Court digest: Major environmental hearings of the week

The top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Breaking free: How several initiatives are helping Africa get better healthcare

Four projects of differing nature in different countries

FSSAI launches awareness drive on trans fats

Impact of trans fats on human health in India is increasing and awareness about them is vital if they are to be eliminated altogether, says FSSAI head

Opposition unites on agrarian crisis, Centre yet to reply to farmers' demands

Farmer organisations have urged the Centre to pass two pass bills to free farmers from indebtedness and guarantee price for their produce

Targeting of indigenous people fighting for forest rights in India is a fact, say experts

As a new report reveals a rise in the number of indigenous activists being killed for defending forest and land rights worldwide, Down To Earth poses questions about the situation in India

How investing in processing machines can help India promote millets

An African-Canadian company is helping promote Mali's fonio millet by investing in processing machines. India too needs to procure advanced technologies to push millets 

Climate extremes can reverse progress in ending malnutrition

A report by the World Meteorological Organization adds that climate events in 2017 had the biggest impact on acute food insecurity and malnutrition in Africa

Adani to fully finance controversial Oz Carmichael mine

The move follows last month’s announcement by the conglomerate that it was scaling back the size and scope of the project. The project had reportedly not found good financial backers

Hold public meeting in Polavaram affected areas: SC to Centre

The SC bench, led by Justice Madan B Lokur, also said the project will only move forward after the public hearings are held

Sea level rise 3mm higher in 2018 than last year: report

Previous studies have also warned that the sea level rise in 21st Century has been three times as fast as that in the bulk of the 20th

A third of world’s children with stunting live in India: Report

The Global Nutrition Report outlines what the world consumes and how it’s affecting the health of children and adults

Tribals, widows, farm hands, farmers from all over India reach Delhi with their demands

After congregating at Ramlila Maidan from 4 corners they will march towards Parliament Friday

The world gets a note of caution on gene drives introduction

The Convention on Biological Diversity meeting wants countries to seek “free, prior and informed consent” before introducing new biotechnology

Extreme rainfall acidifies land in India's northeastern states

The vicious cycle of frequent heavy rain events degrading land, which again cause more floods and hence further degrade land, cripples agricultural livelihood

Lion attack in safari park near Gir, one killed

The Devaliya Safari Park near Sasan houses 10 lions. On Thursday morning, three forest department employees were attacked, resulting in the death of one and injuries to the others

Immunotherapy may offer ray of hope to triple negative breast cancer patients

Triple negative breast cancer is a notoriously aggressive form of breast cancer and those suffering from it have slim chance of survival

This is how hot stars evolve in Globular Clusters in the Milky Way

AstroSat unravels the nature of the special kinds of stars

Asia received largest share of climate finance in 2017: report

The report by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development adds that public climate finance from developed to developing countries has increased in 2017 from 2016

Cyclone Ockhi first anniversary: Struggling widow, scarred survivor left hopeless

Those who lost their kin to the disaster are finding it hard to make ends meet and ones who made it back alive have still not overcome the mental torture

Every third child is malnourished, finds Global Nutrition Report 2018

‘Burden of malnutrition unacceptably high despite world being better equipped to fight it’