Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 30, 2023)

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

Population populism: UP draft population bill will impact the vulnerable, especially women

The focus must be on safeguarding women and girls’ reproductive health. Smaller families can be achieved by ensuring gender equality, …

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Experts call for holistic approach to reproductive healthcare

Urge governments to give women free healthcare to reduce maternal mortality

Another cheetah ‘Shaurya’ dies at Kuno; 10th death so far

Trackers witness incoordination & staggering gait, tranquilised cheetah fails to recover from CPR

Yet another urban flood: Bengaluru suffers severe water logging following heavy rains

Floods brought traffic, public and emergency services to a halt

Forest staff helped poachers in Panna Tiger Reserve: report

This resulted in wiping out of tiger population in the reserve in 2008

Of fairytales and GMOs

The pros and cons of genetically modified organisms and their possible impact on India

Indian genome sequences: 32 variations found unique

Results from the extensive computation analysis of 1,029 sequenced genomes from India were published earlier this week

Fight against Malaria in Kenya, Horn of Africa threatened by Asian vector

Anopheles Stephensi can transmit multiple parasites, shows high resistance to local insecticides

How Delhi slums can fight climate change

Women's roups in the national capital are making efforts to build resilience against climatic impacts

Alarming pollution levels a threat to West Africa's weather

Atmosphere above the region is still one of the least studied and understood on the planet, says research

Imbalance of footprints

Resource-rich countries remain poor, and they spend most of their income on food. Developed countries conitnue to increase their appetite

Elusive hunt for skills and jobs

Budget outlays will not do much for job creation or readying youth for skilled work

Less species, more diseases

Researchers blame increased human population

Counting sheep

The fittest survive

Asian rubbish

Natural bad debt

Finally, pact to bring 12 cheetahs from South Africa signed

Speculations that big cats to arrive by first week of March; no official confirmation yet

Radio collars of 6 cheetahs removed at Kuno National Park

The collars were blamed for deaths of 2 cheetahs translocated from Namibia and South Africa to Kuno

When birth control means business

Government’s scheme to give monetary remuneration to health workers for counselling couples on family planning may just backfire, says …

How do Indian states handle cancer screening among women? NFHS-5 data reveals

Cervical, oral and breast cancers are prominent among women. In round 1 of NFHS-5, women aged between 30 and 49 years were asked whether they …

Long COVID, mental disorders among diseases to watch in 2023: IHME

Independent global research organisation brought out a list of 11 health issues that should be monitored closely in 2023

Low tiger population haunts newly notified Navegaon-Bandh Nagzira reserve

Activists say notification of reserve may intensify conflict between forest department and locals