Two old timers recall the contributions that Vajpayee made to the field of environmental governance in India

A national survey of India’s coastline from 1990 to 2016 shows West Bengal saw the biggest coastal erosion followed by Puducherry, Kerala & Tamil Nadu

Making your own personal hygiene products are easier than you think. Kirti Negi Bajoria, a professional who is on a sabbatical makes a lot of household and personal care products on her own. In this video, she demonstrates a simple recipe to make floor cleaners and dish-wash which is free of harmful chemicals

Refineries of Bharat Petroleum and Indian Oil have seen a string of fire incidents in the past two years

The magazine had reported on how UPL's chemcial and pesticide units were worsening pollution scenario in Vapi

A new study says warm and humid climate led to formation of Himalayas

50 years after he first visited North Sentinel Island in the Andaman archipelago, veteran anthropologist, T N Pandit talks to Down To Earth about the Sentinelese people, other tribal groups in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and his legacy

Early warning systems and better weather forecasting have become a matter of life and death for communities facing more frequent and intense flash floods

While IMD says the climatic phenomenon will be ineffective, other forecasters disagree

Although Earth Overshoot Day is a compelling concept, the methodology used to calculate it and the ecological footprint on which it is based is conceptually flawed

2018 is the year when the shrub is flowering again in the hills of South India. Here is its story

Making your own floor cleaner and dish wash liquid is easier than you think. Kirti Negi Bajoria, a professional who is on a sabbatical, makes a lot of household and personal care products on her own. In this video, she demonstrates a simple recipe to make floor and cleaners that are free of harmful chemicals.

Earth dwellers have used a year’s worth of resources in seven months

A biosphere reserve is a site destined to reconcile the conservation of biodiversity and human activity through the sustainable use of natural resources

While 22 districts in Odisha see 200 per cent more rainfall than normal, Bihar’s 22 districts get less than 50 per cent

Emissions from this sector are to rise by more than 60 per cent by 2030

Making your own toothpaste is easier than you think. Kirti Negi Bajoria, a professional who is on a sabbatical makes different household and personal care products on her own. In this video, she demonstrates a simple recipe for toothpaste.

Jonathan Drori, author of Around the World in 80 Trees tells S S Jeevan about the phylogeny, ecological services, and the sociological importance of trees

Lack of standards means there is no benchmark from which to calculate the Sustainable Development Goals

The latest study argues that uranium leaching from the Himalayan granite rocks has possibly contaminated Punjab's groundwater

There is an urgent need for people to focus on sustainable use of resources so that they are available in the long-term, for future generations

So far, rainfall in the Indo-Gangetic plain has remained deficient, with last week recording largely deficient rain

आसमान छूती ये इमारतें ही अब हीट आईलैंड बन गई हैं। एक अध्ययन में इन स्थानों का तापमान सामान्य से 4 से 5 डिग्री सेल्सियस अधिक मापा गया है।

High variability of rainfall has created increased occurrence of droughts and floods

प्रदूषकों से भरे बादल मौसम में बड़ा बदलाव ला सकते हैं। मौसम को प्रभावित करता करने वाला कारक एरोसॉल है।

Some places have even seen about 337 per cent week-over-week increase in rainfall 

After Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, now Himachal Pradesh and Odisha have reined in on thermocol and plastic

The court blasts the Centre and UP government on their ‘lethargy’ to protect the monument

Kirti Negi Bajoria took a sabbatical when her child was born. Ever since then she has been making her toiletries and hygiene products at home. She does this to protect her family, particularly her child, from harmful chemicals. She makes more than a dozen of different products from natural substances.

These states and UTs, mostly in north and east India, reported a deficit between 27 per cent and 74 per cent till July 10

झील और उसकी फूमदियों में कई ऐसे जीवाणु मिले हैं, जो बहु-एंजाइम उत्पादक माने जाते हैं और पौधों की वृद्धि के लिए उत्तरदायी उत्प्रेरक रसायनों का भी उत्पादन करते हैं।

The Environmental Investigative Agency has found that CFC-11, a gas banned under the Montreal Protocol, is being used extensively in East Asia, mainly China

The increase in consumption along with wastage of fish, overfishing is likely to have huge impacts on global food security

There is a huge decline in the number of Monpa and Sema speakers

With major GEF grant countries set aside political differences and try to restore the mangroves and coral reefs of the world’s largest bay

FabIndia School Bali, Pali is a shining example of resource efficiency. It draws 90 per cent of its electricity from solar, harvests rainwater, segregates and composts its waste, has banned packaged food in its campus. It also has its own organic farm.

Amounts received would be used for planting and nurturing trees as well as cleaning water bodies

Activists are calling for setting up of a multi-member judicial commission to do a comprehensive enquiry into the process of land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement

Imagine a scenario where packaging isn’t easy and cheap. The need would be, then, to create a self-sufficient neighbourhood 

Between 2014 and 2017, the government planted 28,12,000 trees against the target of 36, 57,000, leaving a shortfall of 845,000 trees

With at least 290 districts receiving deficient and largely deficient rainfall, about 1.2 million fewer hectares have been planted this month than last year

That is what saved a part of Kanyakumari town’s coastal strip during my tenure about 8 years ago

Managing our cooling and heating demands is critical to environmental sustainability. Are we doing it right? Sunita Narain explains why we need to rethink comfort and push for better standards both in the way we build our buildings and the efficiency of devices we use.

There is a probability of El Niño developing between July and September, which are the peak monsoon months in India

Since the author was involved in the protests against endosulfan, he has been able to seamlessly integrate the story with the real movement

India is importing river sand to satiate the growing demand of its construction industry and to keep soaring sand prices in check. But imports alone will not suffice without effective implementation of regulations and promotion of alternative construction materials

Strong westerly winds are flowing in from north India in the absence of monsoon current, thus, increasing both minimum and maximum teperatures

Currently, policy instruments and investments to promote the spread of sustainable land management technologies are non-existent

The sterlite plant used to sell about 600,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid

Withering of Aravallis, mainly due to erosion of forests along the northern and central tracts, is making dust storms more intense

Every year, we make New Year resolutions about change. Why not include as one of those resolutions, a change of habit leading that will lead to a smart sustainable consumer lifestyle?

Experts at the 3rd National Dialogue on Himalayan Ecology called for assessing the value of ecosystem services in monetary terms

A recent study attributes increasing surface air temperature over India between 1956 and 2005 to anthropogenic factor

Cheap electricity, rising incomes, and badly designed buildings that trap heat are encouraging energy intensive practices, shows a CSE analysis of Delhi’s electricity demand this summer

The governing body of world football updates its sustainability policy for the world cup by including changing certain norms for green stadiums, waste management and recycling

More than 90 per cent of IMD’s forecast for the next two days is about strong advancement of monsoon; in the coming week, it has predicted the same

Storm water drains are being cleaned; Mithi river has been widened, but flood sensors are yet to be installed in five rivers and two lakes

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution

Government and corporations have started working on different programmes aimed at reducing plastic pollution

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution

The research is meant to help develop measures to correct the harmful effects of the organic compounds on the environment

The people's movement in Tuticorin against Sterlite and for a clean environment reinforces the ideal of Swaraj and democracy as envisioned by the father of our nation

Fragments of plastic film have been shown to release potentially carcinogenic substances into soil

UNEP chief Erik Solheim, during his visit to India, the global host for World Environment Day, says unlike climate change, plastic waste can be tackled without treaties and targets

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution

On the World Environment Day, Sunita Narain puts focus on the pollution caused by plastics and why we need to put an end to this toxic addiction.

The new 10-day probabilistic forecasts will be able to provide rainfall forecasts with probabilities according to rainfall intensities

577 conservation projects raised $4 million since 2009 for projects ranging from protection of wilderness areas in remote Tasmania to research informing the conservation of California's coast

During the first stage long-range forecast issued, IMD had predicted 44% probability of below-normal monsoon

Given the serious threat that such fire incidents cause to human health, the Delhi administration has to answer why it has not yet taken action against illegal factories clustered in residential areas

उत्तराखंड में बांधों का निर्माण, सड़क चौड़ीकरण, ऑल वेदर रोड, भव्य भवन निर्माण और अब रेल लाइन निर्माण आदि कार्यों से विनाश के दरवाजे खोले जा रहे हैं।

Will the world’s anti-plastic movement succeed? Or will it once again succumb to a new set of technology “fixits”

Thunderstorms and negative Indian Ocean Dipole indices could affect its distribution and progress

The mission to end the plastic menace must include ending single-use plastics, promoting alternatives to fossil fuel-based materials, promoting 100 per cent recycling of plastics, corporate and government accountability and changing human behaviour concerning plastics

Here's an overview of recently released reports and studies on renewable energy 

The current rate is just nine cases a day

The research organization’s efforts to ensure that pollution was not directly attributed to the copper smelting plant led to the SC not ordering the plant to be shut down earlier

Protests against the expansion of the smelter have been going on for three months

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution

Guardians of the Amazon, a tribe in the forests sent this message to the Brazilian government to help them protect an uncontacted tribe and their forests from illegal loggers

At least 30 others were injured when police opened fire to quell the protest

K J Ramesh explains how this season’s thunderstorms is due to a peculiar condition wherein heating in north and northwestern India has coincided with the movement of western disturbances

Kendriya Vidyalaya Pangode is one of greenest schools in the country. It has put in place a host of sustainable practices including good waste management, rainwater harvesting, energy efficiency measures, and a good food programme.

Conservationists across the world have to warm up to the idea of communicating problems in local parlance and interpreting global challenges in local context

Did you know testing of nuclear weapons and remnants of war have polluted our soil for centuries? Find out here

The IFC-funded power project is destroying livelihood of fishermen in Gujarat, but the funding agency is hiding behind an immunity law

The carbon footprint of tourism is about four times larger than previously thought, according to a world-first study published in Nature Climate Change

Specialised environmental courts are now operating on every continent except Antarctica. What’s behind the boom?

पाकिस्तानी शहर नवाबशाह में मार्च में भी भीषण गर्मी थी। मार्च के आखिर में यहां का तापमान 45.5 डिग्री सेल्सियस पहुंच गया था जो राष्ट्रीय रिकॉर्ड था।  

They are the first humans to have genetically adapted to have larger spleens which help them dive deeper and for longer periods

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on pollution

Results show that 50 per cent of the face wash products and 67 per cent of the facial scrubs contain microplastics

Madhya Pradesh recorded most forest fires than any other state in 2017

The book that sparked the modern environmental movement, with an unprecedented collection of letters, speeches, and other writings that reveal the extraordinary courage and vision of its author

The Japanese method of mimicking nature, and growing forests in the heart of the city, is being picked up in Pakistan, India and elsewhere as a way to combat the rising heat that is strangling

We will have to change our attitude and act responsible

The new notification allows construction of hotels and beach resorts within 50 metres of the shorelines