This week from the world of science and environment
NGOs demanding a ban on oil drilling in Virunga National Park to the new NFHS revealing that many of India's women and children are stillanaemic&…
Plastic litter in oceans to outweigh fish population by 2050
Plastic production has surged over the past 50 years, from 15 million tonnes in 1964 to 311 million tonnes in 2014
Mangrove forests help protect against rising sea level, says study
Studies have shown mangroves have the ability to remove carbon from the atmosphere and protect people from hazards
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 13, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 28, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 14, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 23, 2019)
गधे कब और कैसे गधे बने, जानें एक रोचक इतिहास
विश्व गधा दिवस : मिस्र के एक शाही कब्रिस्तान में मिले थे पांच हजार साल पहले गधों से ढुलाई के प्रमाण
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 2, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 1, 2024)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 2, 2024)
College students recycle flower waste into organic dyes, help destitute women earn a livelihood
The project also ensures effective waste management
Rain deficit can push Karnataka to worst water crisis in 40 years
Bengaluru and Mysuru are likely to face shortage of drinking water
India decides to put the brakes on HFO in foam sector for now
The government has instead proposed transition to cyclopentane in SMEs
The world needs transformative changes, else...
Humanity will miss Sustainable Development Goals, warns IPBES report
Now, Arctic’s oldest and strongest ice starts to melt
This ‘last ice area’, which had never seen ice melting, saw its ice break twice this year owing to global warming
Monsoon plays truant in food bowl of India; rainfall deficit increases
So far, rainfall in the Indo-Gangetic plain has remained deficient, with last week recording largely deficient rain
Heatwaves | Will 2022 be a defining year for India? State of India’s Environment 2022
Since 2001 and up to 2021, every year has been warmer than normal. It is very likely that the heatwave this year could see India break new records
Urban trees can tackle pollution, heat waves
A report points out trees and other types of vegetation, when planted along a city street or grown in a park or residential yard, provide …
Microplastics on agricultural lands may threaten farm productivity: study
Between 110,000 and 730,000 tonnes of microplastics are transferred to agricultural soils in Europe and North America every year
Caribbean countries growing at the cost of their ocean: report
The Caribbean Sea is a crucial resource for the 40 million people who inhabit the region’s small island states
Zurich is world’s most sustainable city, according to a new index
100 global cities were ranked according to their performance on three parameters—people, planet and profit
World AMR Awareness Week: How ethnoveterinary medicines combat antimicrobial resistance
The biggest USP of ethnoveterinary medicines is that they can be prepared at home; simple ingredients of EVMs can work against several …
Life of Plastic: India is not collecting and recycling its polymer waste properly; here is how
Plastic waste in India is collected mostly by ragpickers, rather than the authorities; 68% of the plastic waste generated in India is …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 11, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
