Saving dolphins

The Patna high court gets cracking on erring officials

Suspended

...in utter neglect - the state of state pollution control boards

Guards back with tigers

Court orders salaries for Valmiki Tiger Reserve staff

Arrested development

Bihar's flood-drought oscillation still has little recognition

Sorrow of Bihar

Bihar plans all-CNG commercial car fleet for Patna

Vehicle owners wary of cost factor, lack of filling stations

Bihar set to increase size of its green budget for next financial year

After education and health, major provisions will be made for the green budget, said officials

Bihar: Reduced human activity, including mining bans, helped increase tiger numbers in Valmiki reserve

Reduced activities increased grassland cover; this supported more herbivores & consequently, tigers

What will be the climate impact on Indo-Gangetic plain

Climate change projections and impacts in a region with 432.5 million population

Wild elephant kills 2 in Bihar

Officials say the elephant likely strayed out of forest in Jharkhand in search of food

AES fear grips Bihar ahead of scorching summers

At least three children have reportedly died of the disease this year  

Pollution in news on May 4

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution

Spawning grounds

Environmental changes have led to the emergence of kala-azar in new areas

Missing links

Kosi flood again?

Business on pedals

Kosi victims run riot

Can President Mukherjee redress this farmer’s grievance?

World record holder for highest paddy yield awaits certification

Extreme weather: India’s death toll 1,357 from 19 events in 2019, flags DTE report

Over 300 died from floods, heavy rain in Bihar, 292 died from heat waves, shows report

Fear of bird flu outbreak grips Bihar

Birds have been dying in large numbers in the state from December 3

Pond ‘stolen’ in Bihar’s Darbhanga: No action so far, locals allege such encroachments rampant

Around 200 out of 350 ponds in town encroached, filled up in last three decades, says activist

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 21, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal    

Winter pollution in eastern India as bad as in Delhi-NCR: CSE report

Smaller cities of Bihar more polluted than the big cities in Delhi-NCR

Lightning strikes linked to climate change: 1,697 killed in a year in India

Lightning strikes increased 34% compared to previous year in India

Every fourth senior citizen in India rates health as poor: LASI

Every tenth individual above 60 years has some form of disability