A simple yet rare solution
Iron deficiency in newborns can be checked if doctors wait for two minutes before cutting the umbilical cord
Right of way
An upcoming port at Dhamra was cited as the reason for the endangered Olive Ridley turtles giving the Gahirmatha beach a miss last year. This year,…
Smokestacks lightening?
Emissions are bound to increase. The power sector improves, but others will spew more, especially iron and steel
Hidden Hunger: Every second child globally deficient in micronutrients, finds report
56% preschool aged children, 69% non-pregnant women of reproductive age lack in iron, zinc & vit A
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 10, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Panic, hunger and loss of livelihood follow closure of 12 mines in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum
The decision was reportedly a result of disinterest shown by mining giants in renewing the lease and their failure to maintain forests in the area
Supreme Court to probe illegal mining in Odisha
Hearing on plea to stay illegal mining to be taken up next Monday. Petitioners argue that the illegally recovered wealth from the miners should …
POSCO villages resist land acquisition by Odisha government
Despite protests administration demolishes 37 betel gardens on the forestland. Land acquistion put on hold till June 17
Iron ore pelletisation units must seek green clearance: NGT
Environment ministry and pollution control boards to decide whether existing pelletisation units can continue functioning till they obtain clearance
Will the mining stalemate affect Lok Sabha polls in Goa?
The mining industry’s poorest stakeholders, who comprise a sizeable population of Goa, have been rendered jobless by a state dragging its …
Ministry of mines set to expand iron ore mining
More contribution to GDP now on agenda. Sector crucial for propelling growth in backward states, says CII
Non-communicable diseases rising in Pakistan, finds Lancet
Ischaemic heart disease, stroke, congenital defects, cirrhosis and chronic kidney disease among the 10 leading causes of deaths in 2019
‘Green’ steel, cement for clean energy? Not yet there, says IEA; here’s why
In order to achieve net zero emission target, battery manufacturing capacity for electronic vehicles has to multiply by six times the present …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 11, 2023)
Delhi High Court cancels clearance to mining project in Goa
Ramesh Gauns, an environmental activist, had been battling the government, against the clearance for five years
Green tribunal suspends environment clearance of Scania sponge iron plant in Raigarh
Environment ministry granted clearance even though mandatory public consultations were not held
Goa public accounts committee blows the lid off mining scam
Fifteen million tonnes of iron ore extracted and exported from the state illegally in last six years
The wasteland
Bellary has lost 45 per cent of its forest cover to iron ore mining, says the CEC report
Picture imperfect
Fertile and picturesque, that is what Bellary was before companies started indiscriminate mining for iron ore
Coal quandary
In a sweeping pronouncement, the Supreme Court has termed all the 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993 illegal. This has raised a fundamental …
Supreme Court lifts ban on 45 mines in Bellary
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yedduruppa might face CBI probe for his role in illegal mining
SC's expert panel says limited iron ore mining can be allowed in Goa
Recommends strong regulatory mechanism should be in place before mining is resumed; industry cheers over possible lifting of one-and-a-half year-…
ICMR launches three new diagnostic kits
They will help reduce costs of detecting pathogens in food, estimating iron levels in blood and determining vitamin A levels in blood under …
Revoke stage 1 approval to SAIL, OMCL mines in Odisha: forest panel
Steel authority was illegally using mine lease area in forest for storing and processing iron ore while awaiting clearance
Environment takes backseat during public hearing for pig iron plant expansion near Gandhi ashram
‘Pollute our water, but give us jobs,’ residents plead with Uttam Galwa Metallics
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