Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
World Heritage Day 2024: Survival accuses UNESCO of being complicit in illegal eviction, abuse of indigenous people
Iconic Tiger Hill near Darjeeling under ‘development’ threat, NGT pulls up government departments
Acidification may strip Indian soils of 3.3 billion tonnes of essential carbon, affecting crop growth, sequestration: Study
India has lost over 1,500 sq km of land to ‘catastrophic’ soil erosion
New research finds Assam the worst affected, lost close to 300 square kilometres of topsoil
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 2, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 1, 2024)
Severe environmental harm equal to genocide, crime against humanity: Experts write to International Criminal Court
Human activities leading to severe environmental harm also violate human rights; must be punished, they urge in joint statement
Myrrh: How and why the ancient oleo-raisin played a role in the crucifixion of Christ
Many believe the ‘bitter cup’ of wine and myrrh offered to Jesus was an analgesic; it may, in fact, ...
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 27, 2024)
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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 26, 2024)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 18, 2024)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 15, 2024)
Major droughts make women 35 per cent more likely to be underweight: New study
Teenage pregnancy & intimate partner violence also grew after drought episodes
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 8, 2024)
Fourth global mass coral bleaching? Great Barrier Reef severely affected, corals seen dying
High ocean temperatures due to climate change, El Nino feared to trigger fourth global mass coral bleaching
Countries hope to bring BBNJ or High Seas treaty into force by 2025; only 2 have ratified it so far
India is yet to sign the treaty. However, it called on efforts for entry into force and implementation of ...
Concerns raised over rushed tender process for Rs 8,005 crore Sharavathi pumped storage project in Karnataka
Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd says followed all norms for country’s largest pumped storage power generation unit
Over 1,000 people, including monks, arrested for opposing Dege hydropower dam project in Tibet
Experts claim monasteries have been put under lockdown; dam will be environmentally detrimental
NGT fines petitioner Rs 1 lakh for wrongly accusing company of improper waste management, wasting court’s time
An expert committee found nothing wrong with the waste treatment plant that was functioning with the necessary environmental approvals
UNEA-6 delegates want more action on plastics, Paris Agreement
Some countries complained final Ministerial Declaration doesn't explicitly call for expedited reaching of the much anticipated legally binding agreement on ...
UNEA-6: Extraction & use of world’s resources has grown three times more in 50 years
Global Resources Outlook 2024, released on final day of assembly, reveals shocking statistics
UNEA-6: Align investment with science for sustainability of environment, says assembly president
Investments should not happen to detriment of environment, or worsen already-dire situations of many societies
UNEA-6 to consider 12 draft resolutions on its final day
While the resolutions are a critical part of UNEA-6, they are not legally binding
Planetary Boundary pioneer Johan Rockstrom wins 2024 Tyler Prize for environmental achievement
Planetary Boundary framework determines limits within which humanity can safely operate within natural world