Top 10 stories of the week that was (October 21-27)
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by
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Six of 9 planetary boundaries have been breached because of human activities: Study
The study results show that humans have caused a breach in our planet’s safe climate and land system in 1988 and are now facing a risk of …
Pollution in news on June 6
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution
Japanese scientists discover plastic-eating bacteria
Ideonella sakainesis can break down PET commonly found in water bottles
Life on the edge: Story of the last survivor in Odisha’s erosion-hit Podampeta village
Coastal Odisha is slowly being swallowed by the sea; almost half of its coast has undergone erosion between 1990 and 2015
2022 too short, too far: Five of 2022’s best books reviewed by DTE
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Mud buildings that use traditional knowledge and no cement are making a comeback
An organisation, Thannal, is looking to educate architects on the benefits of traditional mud techniques
Girl burnt alive for protesting against tree felling
The incident took place on the 44th anniversary of the Chipko movement, a conservation campaign that successfully prevented cutting of trees
Sustainable transportation improves quality of life
According to experts, more needs to be done, including mobilising trillions of dollars in investments, to bring about sustainable transportation
Bob Dylan, the protest singer and social critic, wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Dylan has been awarded the prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"
International court to focus on environment crimes
The value of environmental crimes has grown to US $91-258 billion, as per a recent report
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 6, 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 (November 15, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 14, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 19, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 20, 2019)
(Tooth) brush up with truth: Electric is the worst, bamboo not great either
Climate change potential of electric toothbrush was 11 times greater than the bamboo toothbrush, the study found
15 new UNESCO Geoparks in three continents reflect the glory of nature
From coastal cliffs in Canada to ‘rainbow’ mountains in China to one of Europe’s true deserts, the new locations reflect the grandeur, …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 22, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 18, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 15, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 14, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 5, 2020)