Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Why the Scientific American endorses Joe Biden
Increased stubble fires, calm conditions cause Delhi’s air to become ‘very poor’
Air, water pollution environment offences increased 841% in 2019: NCRB data
Safe disposal, material recovery keywords for new scrappage policy: CSE
Delhi-based non-profit offers set of recommendations for effective policy as country awaits one
Mandatory building energy code needed by 2030, says UN report
The building sector’s energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions rose by 7% since 2010, the report said
Coronavirus update: India records lowest deaths in over 2 months
Fresh infections, as on October 14, stayed below the 70,000-mark for the fourth consecutive day
Stillborn in Africa: UN pegs number at a million every year
Situation has worsened in 2 decades, may slip further due to COVID-19 pandemic, warns Unicef report
India reports sharp decline in tuberculosis registration after COVID-19 lockdown
Extra 0.2-0.4 million global TB deaths could push world eight years back, says WHO report
Telangana’s heavy showers have sure shot imprint of climate change
Global warming made the cyclonic system that brought rains to the state carry more water than usual
Spike in deaths, mental health concerns: Report flags consequences of wildfires
Between 1997 and 2016, the global mean carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires were approximately 22% of carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels
Nilgiris Elephant Corridor: SC upholds Madras HC order affirming animals’ right of passage
Apex court also sets up committee to look into complaints on the issue
Pre-COVID-19 debt crisis has aggravated in poorest countries after pandemic: World Bank
G20 members not keen to extend COVID-19 debt relief for poorest countries
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 13, 2020)
India to lead global energy demand over next decade: New report
Renewables will meet 80 per cent of global electricity demand growth over next decade with hydropower remaining largest renewable source and solar being main source of growth, followed by onshore and offshore wind
20 years into 21st century: 70% global agriculture under climate threat
Every year, disasters killed 60,000 people; climate-related disasters doubled in the last two decades
Making auctions work: The winning ideas behind this year’s Nobel Prize in economics
The 2020 Nobel Prize in economics has been awarded to two Americans, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, for their work in analysing auctions and how to make them more efficient
Decarbonising faster can save India 200,000 deaths from particulate matters: Report
In the business-as-usual scenario, nearly 830,000 premature deaths can take place by 2050 due to exposure to PM10 particles, the report said
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 12, 2020)
Jharsuguda activists seek fresh public hearing on Vedanta smelter expansion
Orissa High Court had asked the collector to respond by October 12 on holding another public hearing about expansion
Inter-ministerial committee formed in September to look into FRA implementation
The committee has to meet regularly to come up with suggestions on the way forward regarding the implementation problems of FRA
Taro: In which you can eat both shoots and leaves
Taro, better known as arbi, is the fifth most consumed root vegetable in the world. But It may soon disappear from the earth due to climate change-led droughts
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (October 5-9, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
Global Eco Watch: Dust causing rapid snow and ice melt in western Himalayas
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Book Digest: Tracking COVID-19 cover-up, gene editing revolution and more
A history of the national capital to vision for a fossil-free world, DTE tracks new books on environment and development from leading authors
