World Environment Day 2021: Why we need to restore contaminated land
Even after 21 years of waste management legislation, a majority of urban local bodies do not have an engineered landfill for disposal …
Pope Benedict XVI, who has passed away, was dubbed ‘Green Pontiff’; here is why
Benedict’s statements and actions during his papacy reveal his deep understanding of green issues and connect with them
The Pandemic Year: Reforms and amendments
A five-part series as India marks a year of the dreaded COVID-19 lockdown: We look at environmental legislation in this part
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 18, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
CSE’s annual media conclave, the Anil Agarwal Dialogue, to be held from March 1-4
Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, will release the State of India’s Environment 2022 report at …
Learning from past mistakes: It’s time to save urban rivers
Poorly designed, costly interventions need to be avoided to save river ecology
Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2024 begins: CSE, DTE release 2024 State of India’s Environment report
2023-24 was a year of ‘polycrisis’, says Sunita Narain at opening ceremony
UN takes note of global indigenous fire practices to control wildfires
Indigenous and traditional fire management techniques must be incorporated into policy, UN report says
What is MoEF&CC’s compliance module for environmental clearance all about?
The latest notification by the ministry is a step forward in streamlining the process; but some gaps remain
Human empathy is our politics
This year, Down To Earth turns 31 years old. We have promises to keep. And keep them we will
Why is climbing Mount Everest so dangerous?
Over 310 people have lost their lives on Mount Everest since 1922, through to the end of the 2022 climbing season
Clean, healthy and sustainable environment a universal right: UN Human Rights Council
UNEP executive director calls on UN member states to consider passing a resolution on right to a clean environment, on the lines of UN Human …
Time to reset our relationship with nature: UN ahead of 5th Environment Assembly
Addressing environmental crises will also help reach sustainable goals such as poverty-alleviation, food and water security and good health, says …
Draft EIA notification institutionalises 1 season data for baseline
Such data is needed for assessing impact of a project on the environment; experts fear Environment Impact Assessment studies will become …
Who are the Bajau? Why are they being evicted from Malaysia?
A community of seafaring people in Malaysia, the indigenous Bajau are being evicted to make way for rapid urbanisation in Sabah, Malaysian …
Bihar: Human-made wetlands Nagi & Nakti recognised under Ramsar Convention
The inclusion of the two bird sanctuaries in the Ramsar Convention has taken the total number of Ramsar sites in India to 82
DTE Coverage: Environment in elections
A 9-part series on whether environmental issues are influencing the 2024 Lok Sabha polls
After 8 years, IMD forecasts above normal rainfall
If distributed fairly across the country, the forecast should be a cause of cheer
Simply Put: World Indigenous Peoples Day 2021
Simply Put: Hiroshima Day
Experts call for an end to virgin plastic production by 2040
A new report has called for circularity innovation to help eliminate single-use plastic
Nigeria fares poorly in the Environment Performance Index 2022
Nigeria is not doing enough to address climate risks, report showed
Sri Lanka threatened by massive oil spill from burning vessel
A new source of fire records, hidden in the sands, gives us a bigger picture of the risks
The records from sand dunes matched the other records
2023 in a blink: DTE’s set of year-enders
A series of articles by Down To Earth encapsulating its coverage of 2023
