Massive forest fire in Mizoram
Beijing’s ‘sandstorm’ was actually a dust storm — and that’s much worse
Smaller, lighter dust particles may travel much, much further than sand.
There is a tendency, across governments and over time, to disregard local knowledge systems: Arati Kumar-Rao
Landscapes suffer because we do not learn from extreme events, the author of ‘Marginlands’ tells Down To Earth
Santhali Sohrai murals: An etch in time
Santhali communities of Odisha and Jharkhand are changing their ways of painting Sohrai murals
Ozone-destroying greenhouse gas emissions from China increased significantly: Study
After 2012, emissions of dichloromethane from China accounted for 50–60 per cent of the global total
Songs of conservation: Ricky Kej only writes music on environment, sustainability
His latest album Divine Tides tries to inspire listeners to look within, not elsewhere
Taliban takeover: What will happen to Afghanistan’s minefields
The Taliban’s political will and Pakistan’s willingness will determine whether Afghanistan can de-mine its deadly landscape
UNEA 5.2: Pharma, health sectors among 5 major sources of AMR, says UNEP report
AMR could kill up to 10 million people per year by 2050, says report
Five-fold rise in farmer protests in India since 2017: CSE analysis
India now has more farm labourers than farmers, according to the analysis
Plastic-free planet: On penultimate day of INC-3, contact groups complete 1st review of 'zero draft' revised sections
Three contact groups with participating delegates and countries as member were formed by INC Chair to address specific sections of the zero …
State of India’s Environment 2023 In Figures: How CSE-DTE ranked Indian states
Identifying and compiling data, standardisation, weightage assignment, computation and finally ranking were the steps followed
UNEA 5.2: Environment ministers call for integrating ecosystem protection with public health policies
UN member states committ to mainstreaming biodiversity, climate change and pollution concerns into all policies at the ministerial declaration …
Degraded land the size of China needs to be restored by 2030 to prevent biodiversity loss: UN Report
Every single year, we lose ecosystem services worth more than 10 per cent of our global economic output, the report said
Parliamentary panel underlines lack of quality data on air pollution in smaller cities
Panel suggested prioritising funds to install systems for monitoring air quality in smaller cities and towns; called for transparency in …
How politics and climate could affect the Antarctic Treaty
Climatic changes in Antarctica like melting of Antarctic ice sheets & resulting rising sea levels, could have a profound impact on …
Is India‘s draft resolution to tackle plastic pollution practical
India’s framework proposed a voluntary approach rather than a legally-binding one
UNEA-6: Over a third of global population living with solid waste, reveals report
World needs to integrate the principles of just transition to a circular economy to better manage waste, says lead author
Delegates at UN Bonn summit adopt new framework to reduce risks from hazardous chemicals
Bonn Declaration that aims to prevent exposure, phase out harmful chemicals also adopted
World Environment Day 2023: This project in south India is all about bridging art, conservation and empowerment
Adivasis make life-sized elephants from lantana; this provides them with employment besides decreasing lantana in the forest and raises awareness …
India slipping on way to meeting UN-mandated SDGs: CSE-DTE
Country facing challenges in 11 of the 17 SDGs; states’ individual performances ranked as well
Life of Plastic: Uruguay meet concludes; implicitly endorses CSE’s position on polymer pollution
Current trends need to be replaced by a circular economy which forms basis of solutions to global plastic pollution problem, the meet concluded &…
A third of India’s coastline underwent erosion in 28 years, Bengal worst affected
27% of coastline expanded between 1990 and 2018, according to a report by Union Ministry of Earth Sciences
Why a tux, rent a wardrobe: The Gen Z play at making fashion sustainable
Those born between 1997 and 2002 are more concerned about perils of waste, environmental damage and overconsumption in fashion industry, finds …
Nature to tackle environment challenges: Triple investments by 2030, says UN report
Current investments of $133 billion comprise about 0.10% of global gross domestic product, most of which come from public sources
Putin wants to transform Russia’s far east into a tourist hotspot – but history shows it won’t be easy
Russia’s far east is already grappling with issues such as overfishing, illegal logging and poaching of its wildlife. Mass unregulated …