Data key for driving action so critical in our world: Sunita Narain on launch of State of Environment in Figures 2024
Report points to these priorities for planning: water scarcity, water pollution, air pollution in cities and declining public transport
CSE urges rich countries to pay their dues ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Bonn
Means of implementation from developed to developing countries must be prioritised, think tank underlines
India is warming fast; endured its 2nd-hottest year on record in 2023: State of Environment in Figures 2024
India experienced its highest minimum temperature for December in 122 years, registering a notable anomaly of 1.71°C above normal in 2023
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 30, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Road to COP16: CBD implementation body ends meet without consensus on many crucial decisions
The delegates will meet once again before COP16 to finalise the text
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 29, 2024)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 28, 2024)
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 …
Top oceans court delivers advisory opinion on climate change
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has clarified countries’ obligations to combat marine pollution and safeguard marine …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 24, 2024)
Songs of calm fury: Kazi Nazrul Islam’s words helped generations find inner strength to fight hunger, injustice
Remembering Nazrul’s poems that called for revolution on his 125th birth anniversary
SEBI’s green reporting mechanism vital but needs to be more consistent, rigorous: CSE suggests steps to enhance system
Companies modify BRSR questionnaire by adding or omitting information according to their discretion, shows CSE review
Community embraces tech & traditional agri practices to revive waterbodies in Madhya Pradesh’s Sahariya villages
Once an arid landscape, Taparpura & Machakhurd in Shivpuri distirct have been transformed into lush green fields
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 22, 2024)
West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes
Customised prèt-a-porter production is a proactive way of addressing unsustainable fashion practices
‘Land squeeze’: New pressures emerging from carbon and biodiversity offset projects
In India, the top 10% own 45% of farmland
Lean cyclone season? Monsoon winds, cyclonic system can help or disrupt each other
Late genesis of cyclonic system before or around onset of southwest monsoon can translate into weak or late monsoon over Kerala or block progress …
India faces severe decline in farmland trees, major losses in Maharashtra and Telangana
Study notes that trees such as jackfruit, jamun, mahua, neem and others offer shade and other livelihood to small farmers
To move is not only desirable, but will become necessary. Irish Travellers could be at the forefront of this change: Sandhya Devesan
As Tyson Fury aims to be undisputed boxing heavyweight of the world, Down To Earth talks to Sandhya Devesan about the Irish Travellers, his …
Why are Bangladesh’s Sundarbans catching fire? Reduced water inflow, increasing dry areas may be the cause
The mangroves have caught fire 25 times in last 22 years; Inquiry panel recommendations like digging of canals and ponds necessary to prevent …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 16, 2024)
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Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is latest in long line of environment initiatives by Pope Francis and Catholic Church — 5 essential reads
The Vatican is hosting a climate summit from May 15-17, 2024, focusing on human adaptation
City’s green thumbs? Exploring footprint of plant nurseries around Bengaluru
Agro-ecological implications of greening urban spaces necessitate a rethink regarding sourcing plants from nurseries
Book Excerpt: The power of solitude
Solitude is what we seek, while loneliness is thrust on us; solitude has helped writers come up with some of the finest works of literature
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