Degraded land the size of China needs to be restored by 2030 to prevent biodiversity loss: UN Report
Every single year, we lose ecosystem services worth more than 10 per cent of our global economic output, the report said
Groundwater quality deteriorating in Tamil Nadu’s industrial areas: CSE
The most serious pollution threat to groundwater was from calcium, chloride and iron, associated with sewage and pollution from tannery waste
Loss and grief at 14,000 feet: A shepherd’s fight to save his dying flock
The sheer number of migratory sheep & goats reaching Lahaul-Spiti from Chamba demands an allocation of sufficient vaccinations, medicines …
As told to Parliament (March 24, 2023): India has eliminated leprosy, as per WHO criterion
All that was discussed in the House through the day
After Joshimath, it could be Karnaprayag, Nainital and other Uttarakhand towns next, say experts
Policy interventions are needed on construction work in Himalayan regions to avoid a repeat of Joshimath, according to experts
Africa’s food systems are being shaped by climate crises, rising population
Report identifies six megatrends affecting development of agrifood systems in the continent
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
Is a land cyclone brewing over West Bengal
Two global forecasting facilities, including the US Navy have said a land cyclone is forming over West Bengal, but the IMD is yet to declare so &…
Nature to tackle environment challenges: Triple investments by 2030, says UN report
Current investments of $133 billion comprise about 0.10% of global gross domestic product, most of which come from public sources
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 15, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Sinking town: Probe NTPC project, say experts as subsidence creates panic in Joshimath
Uttarakhand government to prepare prefabricated buildings to shift people whose houses have cracked
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 8, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Simply Put: In the name of development
What will Supreme Court judgement on Aravalli mean for forest conservation?
Changes to conservation rules may be fast tracked, say activists
If your city is sinking, why not make it float?
Floating cities are emerging as a possible solution for residents of many of the world's sinking megacities, if they can be built and operated …
World’s leading financial institutions continue to bankroll deforestation
Most of them have failed to manage and mitigate environmental, social and governance risks
Madhya Pradesh govt cancels all Maheshwar Hydroelectric contracts
Contract awarded projector Rs 42,000 crore of public money in 35 years even if no electricity purchased
Let’s talk land sinks: Are they enough to beat global warming
Despite caution from scientists, policymakers and corporates still assume that natural carbon sinks like forests will mop up their fossil fuel …
Indian cities no longer cooling down at night, finds CSE study
Heat waves are becoming deadlier due to a combination of rising temperatures, increasing humidity & urban expansion
Joshimath sinking: Landslides in region not a new problem, says GSI report
Part 3: Clean chit to the Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project for water leakages, landslides not occurred in areas with low population density
Land degradation in India hurts farmers and forest dwellers the most
More than half of the degraded land in the country is either rainfed farmland, responsible for the food security of the country, or forest land …
In Karnataka, politics has led to the effective ‘invisiblisation’ of farmers
All political parties in Karnataka continue to represent the interests of the feudal class, including those of the large farmers who constitute a …
Update land records to include FRA titles allotted, MoEF&CC directs states
Activists welcome ministry’s move citing conflict between tribals and officials when land records do not record FRA titles
Extreme weather events may be driving replacement of native species with exotic ones
Analysis shows higher reproduction, competitiveness and plasticity may be helping non-native species
Experts raise concerns as no more social impact assessment for Odisha projects
Bill retracted 6 months ago passed in House recently; state continues crackdown on land acquisition opponents