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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 9, 2024)
Governance

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 9, 2024)

DTE Staff
3 min read
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 20, 2024)
Governance

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 8, 2024)

DTE Staff
4 min read
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Crowded, unsanitary urban living conditions for migrant construction workers are associated with an increase in non-communicable diseases, including certain types of cancer.
Health

Cancer: The hidden hazard in India’s construction industry

Abha Rao
4 min read
Construction work has been linked to many types of cancer. But more research is needed to understand what causes these conditions and how to best prevent them
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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 9, 2024)
Governance
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 9, 2024)
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 20, 2024)
Governance
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 8, 2024)
By
DTE Staff
4 min read
A US stamp issued in honour of Juan Ponce de Leon
Environment
As Hurricane Milton slams into ‘Sunshine State’ Florida, a tale about how a Conquistador ‘discovered’ a verdant land of flowers in the 1500s
By
Rajat Ghai
4 min read
While people from all castes work under MGNREGA, the majority of these workers belong to the Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes.
Governance
Two villages in Rajasthan don’t wish to be deemed as urban areas — here’s why
By
Amarpal Singh Verma
4 min read
Calcutta High Court demands state, Centre response on stoppage of MGNREGA funds, unemployment allowance
Governance
Calcutta High Court demands state, Centre response on stoppage of MGNREGA funds, unemployment allowance
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to three for pioneer work on proteins
Science & Technology
2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to three for pioneer work on proteins
By
Rohini Krishnamurthy
2 min read
Govt okays universal supply of fortified rice till December 2028; concerns regarding indiscriminate supply without health warnings remain
Food
Govt okays universal supply of fortified rice till December 2028; concerns regarding indiscriminate supply without health warnings remain
By
Shagun
2 min read
Climate policies becoming more gender-responsive climate policies: UN analysis
Climate Change
Globally, climate policies becoming more gender-responsive: UN analysis
By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
Currently, 40 million Africans are living with hearing loss.
Africa
Hearing loss costs Africa $27.1 billion annually: WHO report
By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
Why Hurricane Milton, currently barrelling towards Florida, has surprised even weather forecasters
Climate Change
Why Hurricane Milton, currently barrelling towards Florida, has surprised even weather forecasters
By
Akshit Sangomla
3 min read
A forest fire filling an area with smok
Climate Change
Brink of irreversible climate disaster? 25 of 35 vital signs of Earth cross extreme thresholds, finds report
By
Rohini Krishnamurthy
3 min read
World Mental Health Day 2024: Was there a link between Vincent Van Gogh’s psychiatric problems & his genius as an artist?
Health
World Mental Health Day 2024: Was there a link between Vincent Van Gogh’s psychiatric problems & his genius as an artist?
By
Rajat Ghai
4 min read
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