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State of India's Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India's Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India’s Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India’s Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India's Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India's Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India’s Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India’s Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India's Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India's Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India’s Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India’s Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India's Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India's Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India’s Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India’s Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India’s Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India’s Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India’s Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India’s Environment 2021-In Figures

State of India’s Environment 2021-In Figures

Mali Hill bauxite mine: Villagers resist project as Odisha govt extends Hindalco’s mining lease

Mali Hill bauxite mine

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Mali Hill bauxite mine: Villagers resist project as Odisha govt extends Hindalco’s mining lease

The public hearing disrupted by protests has been rescheduled to November 22 The public hearing disrupted by protests has been rescheduled to November 22

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Western Australia needs to diversify to overcome effects of mining bust: Report

Western Australia needs to diversify to overcome effects of mining bust, says report. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The region can create 165,000 new jobs by 2025, contribute more than $19 billion to its …

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Illegal sand mining, constructions endanger Son gharials

Rampant illegal sand, uneven flow of water from a dam and construction of bridge has caused soil erosion and threatened Gharial population in Son river, Madhya Pradesh. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Uneven flow of water from a dam, illegal constructions have exacerbated soil erosion, led …

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Proposed amendments to Coal Bearing Areas Act will change land acquisition for mining: Experts

The proposed amendments to Coal Bearing Areas Act are likely to grant more control to private corporations, make tribal land acquisition easy. Photo: Amit Shankar / CSE

The proposed amendments are likely to grant more control to private corporations, make …

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India has 500 million tonnes of gold ore reserves: Govt

India has 500 million tonnes of gold ore reserves, according to data. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Bihar has the largest reserves of gold ores, followed by Rajasthan and Karnataka&…

Blogs

Shreya Verma

Transparent monitoring: Maharashtra pollution control board begins sharing emissions data on public domain

Shubham Srivastava

Shubham Srivastava

Improving mobility for clean air: Why cities fall short of their goals

Sunita Narain

Delhi dilemma: End this routine air pollution crisis

Factsheet

Overall population has doubled since 2006

Wildlife & Biodiversity

India's tiger map

In 4 of the 5 states where the number of tigers fell, large areas of forests were diverted to mining

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How damaging Cyclone Amphan was for the Sundarbans

Natural Disasters

How damaging Cyclone Amphan was for the Sundarbans

Cyclone Amphan caused major damage across south Bengal, including the Sundarbans and across the Odisha coast on May 20, 2020. Communication infrastructure, including telephone networks, were damaged in the Sundarbans.

Days of confinement

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Days of COVID-19 confinement: How school-goers are dealing with lockdown

Nearly 90% of the world’s children are reportedly confined at their homes due to the novel coronavirus disease pandemic. Gobar Times asked some of them to share their lockdown experiences:

Typhoon Ambo increases challenges for Philippines during COVID-19

Natural Disasters

Typhoon Ambo increases challenges for Philippines during COVID-19

Typhoon Vongfong, known locally as Ambo, made landfall in the Philippines on May 14, 2020, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people during a lockdown over the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Lockdown no bar for the young artist

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Lockdown no bar for the young artist

Pen, paper, paintbrush and lots of colours! Beating the gloom of the lockdown through art, these young artists have decided to spread hope and love in the world through their paintings, posters and doodles. Here's a look

Millions of baby turtles emerged from their shells on April 23, 2020, at the Gahiramatha Wildlife Sanctuary, the world's largest rookery of Olive Ridley turtles. They emerged 40 days after female turtles built nests on the beach and laid eggs in them. Pho

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Running the gauntlet at Gahiramatha

Every year, Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings traverse a small distance in Odisha's Gahiramatha Sanctuary to take the plunge into life, literally

Hubble space telescope celebrates 30th anniversary

Science & Technology

Hubble space telescope celebrates 30th anniversary

The Hubble Space Telescope — responsible for significantly expanding mankind's understanding of the universe — celebrated its 30th anniversary in space on April 24, 2020. Down To Earth brings you some of the most breath-taking images the telescope has captured.

The world has gone into a lockdown ever since the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) broke out last December. As humans have been forced into confinement in their homes, wild animals have been seen entering human habitations, even big cities. Like the f

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Earth Day 2020: Wildlife runs wild amid COVID-19

With humans across the world cooped up in their homes due to COVID-19, wild animals have made appearances in human-dominated areas

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Neduvasal will protest against hydrocarbon extraction

In Neduvasal, a village in the Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu, villagers are protesting against the extraction of hydrocarbons from their agricultural fields. Protests broke out after the central government changed the policy and gave extraction rights to GEM Laboratories

Budget 2023-24: Economic Survey likely to peg India’s growth at 6-6.8%, says media report

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Budget 2023-24: Economic Survey likely to peg India’s growth at 6-6.8%, says media report

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More Indian residents filing patents than MNCs despite challenges: Economic Survey

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Agriculture least hit by COVID-19: Economic Survey

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Public spending to rescue Indian economy: Economic Survey 2020-21

Indian agriculture sector is in desperate need of an overhaul, both in terms of financial support and transaprent institutional mechanisms. Credit: CIDSE

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Analysis of Union Budget since 1947

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Planned Disaster

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 7, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high …

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 13, 2023)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 7, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high …

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 6, 2023)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 7, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high …

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 5, 2023)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 7, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high …