Steeled up
Unable to bear pollution any longer, people in Kotdwar force Uttarakhand to commission an independent assessment of steel factories in the region
POSCO unplugged
Sayantan Bera travels to Jagatsinghpur in Odisha to find that villagers labeled ‘pro’ POSCO do not have a choice otherwise
A tiny radioactive capsule is lost on a highway in Western Australia. Here’s what you need to know
The capsule contains caesium-137, a radioactive isotope which spits out electrons and high-energy photons
COVID-19: Industries, steel plants in Odisha begin supplying oxygen to affected states
Odisha has around 70 industries, including 12 steel plants, many of which produce industrial oxygen
POSCO gets final approval
Environment ministry endorses state government’s claim that there are no forest rights to be settled in the project area
Supreme Court lifts ban on 16 Bellary mines
Resumption of operations subject to statutory clearances and implementation of relief and rehabilitation plans
FLIP SIDE
Where’s the land for 8 per cent forever growth? Where’s the water?
Sponge iron industries are killing fields
The sponge iron industry is growing fast and polluting alarmingly. K Radhika in Chhattisgarh and Maureen Nandini Mitra in Jharkhand and Orissa …
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