Centre removes Bander coal mine from auction list but no decision on Chhattisgarh plea yet
Bander removed as it is part of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve
Botswana elephants episode: There’s a colonial underpinning to conservation
Conservation should indeed be a global priority. But understanding of the complexity and colonial roots of this problem and the shocking double …
An open letter to forest denizens to avoid being roadkill
The hapless leopard, imprudent tiger, unreasonable tortoise, witless pangolin, incautious deer and the irrational elephant should just stop …
Global Eco Watch: 1.2 million Indians died of snake bites in last 20 years
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
As told to Parliament (February 5, 2024): Over 400 MLD industrial effluents discharged into Ganga and Yamuna daily
All that was discussed in the House through the day
CITES COP19: India’s freshwater turtle in danger of extinction
India puts forward proposal to move it to Appendix I; Common hippo, straw-headed bulbul, African elephant at risk too
Global Eco Watch: Drying Sea of Galilee swells after years of drought
Kerala government gives go-ahead to Athirappally hydel power project
Decision elicits angry response from a cross-section of society
As told to Parliament (March 13, 2023): 19% PM2.5 emissions in Indo-Gangetic Plains come from households
Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chandigarh and Delhi emit 437 gigagrams PM2.5 per year through household cooking
Global Eco Watch: Leopard killed, eaten in Idukki as revenge for sheep-killing
As told to Parliament (December 13, 2022): 130 sq km of forest land set to be diverted in Great Nicobar Island
Mitigation measures have been proposed for the ‘sustainable development’ projects
