As UNEP discusses Global Plastic Treaty in Paris, here is what its earlier report had said

Overall, a shift to a circular economy would result in $1.27 trillion in savings for the world

Heavy flood and hailstorm in Jordan: One dead, teen missing

Atmospheric instability behind flash floods in the arid country 

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023: Are small-scale incinerators a good idea?

Lack of monitoring and emission of harmful gases like dioxins and furans within poorly designed, substandard toilets are major risks posed by …

मानचित्र: जानिए, किस हाल में हैं देश के जल निकाय

देशभर में कुल 24,24,540 जल निकाय हैं। इनमें से 97.1 प्रतिशत ग्राम…

International Mount Everest Day: Mountain communities call to urgently decarbonise Everest

HKH region witnessing increasing climate change impact, which will only increase in intensity and frequency, warns ICIMOD

Meet the woman who preserves over 90 endangered varieties of grains, pulses and oilseeds

Lakshmiamma from Zaheerabad district of Telangana can name each of the 92 varieties she has grown on two acres of land and can also elaborate how …

Drought to deluge: Heavy rain causes flash flooding across southern Spain

Spain is one of several countries this year that was facing extreme dry conditions and suddenly faced flash floods after torrential rain

Centre grants Rs 45 crore for upgrading & establishing Unani medicine facilities 

Funds will be also used to set up fundamental Unani research centre at Hyderabad

India’s child wasting rate 18.7% as per latest UN inter-agency estimates

India is the largest country in southern Asia, where half of all children with wasting in the world live

India’s foodgrain production estimated at 330 million tonnes for 2022-23: Third Advance Estimate

Production of rice and wheat estimated to be higher by 6 and 5 million tonnes this time as compared to the last

Leipzig Transport Summit: Decarbonise now; save on road, rail and airport maintenance

As per ITF projections, to provide the core infrastructure for the high ambition scenario in the report would require about 5 per cent less …

WMO approves a global tracker for greenhouse gas emissions

Global greenhouse gas watch to fill critical information gaps, provide an integrated and operational framework

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 25, 2023)

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

Project Cheetah: Now cub dies in Kuno within 2 months of birth

Forest officials said the cause of the cub’s death is yet to be ascertained. At present, the number of adult cheetahs stands at 17 and cubs at 3

Nearly 150,000 Indians have died in the past 51 years because of extreme weather

A new analysis by WMO published on May 22, 2023, stated that 138,377 Indians died between 1970 and 2021 in 573 climate-related disasters

Climate change may be causing an apple crisis in Himachal and Kashmir this year; here’s how

Climate change is causing bees to die in Himachal Pradesh and the Kashmir Valley, leading to major losses for apple growers in the region

Italy’s Mount Etna volcano erupts; spews ash, smoke

Flights from Catania suspended due to lack of visibility

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 22, 2023)

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

Time to reform UN Security Council, Bretton Woods system outdated: Guterres

Can’t ignore vast majority of countries suffering a deep financial crisis, UN Secretary-General says at G7 meet

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 19, 2023)

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

Meet the Telangana Dalit women working to preserve millet biodiversity for 30 years

While the money these women make might not be as much as cash crops like sugarcane or wheat, they have managed to end hunger and ensure food …

World Development Report: Why the world needs a new wave of migration?

There is a scarcity of people who can work and have the skills to do so

11 lions killed in a week in Kenya as climate-linked human-wildlife conflicts escalate

Climate change, changing land use and human, livestock and wildlife population increase are the major drivers of spiraling human-wildlife …

Coal’s share in India’s power mix to decline to half by 2030, renewables to meet new demand: CEA

The power sector contributes about 40 per cent of India’s total greenhouse gas emissions

DTE Coverage: Cyclone Mocha rocks Myanmar, spares Bangladesh

The storm made landfall near Sittwe in Myanmar, which was completely inundated