Eyeing the coastlines
Further dilution of the rules safeguarding the Indian coastal ecosystem has just been proposed. Under the guise of providing land to poor …
Deep waters
Puducherry's plans for a new port have prompted unprecedented protests. Allegations of a huge land grab facilitated by procedural violations and …
Goa must grow...but how?
On January 26, 2007, the government of Goa withdrew its newest blueprint for the development of the state, called the Regional Plan 2011. …
Against the wall
Even as experts argue that seawalls are not an answer to coastal erosion, the Kerala government is planning another project
New policy to help Indian communities displaced by annual river & coastal erosion drafted
Union home ministry had directed NDMA to draft a policy based on the 15th Finance Commission’s report
Odisha’s climate refugees: Satabhaya’s cattle farmers suffer in new homes
The once-prosperous community has been left to fend for itself after losing its rich economy to the ravages of the sea
How seagrass can aid in curbing coastal erosion
These ubiquitous marine plants dissipate wave energy that can help protect vulnerable shorelines, improve water quality as well as store carbon …
‘Still uncertain how Sundarbans mangroves will evolve under climate change’
Mangrove trees produce organic matter which raises the bed elevation; a process which counteracts the effects of sea level rise
Coast is unclear
The official hostility to the most important instrument for safeguarding India's coastal ecology may prove disastrous
Look at disasters from a broader perspective, urges new report
It analyses past trends and says India has to be prepared for catastrophes even if they are not defined as natural disasters
In pics: Sea ingress has left this Odisha coastal town a shell of its former self
The marching sea has taken a toll on Podampeta’s agriculture and fishing communities through rapid sea ingress and consequent cyclones. Now, …
Going under: Coastal Odisha under existential threat
In a warming world, governments are far from prepared to resettle people evicted by sea-level rise
These are India’s climate hotspots
India is home to 72% of the 750 million people exposed to climate change hazards in South Asia
Odisha’s climate refugees: Last man standing at Satabhaya
Prafulla Lenka, a 47-year-old resident of Odisha’s Satabhaya village, is tenaciously holding on even as his village has almost disappeared …
Coastal flooding may double by 2030, new study finds
Tropical regions of the world, including cities like Mumbai and Kochi in India, are more vulnerable to coastal flooding
Fish in troubled waters
Several fish species in Kerala are threatened by overfishing and the release of effluents in the coastal waters
Troubled times
As the Lok Sabha gears up to vote on the crucial Aquaculture Authority Bill, thousands of fisherfolk launch an indefinite stir
Uppada: On the frontline of the sea’s war on the Andhra coast
Uppada village in East Godavari District has lost over 127 acres of land in sea-erosion in the last four decades
Who cares for black bucks, we want tourists
A beach resort proposed to be situated within a protected area near Puri has drawn the wrath of environmentalists who contend it will ruin the …
Sea-level rise has claimed five whole islands in the Pacific: first scientific evidence
Twelve islands we studied in a low wave energy area of Solomon Islands experienced little noticeable change in shorelines despite being exposed …
God's own country
This is a true story of the beautiful state of Kerala, of its famed backwaters and wetlands, of its rain-swept Western Ghats. It also speaks of …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 10, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
This week from the world of science and environment
The discovery of an important piece in evolutionary science and the threat of extreme weather events to our food security—a quick look at …
Fisher people pushed to the edge
Development along coasts has left little space for fishing communities to carry out their activities. Their catch is also diminishing because of …
