The number of rainy days is decreasing while intense rainfall events are increasing globally
Venezuela’s isolated indigenous groups under siege from miners, disease and guerrillas
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 2, 2019)
Blazing India: Andhra’s economy suffers due to heatwave
Heat stress singes India most; ILO pegs cost at 34 mn jobs in 2030
Report projects 2% working hours to be lost worldwide every year by 2030
Academia can help humans and large carnivores coexist
It can help foster better institutional arrangements, especially in places like Romania, India and Brazil, where there are substantial populations of people and large carnivores in shared spaces.
Mumbai deluge raises same old question: Why are Indian cities flooded again and again
Ignoring telltale warning signs and repeating past mistakes won't help.
Here is how millets can make India’s food basket climate-resilient
Too much dependence on rice can make India vulnerable
Vitamin combo may help treat kala azar
It could help in building immunity among people in kala azar-endemic areas of the country
As told to Parliament (July 1, 2019): India world’s largest groundwater user
All that was discussed in the House through the day
US anti-abortion policy spiked unwanted pregnancies in Africa: Study
The Mexico City Policy bans aids to NGOs for performing or promoting abortions as a method of family planning
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 1, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Nairobi to soon roll out Bus Rapid Transit system
The city will be the eighth in Africa to adopt BRT system in the last 10 years
Blazing India: Odisha’s work not yet over
The state has certainly been able to reduce heatwave deaths by putting very strong prevention measures. However, its efforts to build long-term resilience need to be strengthened
How did elephants evolve such a large brain? Climate change is part of the answer
The evolutionary history of elephants is interesting. It parallels humans’ in many ways
Essential drugs for MDR-TB out of stock in UP, Jharkhand
India leads the world in the burden of TB, according to the World Health Organization
Chasing monsoon 2019: July deficit means 90% chance of falling below normal
If June rainfall remains below 100 mm, it would be fourth time in last 118 years
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (June 24 – June 30)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Why Bhavnagar farmers oppose limestone mining
Letter to high court-appointed panel lists reasons
Bonn fails to deliver need of hour as climate clock ticks away
The 50th United Nations Bonn Climate Change Conference didn’t include key findings on global warming
A monsoon after two droughts
In a year of severe drought, India witnessed one of its worst floods
Storage level: Live storage in India’s 91 reservoirs 16% of the total
As compared to last week, this week’s storage dropped by 3.66 per cent
African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst
Countries with poorer governance didn’t necessarily have a worse environmental outcome
By spending just 3% more on infra, developing nations can save $4.2 trillion: World Bank
Making assets climate resilient can help these countries earn $4 for each $1 spent, according to the report
As told to Parliament (June 28, 2019): Delhi's ozone levels were beyond limits between 2016-18
