Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 5, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Climate crisis in North East India: An outlier in Arunachal, Upper Siang now experiences increased rainfall
Increased rainfall leads to decline in rice productivity: New diseases have emerged, pest attacks on the rise
Breach bared
Dam tunnel collapse in Arunachal begs explanation
Rice that binds
Climate crisis in North East India: Villages parched as springs dry up
From Bhalukpong on border of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to Morgung village in West Kameng district, at least 10 major mountain springs have …
After dry spell, heavy rains damage trans-Arunachal highway
Despite a rain deficit, connectivity is affected due to heavy landslides on critical roads connecting the remote Himalayan state with the rest of …
Study highlights importance of last patches of tropical lowland forest in Assam
Forest fragments protect key interactions between plants and fruit-eating birds, thus maintaining biodiversity in fragmented landscapes
Tribal hunting rights vs wildlife protection laws: Is there a middle ground?
Forest rights in India reflect correlative duties of tribal communities to preserve wildlife and it is in consonance to the fundamental duty …
Myth of coverage: Household burden of COVID-19 treatment was several times higher than government spending
Average insurance claim settled during pandemic months was 3 times that before the pandemic
Save hornbills, for they are the gardeners of tropical forests: Study
Hornbills can disperse up to 12,000 large seeds per day per square kilometre in patches where they occur in large numbers, thereby creating fruit …
Cancer incidence in India higher than expected from earlier projections, says new data
National Cancer Registry Programme data also states that women are most at risk from cancer
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 18, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Environment ministry not to challenge green tribunal verdict on hydro project in Tawang
Arunachal Pradesh, which is considered a powerhouse for generation of hydroelectricity, is increasingly facing protests from local communities …
Toothless at 10
A decade after their inception, Panchayati Raj bodies are yet to be granted adequate powers
Fading fauna, forgotten people
There are a hardly any tigers left in Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh. But, says aparajita dutta , the park is rich in biodiversity, …
Small tea growers in Arunachal unable to avail tea board subsidy
Forest clearance from MoEF required to register with the Tea Board of India
Every northeastern state reports loss in forest cover: State of India’s Forest Report 2021
Manipur recorded the largest loss in forest cover
Chinese hydropower dam on Brahmaputra becomes partly operational in Tibet
Commissioning of dam bound to raise alarm bells downstream in India’s Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Bangladesh
Draft rehabilitation policy charts no new courses
The latest draft on rehabilitation intends to help people, literally
Climate crisis in North East India: What is behind water scarcity in the region
Drying up of water springs, land degradation, sandy soils of the Brahamputra point to a grim situation in the region
Beyond protected areas: This new book explores how India's conservation scene turned inclusionary
‘At the Feet of Living Things’ journals experiences of ecologists who practise a collaborative and socio-ecologically sensitive …
Siang goes dry, says Arunachal Pradesh minister
Official, activists counter, say the statement is to allow dams on the river
Climate crisis in North East India: Monsoon variations should ring alarm bells NOW
Over the past century or so, rainfall in the region, along with the flood-drought cycle, has changed character for the worse. The phenomenon has …
Climate change in North East: Arunachal’s Seijosa shows connect between shifting patterns, declining biodiversity
Loss in forest cover, change in rainfall patterns, human interventions may together set in motion irreversible patterns
Poisoned again
The death of 18 elephants in Assam revives the debate over human-animal conflict once more
