Inheritance of loss: The young are restless to conserve the world, want to be heard in global forums
The young environmentalists are taking climate action into their own hands as “leaders are lost and planet damaged“
In Parliament on December 7, 2016
Vehicle emission standards, depletion of groundwater and death of endangered animals were among the issues discussed at the question hour of …
EIA notification amended to bring small-scale mining under its ambit
The amendment will make environmental clearance compulsory for mining of minor minerals in areas less than or equal to five hectares
Treating symptoms will not cure the disease
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SAARC ratifies committee on environment
The ad hoc South Asian technical committee for environmental reforms is accorded permanent status
Maharashtra proposes green cess on old vehicles
Transport, taxi unions oppose the move BY RAJIL MENON Mumbai
Rajasthan's amended mining rules could spell fresh legal trouble for state mining department
New rules allow cluster mine holders to circumvent environmental clearance; high court had stressed on obtaining the mandatory clearance
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 11, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Cleaning lessons from Stockholm
Environmental governance in Sweden works because government, stakeholders and citizens work together to keep cities clean
Coming out of coma
A decline in its funds and erosion in its mandate have made the United Nations Environment Programme virtually ineffective. Bharat H Desai looks …
Environmental disasters and climate change force people to cross borders, but they’re not recognised as refugees — they should be
People displaced by adverse weather developments should be given more than temporary protection
Step to accountability? Revised draft of standards for firms to self-report environmental impact approved
Decided standards will allow organisations to publicly disclose their major impacts on biodiversity and its management
Protests over toxic gold mining at Nile: Will there be truce in Sudan
A vicious network of gold smuggling has over taken the region following the Russia-aided military coup in 2021
Union Budget 2022-23 key pointers: One window green clearances
The SEZ Act will be replaced with a new one and with more state participation.
How transparent are India’s pollution control boards? Here is CSE’s ranking
Odisha and Telangana top the list with the highest transparency; Andaman & Nicobar, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh ranked lowest
LEAF Coalition’s proposal is a step forward in saving forests, indigenous peoples
The implementation of the coalition’s plan will help pump in fresh rigour among developing countries like India, that are reluctant to …
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (September 28-October 1, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
‘We need to take a relook at our air pollution standards’
Down To Earth speaks to NEERI director, Rakesh Kumar on India’s air pollution standards
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 1, 2019)
Mushroom-growing Elm trees can empower Barot village communities
Small innovations often occur at the grassroot level, and these may hold clues for local and regional-level solutions
Drilling in details
Hartman de Souza decodes Goa's mining machinery, which has defrocked the state's environment
Report bats for inclusion of insects as part of sustainable diet in future
The general attitude towards consumption of insects by humans is negative as insects are perceived as unclean and vectors of diseases
Over 100 cities pledge to make food systems sustainable in urban areas
Urban centres will be key actors in achieving Sustainable Development Goals, including eradication of hunger by 2030:FAO chief
Limited agency
Book>> NGO Diplomacy The Influence of Nongovernmental Organizations in International Environmental Negotiations Edited by Michele M Betsill …
NEAA cancels Srikakulam power project
A day after two protesters die in police firing, appellate authority trashes environmental clearance to Nagarjuna construction