Elephants unsafe in Odisha
Killing of five elephants in Saturday's train accident takes toll of unnatural deaths of jumbos in past five years up to 194
Daily Court Digest: Major Environment Orders (June 15, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
‘My mentor Laurie Baker’
BENNY KURIAKOSE began his architecture career in 1984. He was one of the privileged few who worked under the tutelage of Laurie Baker which …
In reverse gear
The Mashelkar Committee's interim report on the country's auto fuel policy proves to be a major setback for the CNG campaign
Fighting for a cause
K N Narayana Pillai, 75, is an ordinary citizen who has been suffering because of pollution from an industrial unit operating beside his house. …
Parched capital
While Delhi struggles to make rainwater harvesting compulsory even after 13 years of amending byelaws, Chennai shows the way
Why better sewage management in Chennai will help fight floods
Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain explains how the city's three rivers and 320 tanks and lakes that worked as flood barriers are used mostly for …
Emergency
Chennai, crippled by water crisis, is also a metaphor for what Indian cities are experiencing in sourcing and managing the most precious natural …
Trouble at sea
From imposing restrictions on harvesting of shark species to having second thoughts about them, the authorities seem utterly confused
Radio collars for elephants in forests along rail tracks
Environment ministry wants to tag jumbos to track their movements and avert rail accidents
Reflections on glass
Use of glass in construction has become a fad. But it is not the right choice for Indian climate
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (May 25-29, 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
COVID-19: The need is to decentralise how we manage wastewater
The water crisis in India is dire: By 2030, the country’s water demand is projected to be twice the available supply
Totally drug resistant TB: government in denial mode
Health ministry deputes team to Mumbai; says neither WHO nor tuberculosis control programme recognise TDR-TB
Indefinite moratorium on GM field trials recommended
Supreme Court’s expert panel of scientists for ban on herbicide tolerant crops for India
Indefinite ban on GM field trials recommended
Supreme Court’s expert panel of scientists also against herbicide-tolerant crops for India
‘The price of millets is 3 times higher than that of regular rice’
J Suresh is an Engineering graduate, and had been working for six years as a techie before he left his job to start a millet restaurant. After …
Severe Cyclone Michaung: Rainfall in Chennai comparable to 2015 floods. Here’s how
The system is likely to move with cyclonic storm intensity in the next six hours, IMD predicted at 6 pm
Chennai, southern Andhra brace as Michaung gets set to barrel east coast
Low-lying Chennai, with its rivers, waterbodies and encroachment, has been victim to urban flooding in 2015 and 2021
A smile on menu
Cafe >> differently-abled people • Chennai
Weekend off for heat
Karisalankanni thogayal
Widespread extreme rainfall during northeast monsoons has doubled since 1980s — & climate change is likely responsible
Spike likely due to increasing sea surface temperatures caused by global warming, say researchers
Action Sought
Once again, Chennai is sinking; death toll rises to 14
The city is likely to receive 300-500 mm more rain in the next few days