2020)
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 (May 18, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 15, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 14, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 5, 2020)
Environment again not given priority in Delhi Budget for 2020-21
Only Rs 52 crore our of a total Rs 65 thousand crore allotted for city’s air pollution epidemic
Urban commons: Need to develop financing framework
Urban commons are mainly dependent on governments, particularly local governments that are more often than not financially weak
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 6, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 15, 2019)
What did the Chhath violation of NGT at Kolkata's Rabindra Sarobar expose
While religious, political and other inetrests gain currency, environmental concerns take a backseat
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 14, 2019)
No one-size-fits-all way to combat urban heat island effect
Tropical and dry cities respond differently to heat mitigation strategies. This difference should be considered when trying to protect residents …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 19, 2019)
UNCCD CoP 14: Report on Soil Organic Carbon released
Soil Organic Carbon, which is the plant and animal tissues at various states of decomposition in the soil, is a yardstick for sustainable land …
‘The United States’ Indian Wars never ended’
Down To Earth speaks to Ruth Hopkins, writer of Dakota and Lakota Sioux origin, about various issues concerning Native Americans today in the …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 20, 2019)