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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 11, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Monsoon will withdraw between Oct 14 and 24, predicts scientist
Physicist Elena Surovyatkina, who recently came up with a new weather forecasting model, speaks to Down To Earth about the Indian monsoon and more
Climate change: Why we can’t rely on regrowing coastal habitats to offset carbon emissions
Sediments beneath mangrove forests, saltmarshes and seagrass meadows are rich in organic carbon
Giving rivers rights aims to protect the ‘voiceless’– but there’s a catch
River rights would include the rights of river basins across national boundaries
Has forest rights Act enhanced the lives of Adivasis?
Declining biodiversity of forests has led to more vulnerability for the majority of Adivasis living in and around the forest
Remembering Danish Siddiqui
The Pulitzer-winning journalist has left behind a legacy to thousands of emerging photographers, a legacy to question
Assam Elections 2021: Are the poll promises made to protect Assam's environment viable?
Experts pointed out that most of these promises are riddled with loopholes and are not holistic solutions
Make floor and dish cleaners at home using reetha or soap nuts with Kirti Negi Bajoria
Making your own floor cleaner and dish wash liquid is easier than you think. Kirti Negi Bajoria, a professional who is on a sabbatical, makes a …
Green Living Part 2: Homemade toothpaste in 4 minutes with Kirti Negi Bajoria
Making your own toothpaste is easier than you think. Kirti Negi Bajoria, a professional who is on a sabbatical makes different household and …
India can rely on sand imports till the time it is viable
India is importing river sand to satiate the growing demand of its construction industry and to keep soaring sand prices in check. But imports …
Plastics in agriculture: entry point for carcinogens to food chain
Fragments of plastic film have been shown to release potentially carcinogenic substances into soil
Kendriya Vidyalaya Pangode: How to make your school green and sustainable?
Kendriya Vidyalaya Pangode is one of greenest schools in the country. It has put in place a host of sustainable practices including good waste …
How to convince communities to sustain conservation efforts
Conservationists across the world have to warm up to the idea of communicating problems in local parlance and interpreting global challenges in …
Funding crime but claiming immune to judicial process
The IFC-funded power project is destroying livelihood of fishermen in Gujarat, but the funding agency is hiding behind an immunity law
Rachel Carson: Silent Spring & Other Writings on the Environment
The book that sparked the modern environmental movement, with an unprecedented collection of letters, speeches, and other writings that reveal …
The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Groundbreaking Scientists and Their Conflicting Visions of the Future of Our Planet
In forty years, the population of the Earth will reach ten billion. Can our world support so many people? What kind of world will it be?
Reading for Wonder: Ecology, Ethics, Enchantment
In a world awash in awesome, sensual technological experiences, wonder has diverse powers, including awakening us to unexpected ecological …
Small is Necessary: Shared Living on a Shared Planet
Does small mean less? Not necessarily. In an era of housing crises, environmental unsustainability and social fragmentation, the need for more …
Fertiliser industry gets new pollution norms after almost 3 decades
Although delayed, the new pollution norms will push the sector towards a stringent pollution control regime
Save the sparrows: How to build a nest with Rakesh Khatri
Mr Rakesh Khatri has actively promoted sparrow conservation. Since 2007, he has been building nests for sparrows using natural material like …