Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 5, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
World Drowning Prevention Day: There is a need to create safe spaces, says WHO
Drowning is among the top 10 leading causes of death for children and youth aged between one and 24 years
Where will these railway track dwellers of Delhi live after eviction
Already living in filth, misery, disease and hunger, will they now be deprived of the only places they call home?
WHO announces 'sweeping reforms'
New mission plan for triple-billion target and SDGs, says UN's public health agency
Karunanidhi: Administrator par excellence
The DMK patriarch was a pioneer in reforming governance in Tamil Nadu. Here are three of his most notable schemes
Once bitten, twice shy: DNA Profiling Bill revives fear of Aadhaar-like data breach
While the Bill has a provision of punishing those who leak information, it does not guarantee that DNA data won't be breached
After ‘bias’ row, Bombay HC judge brought back to hear noise pollution case
Maharashtra government faced flak for accusing Justice Oka of bias and trying to transfer the case to a different bench
India’s gender gap in health, economic participation one of the worst in the world
India is among the lowest-ranked countries that have performed dismally when it comes to reducing gender gap in health
In Parliament on July 19, 2016
Here’s a round-up of environmental and developmental issues that were discussed and debated in both houses of parliament
For Tamil Nadu voters traffic congestion, water and pollution high on priority list
Better employment opportunities, lower food prices and facility for cyclists and pedestrians were also among the top priorities for voters
Lagos seals off houses sans standard toilets
Sanitation for all is one of the Sustainable Development Goals envisaged by the United Nations for a better future
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 17, 2024)
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As told to Parliament (December 20, 2023): Improvement in malnutrition indicators for children in India
All that was discussed in the House through the day
As told to Parliament (December 7, 2023): 397 Asiatic lions died in Gujarat from 2019-22
As told to Parliament (July 28, 2023): 33.8% children under 5 years of age are stunted; 57% women are anaemic
As told to Parliament: 75% cropland treated with chemical fertilisers
Mine collapse kills six in Jharkhand, 12 feared trapped
The caved in mine saw illegal extraction of coal
As told to Parliament (July 20, 2022): 34% of India’s coastline under varying degrees of erosion for 28 years
As told to Parliament (December 1, 2021): Lightning strikes killed 2,862 Indians in 2020
As told to Parliament (July 30, 2021): Malaria cases, deaths on the decline
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
With just 272 buses per million people, how can odd-even rule in Delhi be successful?
The city is already short of about 5,000 public buses to cover all its 865 routes
China abandons one-child policy after three decades
Policy has been criticised for posing a demographic crisis
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 6, 2023)