Agroforestry, livestock & non-traditional crops: Ground report finds Himalayan farmers adapting to climate change

Irregular rainfall impacting traditional farming; investments into new methods good examples of climate adaptation, say experts

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 18, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Could video streaming be as bad for the climate as driving a car? Calculating Internet’s hidden carbon footprint

Driving a small car to the movie theatre with a friend may have lower carbon emissions than streaming the same movie alone at home

Warming Arctic may be responsible for world’s extreme weather

Melting of Arctic is triggering changes in global wind patterns and causing more frequent heatwaves and downpours in northern hemisphere, says …

NDA government further eases environment clearances for projects

Environment impact assessment notification amended to allow state authorities to clear more projects

World Environment Day 2023: Rural India bears the brunt of climate change

Climate change is a global challenge with local implications; important to build coping mechanisms for rural communities

Somewhere over the rainbow… climate impact is visible

India, 5 African countries may see a lot more rainbow days due to increased precipitation, finds study  

Peripheral ring road project: Karnataka HC bars action on virtual hearing

HC issues notices to state authority; asks whether virtual hearings were sufficient and valid under procedure established under EIA, 2006 

Reform for reform’s sake

Without bottom-up rehauling National Environment Protection Agency will be more of the same

Supreme Court questions viability of river linking project

Directs Centre to submit detailed report on project cost and land acquisition

SBSTTA-25: Delegates move forward on recommendations to implement Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Synergy between climate change & biodiversity recognised; work on indicators to continue till next meeting  

Environmental clearance for small riverbed sand mining projects lifted

The decision is against the earlier orders of National Green Tribunal

Kerala red signal

Union Budget 2024-25 set blueprint for India’s New Green Deal

Sitharaman’s announcements are in line with PM Modi’s 2021 Glasgow declaration on Net Zero by 2070

Asbestos Unit Disturbs Chainpur's Peace

An 18 hectare plot straddling lychees orchards and farms in Chainpur village of Muzaffarpur district is in the middle of a dispute. Balmukund …

Is climate litigation the way forward for accountability and climate action?

Recent judgment in the US held the State of Montana responsible for causing unreasonable damage to climate

Climate change turned Canada into tinderbox, doubled chances of extreme wildfires: Research

Fire weather like this can be expected to occur once every 25 years, meaning about a 4% chance every year

Net Zero 2050: Swiss vote for clean energies over fossil fuels

Proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions, accelerate renewables receives almost 60% votes

Month of climate contradictions: Contrasts noted worldwide in March 2023, finds Copernicus

European meteorological agency noted world’s second joint warmest March on record; Antarctic sea ice the second lowest on record

Himalayan plunder: Nature-friendly & participatory initiatives are the only hope for recovery, says Madhav Gadgil

Projects such as the giant Tehri dam also play a role in exacerbating effects of disasters, as seen during the 2021 Chamoli flash floods

Mining in Goa: damage to the environment greater than loss of revenue

Activists demand assessment of impact of mining on state's environment and communities

Adanis’ game plan for Mundra ship-breaking yard

Analysis by Centre for Science and Environment shows the company has been pushing the recycling facility by concealing it under a waterfront …

Lavasa above law

Lavasa continues to bypass norms. But the environment ministry may give clearance to the the maiden planned hill city in India, Sakshi C Dasgupta …

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 6-10, 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

Climate change unveils new methane source: Groundwater springs of Norway

Emissions to further increase if warming continues, finds study