Only solution to climate emergency is to immediately stop emissions, she said
India's clean air plan overlooks 231 polluted cities: Report
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 21, 2020)
Antibiotic resistance: AMR among poultry, cattle a worry for Kenya
Killer hospitals: Primary healthcare key to curb child deaths
Doctors at Odisha’s Vimsar hospital say if primary healthcare improves, the death toll at bigger hospitals would be fewer
Antibiotic resistance: How to tackle AMR in Africa
Pan-Africa experts meet to find solutions to the antimicrobial resistance mess
Pandakudia slum shows 'smart city' Bhubaneswar has a long way to go
Informal settlements in Odisha capital lack toilets, running water & power; situation worsens during rains and natural disasters; women the worst off
How India remains poor: ‘It will take 7 generations for India’s poor to reach mean income’
World Economic Forum’s latest report says social inequality negates gains from high economic growth
India’s declining rural income pulls downs global economic growth: IMF
International Monetary Fund says downgrade of global economy due to India’s dipping growth rates
China confirms human-to-human transmission for coronavirus
WHO to convene emergency meeting on January 22, 2020
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 20, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Scientists develop new Chrysanthemum variety
National Botanical Research Institute developed and released the variety that blooms during late December to mid-February
‘Waiving off oil, gas exploration clearance could’ve grave consequences’
Oil and gas exploration poses huge risk to islands, fishing areas, breeding grounds and migratory routes, says CSE expert
Top 5 global risks in next decade environmental: WEF report
The document also found a ‘generational shift’ in climate perception and warned about increasing health burden due to diseases
Study shows how Arctic sea ice loss accelerates permafrost thaw
Research finds that Arctic permafrost thawed in the past as well when there was no sea ice, leading to global temperature rise
Lessons on how to effectively tackle insect invasions
There are alternatives to pesticides including integrated pest management. This is an approach that doesn’t rule out the use of pesticides, but uses them as little as possible
Thar’s friend: Meet tiny melon kachri
This drought-tolerant fruit turns short of gold upon drying and changes the fate of all those associated with it
Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke
The Australian bushfire is wreaking havoc on the fauna of the country
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (January 13 – 19, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (January 11-17, 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
DTE recommends: What to read and watch
Books and documentaries that you should catch up
Odisha block residents to get MNREGA employment for 200 days
500 crore package launched to ensure timely, uninterrupted wage payment under MGNREGA and check migration of labour
Irrigation does more than deplete groundwater, it changes climate too
More measured irrigation can help conserve water, suggests author of new study
Coronavirus: Passengers from China to be screened at Indian airports, advisory issued
Second death in China; second case in Thailand reported
New MoEF guidelines for elephant deaths from anthrax
Environment ministry suggests official team to collect biological samples, dispose infected carcasses safely and map anthrax hotspots
