The activity has already displaced elephants and impacting threatened biodiversity
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 4, 2024)
Over half of prescribed antibiotics in India can lead to AMR, finds National Centre for Disease Control
2023 ended on a high pollution note, finds CSE analysis of winter air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 3, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the ...
Mayurbhanj’s red ant chutney receives GI tag. Why this is important for nutritional security of tribals
Indigenous people of Mayurbhanj have been eking out a living by selling red weaver ants and chutney made with ...
Rabi crop acreage witnesses a decline, pulses fare the worst
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat among states affected; change in rainfall pattern likely reason
Farmers will once again march to Delhi, decides Jandiala Guru Mahapanchayat; here are their demands
MSP, crop insurance, debt relief, repeal of Electricity Bill 2020 among main demands
India had the second highest number of cancer deaths in Asia in 2019: Lancet
Apart from tobacco smoking and ambient air pollution, high prevalence of smokeless tobacco public health concern in South Asian countries
Three cheetah cubs born at Kuno National Park, second litter since arrival
Cubs were likely born around a week ago
Pond ‘stolen’ in Bihar’s Darbhanga: No action so far, locals allege such encroachments rampant
Around 200 out of 350 ponds in town encroached, filled up in last three decades, says activist
Himachal sets target to be a clean and green energy state by March 31, 2026
State government has completely banned purchase of petrol and diesel vehicles in government offices
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 2, 2024)
Dip in yield, low protein content: PAU field experiment finds several problems with nano urea
Production can decrease further year on year if nano urea application is continued
Tribals observe 18th anniversary of Kalinganagar firing incident in Odisha
Almost two decades later, community laments lack of closure on the tragedy
Maharashtra’s indigenous Warlis teach a lesson about peaceful coexistence with leopards
Locals report multiple safe encounters with the wild cats in the region
ISRO launches XPoSat; here is what it is expected to do
The mission will study the origin of cosmic rays in the universe as well as the nature and role of black ...
Old Father Time: As another year rolls by, some poems on moments in Time by eminent poet Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
We hope these poems can provide our readers with something to reflect on as they bid adieu to 2023 ...
Widespread extreme rainfall during northeast monsoons has doubled since 1980s — & climate change is likely responsible
Spike likely due to increasing sea surface temperatures caused by global warming, say researchers
Birders’ network finds rare pelagic birds on Karnataka’s coast
Birders also found that the density of pelagic birds had come down from 2022, pointing to declining fish stocks ...
Horticulture boost: Litchi cultivation has expanded to 19 Indian states, according to officials
Muzaffarpur-based National Research Centre on Litchi is providing technical help, plants and training to farmers with the sole aim of ...
As told to Parliament (December 21, 2023): Labour force indicators in 2022-23 are better than pre-COVID period
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Odisha tribals allege illegal mining survey in community forest area, demand action by Centre
Government officials threatened and intimidated them, allege villagers
Lending voice: This Odisha journalist helps tribal women & girls take charge of their own health and share their stories
Jayanti Buruda has trained Malkangiri tribal women in journalistic practices such as writing scripts, preparing field reports, and shooting ...
2023 in a blink: How did PM Modi’s biggest 4 ‘castes’ — poor, youth, women and farmers — fare this year
PM Modi first made the statement on November 30, 2023 during Opposition calls for nationwide caste census