Odisha’s model colony for climate refugees in Kendrapara should be emulated across India
More than 45 million people in the country will be forced to migrate due to environmental disruptions by 2050
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 10, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
A third of India’s coastline underwent erosion in 28 years, Bengal worst affected
27% of coastline expanded between 1990 and 2018, according to a report by Union Ministry of Earth Sciences
Sea surge on Kerala coast : Why experts are calling for nature - based solutions
Breakwater and seawall constructions have made sea erosion scenario worse, flag experts; say restoring coastal vegetation, including mangrove …
Turbulent times: How climate is altering major markers of planet Earth
As countries grapple with intense marine heat waves and stronger storms, the latest IPCC report says climate change has already altered our oceans,…
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (Feb 4-8)
Virtual coast guard
Non-profits develop web application to monitor haphazard development along Indian coastline
Flash floods in Kerala: A junked breakwater plan may have been Achilles’ heel
Flooding revealed lack of disaster preparedness; more rain expected this week
‘Sewage treatment plant near Rushikulya will spell doom for Olive Ridleys’
The construction of the proposed plant will also violate Coastal Regulation Zone norms
How the world's land and water surface have changed in 30 years
India ranks sixth in conversion of land surface to water
Goa flouts CRZ notifications
Seawind gets a helipad
Update
IPCC Special Report: India under constant threat of cyclones, coastal flooding
This report emphasises on what several scientists and researchers have been saying for a while now
The ‘forgotten’ water ecosystems of Mumbai
City’s water systems need urgent attention to build resilience against climate-related uncertainties
Coastal crisis: It’s a race against time, and tide, for those living in Odisha’s coastal villages; here’s why
Odisha is fast losing its shoreline to rising sea levels. Its adaptation plans must not only be immediate but also foolproof
Cyclone Nivar isn't over but is Tamil Nadu in for another one?
The state was last hit by back-to-back cyclones, Nada and Vardah, in December 2016
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 12, 2020)
Half of world’s sandy beaches could disappear due to sea level rise by 2100
Even assuming better outcome for action on climate change, where global emissions peak around 2040, well 37% of beaches will be lost by 2100
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 23, 2019)
In ocean’s way
People watch helplessly as the sea nibbles the Konkan coast, swallowing groves and beaches, and shallowing creeks
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. …
Environment in elections: Sea erosion is key election issue in Odisha’s Satabhaya
Villagers, opposition criticise state government’s failure to address erosion issues in this Kendrapara village
West Africa’s falling fish stocks: Illegal Chinese trawlers, climate change and artisanal fishing fleets to blame
Current west African coastal fishing crisis in the Gulf of Guinea is complex because it has multiple and reinforcing origins
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