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Forests

Odisha food commission stresses on FRA to beat hunger

A forest in Odisha. Photo: Getty Images
Panel chief writes to all collectors to implement Forest Rights Act properly
April 18, 2019
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Mining

Request for diverting forest land in Saranda for Tata rejected
Village residents in the Saranda forest. Photo: Shruti Agarwal
Forest Advisory Committee, which comes under MoEF, cited a lack of information as well as …
April 18, 2019
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Mining

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 16, 2019)
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Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high …
April 17, 2019
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Wildlife & Biodiversity

India’s wildlife needs its people’s empathy, not just sympathy
A leopardess. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
The trend of shooting animals declared as ‘man eaters’ is taking a toll on our …
April 18, 2019
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GENERAL ELECTIONS 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019
news

Bengal's tea belt: 3 lakh voters, but nobody cares about elections

Tea garden workers in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and North Dinajpur, which go to polls on April 18, depend on Bhutan more than India for employment and water
Jammu & Kashmir elections
news

Political tension doesn’t leave any spotlight for green issues in J&K
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Development news, polarisation and social media in times of Lok Sabha polls
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General Elections 2019: Science in polls, from feel 'good' to feel 'strong'
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South Africans are finally set to know who funds their political parties

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Videos
Environment

Lives and livelihoods lost to coastal erosion

The wrath of Bay of Bengal has rendered nearly 650 families from Satabhaya in Odisha homeless

डाउन टू अर्थ

क्लीन गंगा फंड से मोदी सरकार ने 100 करोड़ का ब्याज कमाया
Governance

क्लीन गंगा फंड से मोदी सरकार ने 100 करोड़ का ब्याज कमाया

नमामि गंगे योजना पर आरटीआई में खुलासा, नेशनल मिशन फॉर क्लीन गंगा फंड में मिले पैसे के इस्तेमाल में हुई देरी 
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Economy

पिछड़े जिलों में पिछड़ गई प्रधानमंत्री कौशल विकास योजना

स्टेट ऑफ इंडिया एनवायरनमेंट 2019 रिपोर्ट में खुलासा, 112 में से 108 जिलों में परिणाम निराशाजनक
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Agriculture

समावेशी विकास की ओर जाना होगा

सरकार अर्थव्यवस्था को औपचारिक रूप देने के लिए जितना काम करती है, परिस्थितियां लोगों को गैरकानूनी और अनौपचारिक व्यापार अपनाने को उतना मजबूर करती हैं 

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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

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Timeline of an unwarranted act: How India has legislated on forests

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Mining
Aravalli Range

Aravallis: How mining wreaked havoc on the mountain range

April 16, 2019
Here’s all about how humans ravaged the 2.5 billion years old mountain range in just …
Environment
Heat wave

Heat wave: Phenomenon, predictions and precautions

April 15, 2019
From what the IMD has to say, to areas that are already under the extreme weather event&…
General Elections 2019
Lok Sabha Elections 2019

General Elections: All you need to know to be an environmentally informed voter

April 15, 2019
As India goes to polls, here’s all the knowledge you need about environment and …

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