COVID-19: Ecology and evolution of viruses — and way forward

Globalisation has aided the spread of epidemics; conserving ecology and biodiversity and maintaining immunity is the way ahead

Centre uses SC order to turn forest land into revenue land

11-year-old order for relocating three Maharashtra villages used for conversion in 18 states

Land injustice, Aadhaar problems dog Jharkhand. Is the Opposition listening

Activists under Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha highlight issues that should make a buzz before the Lok Sabha elections

Land acquired forcefully for Adani's Godda power plant

Recent visit by a fact-finding team shows that Adani's functionaries have resorted to forceful land acquisition, intimidation and even police …

Maheshwar dam land acquisition award lapses as developer fails to cough up rehabilitation amount

Officials not clear about the fate of the project

Environmental clearance for JSW’s Paradip project in Odisha scrapped by NGT

The principle of sustainable development cannot be ignored, the court said

Rewind 2018: Urbanisation creates chaos in India

Challenges and possible solutions to the rising population in urban areas

Centre flouts norms to allow Polavaram construction to resume

Mandatory public hearings are still pending in Odisha and Chhattisgarh

Now farmland reservation

Rural development ministry suggests land reservation for agriculture

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 3, 2023)

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

Need to triple investments for restoring degraded land by 2030: Seoul Declaration

The Declaration focuses on identifying key areas that can help combat multiple crises humanity faces

Land inequality threatens livelihood of 2.5 bln: Report

There is urgent need to act on land equality for any significant progress towards global sustainability, stability and social justice, flags Land …

Chhattisgarh began building Mohar reservoir without green clearances: CAG

The state water resources department had no plan to acquire land before starting work on the project, says the audit report

Land conflicts affect over 3.2 million people in India

Investment worth US$179 billion in over 5,000 projects is also threatened due to these conflicts

Town today, gone tomorrow

Morwa town, built to serve mining companies, faces the ugly truth of its own displacement

Leaving the farmer in his agony

The BJP government is set on introducing policies which will deepen the agrarian crisis instead of reviving the rural economy

Uncommon swing for commons

States rush in with new policies and programmes to protect village land

No to industrialization drive

SEZ who? Not the farmers

From the blurbs

Blood for land

Farmers demand concrete action

Police stall protests against Nirma cement factory

Rs 1.3 cr to a family

Court enhances compensation to Narmada dam displaced

Coastal villagers vow to oppose JSW steel plant in Odisha

Jindal Steel Works Ltd is to build a proposed steel, cement and power plant on land where POSCO was to build a plant earlier

Mahashweta Devi, a writer who became a voice of marginalised communities

Mahashweta Devi was not just an onlooker, but a responsible representative of the downtrodden and the ignored population of India