Easy access, longer shelf life, promotion: ICRISAT finds reasons why rural India shifted to sugars & carbs

Healthy fruits, cereals & vegetables are also becoming difficult to source, finds research

‘Countries should keep sustainability in mind while extracting minerals & metals’

Every year, the world mines 150 billion tonnes of rock to source 65 billion tonnes of minerals

These new sorghum varieties might help sub-Saharan Africa meet nutritional needs

Sorghum is a significant crop cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa, with 300 million people depending on it

Huge phosphate discovery in Norway could fully charge the electric vehicle industry

Phosphate is one of the key materials used in one type of lithium-ion battery, known as LFP

Phosphorus is vital for life on Earth – and we’re running low

The fact that more than 70 per cent of the global phosphorus supply comes from a single location is problematic

Green tribunal bans sand mining in Kerala, Tamil Nadu sea coast

Order given on petition cites environmental threats and radiation risk from naturally occurring radioactive minerals in beach sand

EV battery recycling can give wings to India’s decarbonisation dreams but faces stiff challenges

Recyclers face double jeopardy of having to depend on global market for buying feedstock as well as for selling final products

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 21, 2023)

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

Robust raw material supply chain key to Africa’s growth: UNCTAD

African economies are hampered by supply chain hurdles, including poor logistics, low levels of technology, fragmented markets, limited capital …

China’s gallium and germanium controls: What they mean and what could happen next

Both elements are essential in everything from smartphones to space electronics; they are crucial to technological advancement over the next …

Six feet under: A quarter of Earth's carbon may be buried beneath surface, finds study

New findings reveal how water helps take organic carbon deep beneath earth’s surface for long-term storage

EIA notification amended to bring small-scale mining under its ambit

The amendment will make environmental clearance compulsory for mining of minor minerals in areas less than or equal to five hectares

Danger on the high seas

Environment groups say that Japan's impending shipment of plutonium poses a grave environmental threat

Undermined

Ordinance to reform the mining sector will do more harm than good

Miner liable to pay ‘dead rent’ when unable to extract minerals due to lack of clearance: Andhra HC

Petitioner approached the court against the state government insisting on a dead rent for 2013-2020

Authorities move a step closer to mining the Aravallis for uranium

After traces of uranium and other mineral deposits were found in the mountain range in preliminary findings, a second phase of survey is being …

Wasted e-waste

Electronic waste is a mine of precious metals, but poor regulations simplify its squandering away

A decade of loot

At more than Rs 65,000 crore, the mining scam in Odisha has surpassed that in Goa and Karnataka. The penalties, however, came too late

Rush for rare earths

Countries explore sources of the metals to counter China

Watch the wealth

Finding a solution to chromium pollution in the Sukinda valley

Smaller EVs are key to save critical minerals: Study

By making smaller electric vehicles that are powered by small batteries, Europe can curb consumption of critical metals by up to 49% by 2050

Petro to Electro: It is the Dragon vs the Rest on critical minerals

There is a fight among countries to secure the greatest share of critical battery minerals and China has taken a huge early lead

Chhattisgarh govt revises District Mineral Foundation Trust composition

Despite changes, still no representation of mining-affected people in the body; state needs to consider this 

Centre's order allows granting of mine leases to applications without environment clearance

The ministry’s order, however, states that mining activity cannot begin before the environment clearance is obtained

Supreme Court provides breather for iron ore miners in Odisha

Asks Odisha government to consider re-commencement of mining leases, following amendments to the MMDR Act