Marine pollution, coastal development: Coral reefs need to be saved

Coral reefs face mounting threats: 10% of them have degraded across the globe, another 30% may disappear within next 20 years 

Win some, lose some: States miffed with Centre for seeking afforestation land to 'develop' Andamans

States give the cold shoulder to Andamans & Nicobar Islands that wants them to compensate for development in its territory

Andaman & Nicobar wants to take a reverse gear on oil palm

Sixteen years after the Supreme Court banned monoculture plantations in the islands' fragile ecosystem, the administration wants it revoked

Cyclone threat possible this week

Severe weather warning for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; a cyclone watch for coastal Odisha, Andhra Pradesh

A language spoken by only 273

Pramod Kumar researches a language spoken by only 273 people in the Andaman islands. A PhD candidate at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, he …

Tourism to be prohibited in Jarawa reserve

Cabinet approves regulation declaring five km reserved area inhabited by the aboriginal tribe as buffer zone

Climate change unveils new methane source: Groundwater springs of Norway

Emissions to further increase if warming continues, finds study

Earthquake off Indonesian coast triggers tsunami alarm

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center’s revised alert says tsunami threat has passed

Dense forests lost; increase in net green cover: Forest Survey of India 2015

While northeastern states are the most hit, Andaman & Nicobar Islands gained maximum forests

Tortoise trouble

An erupting volcano forces conservationists to airlift endangered tortoises to safety

On the trail of tsunami

Since the 2004 tsunami, scientists have moved closer to understanding and predicting its trigger, the tectonic earthquake. Are governments …

Fancy wall for Sundarbans

Government starts building massive embankments on the fragile delta using untested technology. Experts say the project benefits contractors, …

Paradise in peril

Galpagos, an archipelago straddling the equator 1,000 km west of Ecuador, is probably the world's best-known biodiversity zone. But alien species …

Dying in isolation

A small group of islands in the Bay of Bengal is being eaten up by the sea

Aila prompts exodus

Virgin islands In peril

Tourism planned in Sri Lanka’s islands threatens their fragile ecosystem and the lives of people there

Harnessing renewables

Auroville moves ahead on the road to energy sufficiency by using non-conventional energy sources

Global Eco Watch: People of Indus Valley produced earliest dairy products in the Subcontinent

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Chekhov's hell Sakhalin faces ravages of oil majors

Shudder islands

Harsh environment, government apathy are literally driving Sundarbans inhabitants mad

Satellite Maps Forests

Jhum farming destroys forest cover in northeast India

World Crocodile Day: Experts call for patience regarding human-croc conflict

Down To Earth speaks to experts in four prominent human-croc conflict areas; none support culling

Draft coastal management notification faces protests

World Dugong Day 2020: Marine mammal fighting for survival in Indian waters

Conservation only way to save species from extinction, says experts

Cyclone Amphan: Waterlogging sparks COVID-19 infection fear in Bengal

Amphan fiercest cyclone to hit Bengal in last few decades, says IMD