Land has not been demarcated correctly in many villages; or residential land has been so insufficient that houses have been built on pasture land
Namibia rejects Russian company’s mining permit
MoEFCC refuses to put new forest conservation rules on hold, says do not dilute forest rights act
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 3, 2023)
Polio eradication: ‘Need to invest in polio vaccines now to prevent resurgence’
Oral vaccine key defence against polio but also behind detection of vaccine-derived poliovirus in wastewater samples
Indian Science Congress: India not producing quality research material, government adviser says
India faces challenges in doing science at par with global standards, according to officials
Foster farmer: This man is playing his part in stopping distress migration from rural Uttarakhand
Sudhir Kumar Sundriyal helps people in Pauri district earn livelihoods in villages so that they do not have to migrate to big cities
COVID-19: XBB detected in India in Sept 2022, became dominant in Nov, INSACOG says in late bulletin
Weekly bulletin was published after a gap of over three months
Ethiopia releases atlas to map livestock disease caused by the tsetse fly
African animal trypanosomosisis, caused by tsetse fly, is a huge problem for African livestock farmers
2022 too short, too far: A year of disasters
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Delhi-NCR coal ban: Industrial units complain of soaring gas prices, difficulty to meet emissions standards
Centre for Science and Environment spoke with industrial associations about their experience of moving away from coal
Residents’ lives in this Jodhpur basti revolve around water
Only downhill houses have water connections, others walk for several kilometres or are forced to use plastic pipes, pumps
Data & technology can take India to new heights: Modi speaks at 108th Indian Science Congress
To make National Hydrogen Mission successful, it is essential to manufacture electrolysers, other components in India: Modi
Increasing population, demand for food in Africa need urgent attention: Experts
Policies, mega plans by governments needed as 2023 priorities for action for food systems
New MoEFCC notification on fly ash includes solar, wind power plants for reclamation
Manufacturers raise concern as price of fly ash bricks to be decided by CPWD’s schedule of rates
Mandatory digital attendance for MGNREGS will destroy it, activists warn
Lack of access to technology will discourage workers, drive them to work for cheaper wages outside of scheme
Lifecycle of COVID-19: Yet another omicron sub-variant has countries on high alert
XBB.1.5 shows how dynamic and wide-reaching SARS-CoV-2 variant evolution is, says expert
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 2, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Horn of Africa: 20 million children at risk of disease, thirst, starvation, says UNICEF
Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in more than 40 years
Unemployment in India rose to 8.3% in December; crossed 10% in urban areas: CMIE
Rate highest in 16 months; Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi have highest unemployment rates
Dying for ration: No health aid for those without PDS cards
Ground report from Jharkhand villages shows many pending applications; Rejected applicants told quota for beneficiaries full
2022 too short, too far: How India struggled for water safety
2022 too short, too far: How did the economy fare last year
President Lula calls Bolsonaro’s COVID-19 actions ‘genocide’, to reinstate Bolsa Familia
Veteran leftist leader aims for zero deforestation in the Amazon; zero greenhouse gas emissions in electricity matrix
2022 too short, too far: DTE’s stories on 50 years of Stockholm Declaration
