Environment - Down To Earth

Top News

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 12, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 2, 2025)

12 hours ago

4 min read

Daily Court Digest Major environment orders (May 27, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 1, 2025)

02 Jul 2025

4 min read

Kariyachalli Island is home to one of the four major coral reefs in India.

Tamil Nadu races to save sinking Kariyachalli island with 8,500 artificial reefs

Himanshu Nitnaware

02 Jul 2025

3 min read

Seabed exploration: As Canadian company files application, new studies warn of grave threats to marine life

Seabed mining: As Canadian company files application, new studies warn of grave threats to marine life

Rohini Krishnamurthy

25 Jun 2025

3 min read

UN countries form global science panel on chemical pollution, but fail to back health protections

UN countries form global science panel on chemical pollution, but fail to back health protections

Rohini Krishnamurthy

23 Jun 2025

4 min read

Invisible damage: From stratosphere to marine life, impact of ongoing wars pervasive & long-term

Invisible damage: From stratosphere to marine life, impact of ongoing wars pervasive & long-term

Preetha Banerjee

23 Jun 2025

5 min read

Keeper of a fading legacy

Keeper of a fading legacy

Dakshiani Palicha

21 Jun 2025

2 min read

International Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2025: Degraded land the size of South America at risk. Restoration can pay big

International Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2025: Degraded land the size of South America at risk. Restoration can pay big

17 Jun 2025

3 min read

There's a significant gap between sewage generated and sewage treated in all states/UTs.

State of India’s Environment In Figures 2025: Why states scored low in environment rankings

16 Jun 2025

3 min read

UNOC3: Nations adopt declaration to support implementation of SDG14 to conserve and sustainably use ocean but key issues remain

UNOC3: Nations adopt declaration to support implementation of goal to conserve, sustainably use oceans

Rohini Krishnamurthy

14 Jun 2025

5 min read

From sugarcane to sanctuary

From sugarcane to sanctuary

Shekhar Paigude

14 Jun 2025

2 min read

UNOC3: Indigenous voices call for plastics treaty with justice at its core

UNOC3: Indigenous voices call for plastics treaty with justice at its core

13 Jun 2025

4 min read

News

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 12, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 2, 2025)

12 hours ago

4 min read

Daily Court Digest Major environment orders (May 27, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 1, 2025)

02 Jul 2025

4 min read

Kariyachalli Island is home to one of the four major coral reefs in India.

Tamil Nadu races to save sinking Kariyachalli island with 8,500 artificial reefs

Himanshu Nitnaware

02 Jul 2025

3 min read

Seabed exploration: As Canadian company files application, new studies warn of grave threats to marine life

Seabed mining: As Canadian company files application, new studies warn of grave threats to marine life

Rohini Krishnamurthy

25 Jun 2025

3 min read

UN countries form global science panel on chemical pollution, but fail to back health protections

UN countries form global science panel on chemical pollution, but fail to back health protections

Rohini Krishnamurthy

23 Jun 2025

4 min read

Invisible damage: From stratosphere to marine life, impact of ongoing wars pervasive & long-term

Invisible damage: From stratosphere to marine life, impact of ongoing wars pervasive & long-term

Preetha Banerjee

23 Jun 2025

5 min read

Interviews

‘Fragile terrain not the cause of tunnel collapse but an excuse’

‘Fragile terrain not the cause of tunnel collapse but an excuse’

17 Feb 2025

7 min read

In war-ravaged South Sudan, environmental conservation is being used as a clarion call to bring peace

In war-ravaged South Sudan, environmental conservation is being used as a clarion call to bring peace

Ngala Killian Chimtom

11 Feb 2025

7 min read

Western societies cannot do without migrants: Amitav Ghosh

Western societies cannot do without migrants: Amitav Ghosh

14 Jan 2025

8 min read

There are big companies in China lobbying to build dams: Claude Arpi

There are big companies in China lobbying to build dams: Claude Arpi

11 Jan 2025

4 min read

‘Manufacturers manipulate chemicals to escape regulations’

‘Manufacturers manipulate chemicals to escape regulations’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

20 Dec 2024

3 min read

‘Multinational companies think they are above the law’

‘Multinational companies think they are above the law’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

18 Dec 2024

5 min read

‘Chemicals being invented, released too rapidly for scientists to track’

‘Chemicals being invented, released too rapidly for scientists to track’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

17 Dec 2024

5 min read

The ‘Ateshgah’ in Baku was actually a Jvala Mukhi temple dedicated to Goddess Durga and maintained by Indian merchants during the 17th-19th centuries. It was often mistaken to be a Zoroastrian fire temple by visitors.

One of the most significant Indian merchant communities during the 17th-19th centuries was in Baku: Scott Cameron Levi

15 Nov 2024

6 min read

Blog (Environment)

Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast — and the rate has doubled in 20 years

Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast — and the rate has doubled in 20 years

Steven Sherwood

30 Jun 2025

4 min read

Entangled livelihoods: Jellyfish blooms and the fall of traditional fishing in Kerala backwaters

Entangled livelihoods: Backwater conservation, gear repair subsidies can help Kerala’s traditional fishers deal with jellyfish blooms

27 Jun 2025

7 min read

Twin shipwrecks off Kerala show maritime laws ignore environment and fisherfolk

Twin shipwrecks off Kerala show maritime laws ignore environment and fisherfolk

Mohammed Irshad

27 Jun 2025

4 min read

Land acquisition for rivers can help maintain small watersheds critical for India's river systems

Land acquisition for rivers can help maintain India’s critical small watersheds

25 Jun 2025

4 min read

Videos (Environment)

India’s sky threat: AI 171 Ahmedabad crash sparks focus on bird strikes

India’s sky threat: AI 171 Ahmedabad crash sparks focus on bird strikes

19 Jun 2025

1 min read

Kashmir’s new rail link sparks celebration and concern

Kashmir’s new rail link sparks celebration and concern

14 Jun 2025

1 min read

David Attenborough turns 99: His latest film ‘Ocean’ talks about how Earth’s most important place can bounce back

David Attenborough turns 99: His latest film ‘Ocean’ talks about how Earth’s most important place can bounce back

08 May 2025

1 min read

Remembering Pope Francis and his legacy of environmental advocacy

Remembering Pope Francis and his legacy of environmental advocacy

24 Apr 2025

1 min read

Books (Environment)

Book Excerpt: Of Gujarat, Kachchh and pastoral nomads of the western desert

Book Excerpt: Of Gujarat, Kachchh and pastoral nomads of the western desert

15 Feb 2025

4 min read

In leading role again

In leading role again

Aditya Zharotia

21 Dec 2024

6 min read

Recap 2024: Narratives

Recap 2024: Narratives

16 Dec 2024

1 min read

Book Excerpt: Another day in Paradise

Book Excerpt: Another day in Paradise

09 Nov 2024

4 min read

Explore More (Environment)

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

01 Jul 2025

2 min read

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

16 Jun 2025

2 min read

We were witness

We were witness

02 Jun 2025

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

02 Jun 2025

2 min read

Down To Earth

www.downtoearth.org.in