My report is not an industry report: T S R Subramanian

The High Level Committee (HLC), constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) three months ago to …

Private sector is profiting from vacuum left by ICAR

In the agriculture research hierarchy, Swapan Kumar Datta occupies the second rung, one of eight deputy director generals (DDGs) in the Indian …

‘Government of MP has always tried to fudge data’

The Supreme Court, on May 3, asked the Bhopal Municipal Corporation to start supplying clean drinking water to those localities in the city that …

'Punjab Contract Farming Act protects traders’ interests'

In April this year, the Punjab Assembly passed the Punjab Contract Farming Act. The new law provides a legal framework to regulate contract …

'Industry-politician nexus is trying to eliminate us'

Purushan Eloor is an environmental activist and research coordinator with Periyar Malineekarana Virudha Samithy (PMVS), which has been fighting …

Dealing with crop stresses and scandals

Subbanna Ayyappan has made history in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (IACR) by becoming the first non-crop scientist to head this …

The hunt for benefits

India is hailed as a pioneer in implementing the third objective of the Convention on Biological Diversity—fair and equitable sharing of …

Lavasa exposed

By its looks, the place could be mistaken for Portofino, a fishing village-cum-resort in Italy—multi-coloured buildings crowd a waterfront …

Road to disaster

Fertile land is up for grabs in western Uttar Pradesh. Private developers are acquiring it to build apartments, industries, IT institutes, and …

Polavaram fraud

The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forestland. Most of the people threatened …

2020 Tokyo Olympics will recycle e-waste to make medals

For the first time in the history of Olympics, medals will be made from metal recovered from old cell phones and laptops

Western Ghats: Supreme Court quashes plea against Gadgil, Kasturirangan reports

Final notification by environment ministry on Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area yet to come, apex court said, while dismissing petition …

New poverty line: Rs 32 for rural India, Rs 47 for urban India

The latest report by Rangarajan committee has added almost 100 million more people to the list of poor

Impact of environment on health: Africa adopts strategy for better synergy between sectors

New strategy also integrates recommendations for healthy recovery from COVID-19 pandemic

'Market deregulation has increased transaction costs for agri-commodities'

Panel of state ministers on agriculture marketing reforms tell Centre to have consistent stand on import-export policy

Fewer kids under 3 breastfed within an hour of birth, finds NFHS-5

The highest percentage of children under three who were breastfed within one hour of birth was registered in Meghalaya, followed by …

Forest panel bats for pvt plantations as compensation

Activists concerned Forest Advisory Committee recommendation will lead to privatisation, destruction of forests

Good doctor, poor medicine

The TSR Subramanian committee made no effort to safeguard environment security. It’s pro-industry bias was never in question

Fisheries should be treated on par with agriculture, says report

A Parliamentary Standing Committee report says the potential of the fisheries sector in India needs more exploring

Just why are tomato prices going north? Dalwai Report offers clues

Issues like cold chain, modern pack houses and pooling points, along with transport arrangements from villages have not been given much attention,…

Economics Nobel winner Angus Deaton’s pioneer work focused on developing world

The economist’s research touches on many different aspects of consumption

COP24: Sports industry vows support to fight climate change

Sports for Climate Action Framework launched in Poland to raise awareness, rope in sports sector  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 2, 2022)

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

'Rat-hole coal mining must be discontinued'

There is no such thing as environmentally acceptable and safe rat-hole coal mining 

After massive crop damage, Maharashtra onion farmers stare at more losses as prices drop to all-time low

Farmers have decided to define a minimum selling price for selling onions at the APMC to counter losses