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 …
Draft EIA 2020 notification: Moving beyond technical jargon
It is crucial to envision the EIA as anticipatory, participatory and systematic in nature and a process that relies on multidisciplinary input, …
Whose EIA draft is it anyway — people or project proponents?
The draft Environmental Impact Assessment reflects technocratic language, as it makes public consultation a tertiary issue and focuses on …
Activists object to food safety draft issued by FSSAI for GM crops; demand amendments
FSSAI notification lacks tests for potential toxicity, allergenicity and checking for long-term effects
EIA notification 2020 in violation of FRA: Activists write to MoEF&CC
The provisions would adversely affect rights of forest dwellers and their right to minor forest produce
Draft EIA 2020: How it may impact North East
The region, with eight per cent of India’s total geographical area, has 25 per cent of India’s forest cover
Environmental Impact Assessment: Why the govt needs to re-think its latest draft
The current EIA draft has severely diluted environmental protection, adding to the degradation of the environment; it can become an …
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 27-31, 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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 3, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 6-10, 2020)
COVID-19: Food waste during pandemic can worsen climate emergency
The median amount of food waste per capita in large developed economies is significantly higher than in large developing economies
Wildlife during a pandemic: The other side of the coin
Instances of wild animals entering urban landscapes were reported the world over. But was everything about the lockdown hunky-dory for them?
‘Giving community rights to indigenous people will benefit nations, nature’
Environmental activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim speaks to Down To Earth about how these communities are solution providers for issues surrounding …
In Brazil’s rainforests, the worst fires are likely still to come
Bolsonaro inherited weakened environment laws that he seems to be bent on weakening further
Drought in the Amazon: A tragedy announced
The severe drought affecting the Amazon is producing a human and environmental tragedy in the region, with the marginalised suffering the most
‘The Congo more climate-resilient than Amazonia? Jury is still out’
Down To Earth speaks to Elsa Ordway from UCLA about a 10-year study on the ecology of tropical forests in the Congo Basin and other parts of …
What is crippling India’s valuable teak plantations?
Instead of simply advocating for teak plantations, farmers should be sensitised to holistic packages encompassing not only cultivation techniques …
Simply Put: Industrial rights
Karnataka’s trekking trails in eco-sensitive Western Ghats off limits till October
Trekking to be limited to 300 people a day once it resumes, only in areas with online bookings
Karnataka appellate tribunal cancels transfer of 3,111 acres of forest land to politicians
The land spread across 99 villages was granted between 2016 and 2018
Know what the Indian elephant, one-horned rhino and Asiatic wild buffalo usually eat and are eating instead
A shortage of food inside Indian forests is forcing these 3 megaherbivores to eat invasive species & farm crops
Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging
A majority of national forest area that is mature and old growth is not protected from logging
Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act 2023: States, UTs must act as per definition in TN Godavarman judgement, says SC
Apex court was hearing a PIL challenging constitutionality of the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023
Green Credit Rules will negatively impact forest ecology, say experts
Former forest official alleges Centre wants to facilitate ‘ease of business’
Over 17,000 tree species face heightened risk of extinction due to global change
Scientists say current IUCN Red List status may be an underestimation of risks for many tree species