Global Eco Watch: Drying Sea of Galilee swells after years of drought

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Kerala government gives go-ahead to Athirappally hydel power project

Decision elicits angry response from a cross-section of society

IN SHORT

Neutrino in elephant's way

The battle over forests

Are the recent eviction drives misdirected? (Read full article)

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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 

Conflicts are no less around national parks, sanctuaries

First-of-its-kind study in India carried out in Karnataka finds number of villages affected by human-elephant conflict and the compensation paid …

Centre pitches for Kerala

Environment ministry wants to revoke Karnataka’s ban on night traffic in Bandipur  

SAIL gets pristine forest to mine

MoEF flouts its own order by expanding mine in Saranda without wildlife management plan

Wild and kicking

One place in India where wild animals prosper

Jumbo problem

Spate of elephant killings forces rethink of conservation policy

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Battle zone: Humans vs elephants

Afterwards, an eerie silence envelops the field. There is only the crop -- no longer standing -- and the heavy tread gouged in the mud. This is …

Global Eco Watch: Leopard killed, eaten in Idukki as revenge for sheep-killing

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Saranda forest: new mining projects put on hold

Projects will be considered for forest clearance only after Jharkhand completes comprehensive environmental assessment of the area, says …

The pig-headed species

Overzealous conservationists block progress at CITES meet (Read full article)

SOUTH AFRICA

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Jumbo conflict

Human-elephant conflict is rising across India. Every year nearly 400 people are killed by elephants and about 100 elephants lose their lives. …

JUMBO FAST FOOD

Zimbabwe to cull elephants to check their growth

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

DWINDLING ELEPHANT POPULATION