Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 10, 2023)

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

Death, destruction deja vu: These photos show cloudbursts emergent pattern

Heavy rainfall in Dehradun's Raipur affects several villages; At least four deaths reported, heavy water flow damages bridges & roads

What is killing Uttarakhand’s small wetlands? Degraded Niranjanpur pond carves a live example

These waterbodies are neglected for their size and disappear even before they are documented

This is what blindly aping the West looks like

A Western model of solid waste management is turning into a nightmare for citizens of Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Pollution in news on April 12

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

Tea garden workers celebrate Dehradun’s failure to make it to smart cities list

City residents say the smart city is proposed in an area with tea gardens which are home to rich biodiversity

Will Dehradun riverfront development project really help the city?

It focuses more on beautification aspects rather than rejuvenating the rivulets that flow through the city

Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand survives glacier, floods

Lichen studies show Chorabari glacier submerged temple, then retreated

What really happened in Uttarakhand

Latest theory suggests combination of rain and landslides caused the disaster

Propagation of bamboo

Due recognition

Greening up

One for the road

The use of alcohol as an alternative transport fuel is a viable option for India

Between fungi

Uttarakhand to declare missing persons as dead by July 15

973 first information reports for 3,078 missing persons lodged; government, telecom companies attempt to trace the missing

Organic farming: Reaping mixed benefits

Contradictory state of affairs in two Uttaranchal villages highlights both potential and obstacles of organic farming. The paradox has cropped up …

Thirsty? Try a glass of skywater

Water can be made from air, but it has its cost   

People in distress get little relief

Centre to give Rs 6,687 crore to Uttarakhand for building and reconstruction projects. How much of it will reach people?

The monkey-catcher

Monkeys exact revenge on a naturalist

Wildlife mismanaged

The biggest threat to wildlife comes from foresters themselves

Grow back wisdom

An attempt to revive vanishing medicinal plants through cultivation

Regaining a paradise

Involvement of locals in the management of natural resources has earned remarkable dividends for the Doon valley

Research on thin ice

Lack of coherent research on the melting Gangotri glacier spells disaster

Prickly, delicious

Drought monitoring: Untapped data

Government does little with records that could help reduce effect of drought on agriculture