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

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

White Death: Avalanche strikes near Sikkim’s Nathula Road for the first time; seven tourists killed, 13 rescued 

NDRF to arrive tomorrow for further rescue operation

Avalanche, cloudburst, flood: Researcher lays out chronology of events that led to Sikkim disaster

Climate change ultimate trigger for South Lhonak glacial lake outburst flood

Nepal earthquakes might have triggered outburst of Sikkim lake that expanded rapidly in 11 days, shows data

Dam being examined; bodies being recovered as Teesta recedes  

Sikkim floods: Glacial lakes hold paleoenvironmental traces. What happens to them during outbursts?

Moraine-bound lakes like Sikkim's South Lhonak contain geological archives called varves

White Death: Search, rescue operations called off at Sikkim’s Nathula road 

All victims had been accounted for, according to the Gangtok district collector

Rural holiday

Tourists are treated as guests in a small Sikkimese village

Simply Put: Permanent citizen

A range too far

Environmentalists succeed in thwarting the Army's move to construct a firing range

How cost-effective technologies like GIS helped rural Sikkim rejuvenate springs

Water, food security for upcoming generations enhanced, say residents

Small Woodbrown butterfly rediscovered in Sikkim after 120 years

The species was first discovered in Sikkim in 1887

Paying for the nature of tourism

Villain turns hero

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Himalayan plunder

Tourism has wreaked havoc on Sikkim's natural resources

Divine intervention

The Sikkim government has decided to scrap the Chu hydel project

Averting disaster

Software will help landslide management in Sikkim

Mountains Matter: Are the Indian Himalayas tourism-sustainable?

The answer is no if the government’s own findings are considered

Protests continue against dams on Teesta

India must conserve its orchid wealth

Earnest measures are needed, involving awareness efforts among all stakeholders

All you need to know about Universal Basic Income

Here’s a lowdown on what the basic income scheme is and what it entails

Promoting input-based enterprises to spread organic farming

Promotion around locally available options can be sustainable solution 

Damned bodyblow

The proposed Rathong Chu dam in Sikkim is a potential threat to the state's environment

Blind carnage

Drums, cymbals and stories

Kaushik Das Gupta attends a festival that celebrates endangered stories

Sikkim’s Chungthang dam collapse signals the need for dam safety & emissions reduction

Any hydroelectric project situated downstream of unstable lakes carries the risk of being washed away.