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
‘Land squeeze’: New pressures emerging from carbon and biodiversity offset projects
In India, the top 10% own 45% of farmland
Why have Bikaner and Barmer in Rajasthan reported land sinking in the last month?
Land subsidence occurred at two different places in Rajasthan, but the administration is yet to provide any concrete reason
Unplanned constructions, wastewater seepage causing land subsidence in Chenab Valley
More than 60 houses damaged in Ramban area of Jammu
Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management
The impact of floods has become more severe due to land degradation, human pressures & over-extraction of groundwater
A dharna here, a court victory there: How Rajasthan villages try to keep their land from solar firms
Encroachment of pastureland was possible because government doesn't recognise them as village commons, say locals
Access to water is a crisis for the powerless
Fair access to water is an issue for millions of people in India. Who controls access and how this is governed needs fixing
World Forest Day 2024: Rajasthan communities at risk of losing land
Village residents oppose declaring traditional pastoral land as deemed forests, fearing loss of access and livelihood
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
Dalits and Adivasis in Madhya Pradesh allege digital land records fudged; no longer landowners
Records show influential locals now owners; no action from administration yet
Climate action may be hampered due to different land emissions accounting practices by scientists, countries: Study
If countries followed the IPCC assessment approach, they may not reach climate benchmarks they are shooting for
India’s forests, soil can store additional 7 billion tonnes of carbon: Study
India can gain most by improving management of existing, likely degraded forests
Reform, restitution, justice: UN report suggests host of measures to protect indigenous rights
Denying indigenous peoples their rights self-defeating: UN Report
In 4 years, India lost over 30 million hectares of healthy land to degradation: UN data
This is almost 10% of all the country's entire landmass
Aravalli Biodiversity Park: How a sand mine was restored to a 350 acre forest
But why is this place called a ‘biodiversity park’?
Too many tourists in Himalayas; new report presses for pre-empting disasters
Built-up area in Himachal Pradesh increased exponentially during 1989-2012, says report
Simply Put: UFO farmers
Union Budget 2022-23: How will ‘Kisan Drones’ benefit farmers, experts ask
‘Spraying pesticides and fertilisers will help industries the most‘
ISRO Report: Joshimath sank 5.4 cm in 12 days
The pictures were taken from the Cartosat-2S satellite
Simply Put: Joshimath, the tilted town
Simply Put: Happily never after
Writing on the wall: Groundwater exploitation is triggering subsidence in Indo-Gangetic plain
Groundwater levels are declining rapidly, apart from threat of building collapse
Displaced by settlers: Tribal communities in Kerala’s Attappady block are being alienated from their land
Laws in place to protect their rights, but no means to enforce it
Simply Put: Land animal without land
Investing in degraded forest land for the health of our economic system
Forest health is also intricately connected with human health outcome