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DENUDED HILLS

Forests

Bringing the Aravallis back to life

Tree species like sheesham, babool and others planted over 75 hectares of land that was previously mined illegally are helping restore greenery and bring back wildlife

NEWS AND VIEWS

Governance

Urban Menace: Discourage feeding of pigeons

Food security is the main cause of the bird populations thriving in human habitations

Governance

Urban Menace: Humans, pigeons can coexist

Taking steps to reduce pigeon populations will disrupt the natural food chain in cities

Climate Change

Paris finance meet: Key takeaways from a summit that showed the scale of the challenge ahead

Paris finance meet: Key takeaways from a summit that revealed the scale of the challenge ahead

The summit did not precipitate any transformational solutions, but it started a …

Governance

Urban Menace: Make designated monkey zones

There is a need to create spaces conducive to monkey migration from human habitations

Governance

Urban Menace: Focus on human-monkey conflict management

Urban Menace: Focus on management of human-monkey conflict

Translocation alone will not bring an end to human-monkey interactions

Governance

Urban Menace: We should lower our intolerance towards stray dogs

Urban Menace: We should lower intolerance towards stray dogs

Data on the dangers of stray dogs is not completely reliable

Governance

Urban Menace: India’s policies on free-ranging dogs risk public health

Urban Menace: India’s Current policies on free-ranging dogs risk public health

Aiding stray dog populations thrive is a case of misdirected compassion

Energy

CSE calls for decentralised and distributed deployment of renewable energy in Northeast India

The Northeast can address its energy poverty and provide access to clean energy to its …

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Online Certificate Course Utilizing Municipal Solid Waste and Agricultural Residue for Generating Bio-CNG

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Videos

Natural Disasters

Assam floods 2023: Around 34,000 people affected; IMD predicts heavy rain for next 5 days

Assam gets 2,818 millimetres of rainfall in a year and has received nearly 10 per cent of the rains in the last 10 days

Natural Disasters

Cyclone Biparjoy: The most violent pre monsoon storm crosses Gujarat, heading to Rajasthan

Climate Change

Odisha reels under intense heatwave conditions; IMD issues orange alert

Waste

India’s largest cooperative of waste pickers turns 300 tonnes of waste into wealth annually

Climate Change

Cyclone Biporjoy likely to make landfall in Gujarat; what is unusual about it?

Cartoons

Photo Gallery

A pod of rare orcas was recently found dead on a Chile beach. Scientists are not sure of the reason for their death or how they reached the beach, but signs of human involvement have not been found, according to the portal LiveScience. Photo from iStock f

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Pod of rare orcas found dead on Chile beach

Type D orcas are native to the Southern Hemisphere. Scientists are unsure of the reasons behind the beaching

Lavreotiki, Greece is famous for the abundance and variety of its mineralogical specimens, many of which were first discovered in the area. But this geopark is best known for its silver extracted from mixed sulfide deposits. Seen here, the Soureza ancient

In pictures: UNESCO’s global geoparks get 18 new sites

UNESCO is adding 18 sites to its global geoparks network, bringing the total number up to 195 in 48 countries. Two UNESCO Member States have joined the network — New Zealand and the Philippines. Here’s a look at some of them

Volcanoes have erupted on three separate continents in the past few days. In Europe, the continent’s most active volcano Mount Etna erupted on May 21, 2023. It caused flights in the region to come to an abrupt halt. This photo taken on May 19 by the Dipar

Natural Disasters

Popocatepetl, Etna, Nyamuragira: Volcanoes erupt on three continents

Ash spewed on towns and cities nearby by the three volcanoes throws normal life out of gear

Climate Change

In pictures: Wildfires blaze through Canada thanks to unusually hot, dry spring

Wildfires began early in May 2023 in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces, which have affected over 10,000 people. Alberta government’s wildfire division has responded to 496 wildfires through May 22 and over 842,000 hectares have been burned so far

Data Centre

Health

State of Health: In nearly 14% hospitalisations in rural India, households pushed into debt to pay bills

While the government's share in India's total health expenditure is rising every year, out-of-pocket health spending remains the largest component of total health expenditure

Environment

Key findings of State of India's Environment In Figures 2023

Agriculture

How India fared environmentally: State of India’s Environment 2023 In Figures

Climate Change

Understanding climate patterns: What are El Nino and La Nina?

El Nino and La Nina are opposing climate patterns in the equatorial Pacific Ocean that can affect weather worldwide

डाउन टू अर्थ

खेती

मॉनसून में देरी: खरीफ फसलों की बुआई पर दिखा असर, 2021 के मुकाबले 30 फीसदी कम हुआ रकबा

डाउन टू अर्थ ने केरल, कर्नाटक, उत्तर प्रदेश, बिहार, मध्य प्रदेश, महाराष्ट्र, ओडिशा व पश्चिम बंगाल में खरीफ की बुआई का जायजा लिया

मानसून

सामान्य मानसून फिर भी बाढ़ का खतरा, अर्ली वार्निंग सिस्टम कर सकते हैं जान-माल का बचाव

आईसीएमओडी के सहयोग से अफगानिस्तान में 3, भारत में 7 और नेपाल में 11 व पाकिस्तान में 5 स्टेशन स्थापित किए गए हैं जो अर्ली वार्निंग सिस्टम का हिस्सा हैं।

वायु प्रदूषण

वायु प्रदूषण का 'सुरक्षित' स्तर भी बच्चों के दिमागी विकास को पहुंचा सकता है नुकसान

रिसर्च के अनुसार लम्बे समय तक सुरक्षित माने जाना वाला प्रदूषण का स्तर भी समय के साथ मस्तिष्क के विकास को प्रभावित कर सकता है

Factsheet

Climate Change

More than half of internal displacements are now triggered by disasters

Five countries, Pakistan, Philippines, China, India and Nigeria, bear a heavier burden

Sunita Narain's Desk

Director General of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and the Editor of Down To Earth magazine. She is an environmentalist who pushes for changes in policies, practices and mindsets