How the Bill took shape

INDIA

UNITED NATIONS

Moving in circles

Issues on sustainable development were discussed at a recently concluded CSD meet

No more extensions!

Not for sale

Curbs on farmland transactions in Karnataka

Land unsettled

Victim of politicking, forest rights bill not tabled in parliament

Forest fires aid in the spread of mercury in soil

Goa CM against Centre's SEZ plans

Too close

POSCO enhances compensation package

Activists want steel plant to shift site

Fire in Mundka scrap market

May be good news for landlords who now have metro connection

Villagers oppose declaring ‘orans’ as deemed forests, fearing loss of access and livelihood

Legal experts say declaring sacred groves as deemed forest will not hinder community rights

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 23, 2024)

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

Desertification in India: Where are Himalayan springs?

Rapidly disappearing springs will eventually impact rivers and cause desertification in the plains

Indira, Manmohan, Modi: Why all see civil society with suspicion

The arrests of activists and rights campaigners is set to further dip the relationship between government and the civil society

There is a strong consensus that afforestation will lead to more stable rainfall

“In India, rivers are mostly forest-fed; therefore bringing back the tree cover on the either sides of the river is the only long-term …

Reaping benefits of integrated farming in Zambia

A woman farmer in Chongwe district of Zambia lifted herself out of poverty through integrated and diversified farming

The last line of defence: Indigenous rights and Adani's land deal

An Indigenous group is bringing legal action against Adani, which may create a roadblock to building infrastructure around Carmichael coal mine

Champaran Satyagraha continues

A century ago, Gandhi tested the idea of satyagraha to fight for indigo farmers. While the crop is seeing a revival in the south, Champaran is in …

Drought in Kenya forces herders to invade wildlife habitats

Over the past few weeks, about 10,000 nomadic herders have systematically targeted private game lodges, ranches and smallholdings

Climate frontline: Barents Sea around Svalbard, Franz Josef Land warming 7 times faster than globe, says study

The exceptional warming of the Arctic could lead to more extreme weather in North America, Europe and Asia, the Norwegian study said

Move over record air temperatures, Delhi’s scorched land surface is making waves

Delhi’s land surface temperature almost doubled in a little over a month, aggravating heatwave conditions

Climate change, conflicts & poor hygiene accelerate global cholera outbreaks

If the current trend persists, the supply of preventive vaccination will likely continue to be limited

New Joshimath: Activist demands town on the lines of ‘New Tehri’. But where will it come up?

Land subsidence is a ‘silent disaster’ that has taken hold of the Uttarakhand Himalayas; around 500 villages in the state are already …