Air pollution: Half of India’s death toll in these 5 states
Uttar Pradesh has the largest burden of both ambient, household air pollution
COVID-19: In a first, public development banks pledge to end hunger, poverty
Commitment by PDBs significant for over 500 million small landholders
Prioritise and fast-track work on flagship rural schemes: Central report to states
The report is important as the current financial year ends on March 31
Smallholder farmers are filling climate adaptation gaps from their own income, finds survey
Farmers spend 20-40% of their annual income on adaptation; total contribution $368 billion every year surpasses $230 million pledged for …
Why cities are hiring dedicated officials to prepare for extreme heat
The urgency to hire heat officers globally reflects a reckoning on heat unfolding across the world
COVID-19: 6 African countries to receive technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa warns that unless Africa has a vaccine market, manufacturing vaccines will soon collapse
Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: ‘Implementation needs more resources’
All ASEAN countries face challenges in achieving the two sustainable development goals on biodiversity, leaders said in final session …
सिर्फ 9 हफ्तों के भीतर भारत में मौत का सबसे बड़ा कारण बना कोविड-19
स्वास्थ्य की अनदेखी और तैयारियों की कमी के चलते 9 हफ्तों में ही देश में स्थिति बदतर हुई। ऐसा ही रहा तो राज्यों को कड़े ...
Textile units in Rajasthan’s Bhituja Industrial Area continue to pollute groundwater, Luni river: NGT panel
The area’s common effluent treatment plant was unfit to treat the effluents from the bleaching units
Parliamentary panel underlines lack of quality data on air pollution in smaller cities
Panel suggested prioritising funds to install systems for monitoring air quality in smaller cities and towns; called for transparency in …
Restoring mangroves in west Africa a challenge, but UNEP shows the way
Mangrove ecosystem in western Indian Ocean, comprising 10 African countries, is rapidly depleting
Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Himachal top Down to Earth’s governance rankings
Down To Earth’s State of India’s Environment 2020: In Figures releases on June 4, 2020
Fund crunch continues to hinder growth of clean cooking industry
With just 10 years left and funding gap of $3,960 million, a tough road lies ahead for the industry
एनजीटी ने प्रदूषण फैलाने वालों पर तीन महीने में लगाया 873 करोड़ रुपए का जुर्माना
2018 में लगाया था 477 करोड़ रुपए का जुर्माना, इस साल तीन महीने में ही एनजीटी ने लगभग दोगुना जुर्माना लगा दिया है
Slumping potato prices hit farmers, but worse is yet to come
Farmers and cold storage owners pay the price of producing and storing bumper crops as wholesale prices dip by 39-50 per cent in December
Warnings from the past: Sea levels will rise, 78 Indian cities to see floods
While more than a century-old data projects a warmer world, India still needs a proper regional data on climate vulnerability
There will be an additional 1.2 billion cars on the road by 2030
Given the gravity of the situation, countries world over are slowly waking up to the challenge
COVID-19: Global remittances to decline 20%, says World Bank
India, the largest receiver of foreign remittances, will also be affected
CSE-DTE analysis finds 195 farmers’ protests across India since 2023 signal deep discontent in agrarian sector
Anger and distress in farmers goes beyond MSP, finds annual book State of India's Environment In Figures, 2024
Increase in offences under 4 of 7 environment-related acts in 2022: NCRB
Rajasthan, with the maximum number (30 per cent) of wildlife crime cases in the country, recorded a 50% increase in such offences
उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनाव: एक दशक में धीमी पड़ गई प्रदेश की आर्थिक वृद्धि
देश की प्रगति के लिए सबसे ज्यादा आबादी वाले राज्य की तरक्की होना बेहद जरूरी है
शीत-लहरों ने 2020 में गर्म हवाओं की तुलना में 76 गुना ज्यादा जानें लीं
2017 से 2020 के बीच शीत-लहरों वाले दिनों में लगभग 2.7 गुना वृद्धि हुई है
Rewind 2018: Was renewable energy in power?
Here are the major policies framed, studies conducted and steps taken in the last year to boost use of renewable energy in India
लुटता हिमालय: जनसंख्या के बढ़ते दबाव ने बढ़ाई मुश्किलें
1971 से लेकर 2021 के बीच 12 हिमालयी राज्यों की कुल जनसंख्या में डेढ़ गुना से अधिक वृद्धि देखी गई है। इस दौरान शहरी ...
Nairobi Declaration set to fast track disaster risk reduction work
Sendai Framework aims to substantially reduce disaster risk and losses in lives and livelihoods