Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 25, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Urban Menace: Discourage feeding of pigeons
Food security is the main cause of the bird populations thriving in human habitations
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 7, 2023)
More people moved into high flood zones, exposing larger populations to water disasters: World Bank
Most countries, especially in East Asia, saw more settlements in regular flood zones, ultra-high flood zones than in dry areas
Transit-oriented development is a step towards a more liveable tomorrow
Transition to greener, more sustainable cities will require a lot of change managers other than architects
Deliberate omission: Certain provisions in Digital Personal Data Protection Act regression for democracy
By providing wide discretionary powers to the bureaucracy, the new data protection law severely restricts the scope of the Right to Information …
Libya floods 2023: Why the Loss and Damage fund should be operationalised equitably
Developing countries say all of them should be able to access the funds and not specifically some country groupings
Dog attacks a ‘serious menace’, say SC court judges, urge CJI to address issue
Conversation began when CJI noticed a lawyer’s bandaged arm & learnt he was attacked by street dogs
How the ‘strict’ Data Act is diluting RTI
The government made many provisions to insulate itself from most of the data protection, making it less transparent and accountable
Frittering away Nehru’s momentous legacy
India initiated production of critical drugs in 1951 with the aid of UN bodies to keep out patent blocks—a model we have forgotten
Consider setting up one exclusive shop for millets in every district: Panel to Centre
Recommendations to give impetus to consumption of coarse grains and millet-based food products
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 24, 2023)
India lifted 415 million people out of poverty in 15 years
In 2021, there were 230 million people still in poverty & nearly 19% population vulnerable to poverty, according to the latest update to the …
Over half of world’s child trafficking victims trafficked within own country: Report
Analysis recommends engagement in special cooperative measures on counter-trafficking and climate change, as well as on crisis preparedness and …
‘Adaptation in Hindu Kush Himalayas gets little state support, measures reactive not anticipatory’
Amina Maharjan from ICIMOD on how the region is adapting to climate change, need for financing & regional mechanism for data sharing
2022 saw the sharpest rise in people forcefully displaced due to violence, climate crises
Over 108 million people displaced by end of 2022, driven by war in Ukraine, climate disasters
Foul smell to neighbours dropping dead: What happened in the 15 minutes Giaspura residents had to escape a deadly gas
Locals said a lot more lives could have been saved had the ambulance carried away all the unconscious people together from the site, instead of …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 27, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Voting without voters: Parties set up call centres to woo migrant voters, but few return
Scorching heat, lack of interest to vote among other reasons for low turnout
Free and fearless journalism in a fight for survival
Freedom of the press, a cornerstone of democracy, is under attack around the world, just when we need it more than ever
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 25, 2024)
Voting without voters: Uttar Pradesh migrant workers to be home for paddy transplantation next, may skip Lok Sabha polls
Migrant workers came back home for Holi, won't be able to come back for the crucial electoral process
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 21, 2024)
Girls in rural India less likely to know how to use smartphones, computers: Survey
Boys more than twice as likely than girls to own their own smartphone, finds ASER 2023
Bihar set to increase size of its green budget for next financial year
After education and health, major provisions will be made for the green budget, said officials