As they grow among rocks, the flora faces a harsher environment compared to other species growing elsewhere
At $1.1 trillion, renewable energy investment matches fossil fuels in 2022 for 1st time: BloombergNEF
Global health spending at record high post COVID-19, but can this be sustained?
Here is why India has given notice to Pakistan for amendment of the Indus Waters Treaty
South Africa confirms signing of MoU to translocate more than 100 cheetahs to India
As part of the MoU, 12 cheetahs will be brought to India annually for the next 10 years
IEEFA projects exponential growth of battery storage assets in India
Grid-scale batteries would help store this excess solar and supply power to the grid during peak demand hours, which is currently being done by coal-fired power plants
A wild thought: Are genetically-engineered trees really ‘the future’
As the US mulls over releasing genetically engineered trees in the wild, experts warn of its possible environmental impact
Global annual output growth to drop to 1.9 per cent in 2023, courtesy Ukraine, COVID-19
Growth in India expected to remain strong at 5.8 per cent, albeit lower than 6.4 per cent in 2022, according to new UN report
Similipal National Park a poacher’s paradise? Experts note a rise in incidents
On January 22, carcass of a male elephant, whose population is already on a decline, was found
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 25, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Kelp forests losing unique traits due to climate change, says study
Kelp populations at equatorward-range edges particularly vulnerable to climate change
DTE Exclusive: Female cheetah in Kuno undergoing treatment for renal failure
Prognosis not good, chances of survival are bleak, says source
Bengal MGNREGA workers lost up to Rs 6,046 crore in wages during April-December 2022
A study estimates that workers have lost income by 83%, compelling them to borrow money for survival
Passive euthanasia: Supreme court removes red tape, sets 48-hour timeframe
Earlier, passive euthanasia was a three-tier process and cumbersome for all involved
Lake Victoria: CSE lays out strategy to manage water quality in Tanzania
Startegy for Mwanza city suggests greater focus on Nyashishi river needed, connecting households to sewer lines and waste segregation
Finally, pact to bring 12 cheetahs from South Africa signed
Speculations that big cats to arrive by first week of March; no official confirmation yet
Climate change fuelling conflict in Lake Chad Basin: Report
Shrinking natural resources due to adverse weather heightening tensions, says human rights group
Climate change: Crop yields in Punjab will fall by up to 13% in next 30 years
A study by Punjab Agricultural University used rainfall & temperature data from 35 years to project the impact of climate change on 5 major crops — rice, maize, cotton, wheat and potato
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 24, 2023)
‘Immediate action’ needed on sub-standard drugs causing deaths: WHO
At least 300 deaths reported so far in The Gambia, Uzbekistan and Indonesia, most children
MGNREGA graft: Social audit finds irregularities worth Rs 54 lakh in Rajasthan
Corruption was unearthed in 2022 after the workers from Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan in Barmer reported the issue to the Rajasthan government
Subsidies not enough: Heavy rains destroy pearl onion crop in Tamil Nadu, prices reach Rs 100/kg
Heavy rains since November; farmers ask for MSP, production-based benefits
SC directs Centre to submit status report on ban of pesticides
These pesticides have been banned in other countries; but in India, they are being allowed to use & could pose serious health hazards to farmers
Asia-Pacific’s automobile companies discussed EVs 28% more in 2022 than last year, data shows
Indian companies held the most discussions on electric vehicles, according to analytics company GlobalData
Madhya Pradesh’s newest Ramsar wetland covered in invasive water hyacinth, threatening biodiversity
No migratory birds visited Sankhya Sagar this winter; connecting lakes Jadhav Sagar and Madhav Sagar also covered in green layer
