The once-prosperous community has been left to fend for itself after losing its rich economy to the ravages of the sea
US biologist found dead during Crete conference, police suspect homicide
As told to Parliament (July 10, 2019): Illegal mining of monazite prohibited
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 10, 2019)
Rakesh Jaiswal: 1962-2019
A Kanpur-based journalist remembers Rakesh Jaiswal, who devoted his life to making the Ganga clean in its most polluted stretch
AES and Gorakhpur's BRD hospital: A case study in why primary healthcare needs beefing up
AES cases haven't yet come up this season in UP, but BRD is crammed already with patients, some of whom have travelled 100 km
Scant July rainfall: India may face drought, floods again
Long periods of no rain and then a sudden bout of excessive rainfall have become the hallmark of Indian monsoon in the last few years
Ajodhya villagers, forest dwellers stop Bengal govt project at court for now
The state government acquired the land for Turga Pumped Storage Project illegally, ruled the Calcutta high court
Structural, governance reforms key to achieve 2030 Agenda: Report
Three years after adoption of SDGs, most countries have failed to implement them into real policies
How the DRC’s Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles
Community mistrust towards the outbreak response team; high levels of insecurity due to battles between army and armed groups
800 stranded in Arunachal’s West Kameng after cloudburst
The cloudburst comes after a lean monsoon season in the state
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Adequate water most important for plant diversity
A recent study shows how rainfall amount and temperature affects variety of plants in India's major biogeographic zones
AES in Bihar: Lack of awareness plays in loop
The brain fever first struck the state in 1995 and has continued taking lives of hordes of children and claimed lives of more than 170 children in Bihar in 2019
Odisha’s climate refugees: Last man standing at Satabhaya
Prafulla Lenka, a 47-year-old resident of Odisha’s Satabhaya village, is tenaciously holding on even as his village has almost disappeared into the sea before his eyes
Dual drug delivery system may make heart stents safer
A group of Indian researchers has developed a dual drug delivery therapy to minimise such stent-related complications
Drought watch: Is there any monsoon effect?
A deficit in July rainfall has been associated with six of India’s worst droughts between 1877 and 2005
Why colistin should be banned in food-animal production sector in India
Action against the drug, used as a growth promoter in food animals, is imperative to curb antimicrobial resistance in humans
Monsoon is on, but reservoir levels stay down
Rainfall deficit dropped to 21 per cent till July 7, 2019; 91 reservoirs witness 17 per cent deficit
Odisha’s climate refugees: Activists urge proper rehabilitation policy
Advancing sea puts villagers at risk in Puri, Kendrapada districts
Is India ready to meet Sustainable Development Goals? CAG raises concern
Health a key conern, flags report tabled in Parliament
Indian scientists develop 'black gold'
New material can absorb light & CO2; potential in applications ranging from solar energy harvesting to desalinating seawater
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 8, 2019)
Study puts MGNREGS in Punjab under scanner
The employment scheme generated 20.23 average working days in the state against the mandated 100 days, according to a Punjabi University report
Budget push for zero budget farming but contradictions mar Andhra’s natural agri foray
The method was promoted as low-cost investment on part of farmers, but huge amounts are being raised for statewide implementation
