Unbalanced sheet
According to the WWF Living Planet 2002 report, people are consuming more natural resources than nature can produce, and some more so than others.…
Overusing water
Here is the message of a recent piece of research: we are extracting too much water from rivers, streams and lakes. The implication is significant:…
First-of-its kind turtle rehab centre comes up in Bihar
To be inaugurated this month, the centre will house injured and sick turtles rescued from smugglers
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 21, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
How climate change-induced glacial melt affects people in the Himalayan region
Climate change-induced glacial melt can seriously affect half a billion people in the Himalayan region.If the warming trend continues, most …
Amazon river dolphins now listed as ‘Endangered’ by IUCN
The update is part of assessments or reassessments of 35 cetacean species, subspecies or populations published on the IUCN Red List in November 2018
Shrinking source
More than half of the world's major aquifers, which store groundwater, are depleting faster than they can be replenished
‘Freshwater vulnerability threatens developing nations’
A Stanford University study has analysed the situation in 119 low-income countries
Small fish, big net
In the face of a rising demand for fish and a stagnating aquaculture growth, government wakes up to the potential of small fishery
Gangetic dolphins found in Bihar’s Mahananda river
Seven adults and seven calves found in the survey conducted in March and April this year
Study sheds light on functioning of global river-based ecosystems
Around 153 researchers from 40 countries worked on the paper, which shows how climatic factors that govern decomposition rates are increasingly …
IUCN's new Red List reports alarming decline in global freshwater fish species
According to the body, the world's freshwater fish species are undergoing a silent decline
Withering heights
The rich diversity of aquatic plants in the Eastern Ghats has aided local communities in meeting their nutritional as well as livelihood needs. …
List of threatened species gets longer a year before prevention target
International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List shows that every fifth species is threatened with extinction
Storehouse of water
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Village women clean only freshwater lake in Odisha, revive tourism
About 30 women from Malabiharpur village cleared weeds from Ansupa lake and created a source of sustainable income by reviving boating facility
World Turtle Day: New venture hopes to put spotlight on India’s freshwater turtles and tortoises
The first edition of the Turtle Spotting Week 2019 is a citizen science initiative by the India Biodiversity Portal
Fresh water is turning saltier, flags study
Freshwater salinization can poison drinking water and increase chloride concentrations in it over time, the study underlines
Amazon River Dolphins face extinction risk: Study
Dolphin flesh and blubber is being used as bait to ensnare catfish, endangering the species
Kerala’s ‘pink phenomenon’ can choke water bodies and drains, warn scientists
The species, Cabomba Furcata, can lead to biodiversity loss and are a threat to ecosystem health
India’s farmers need financial motivation to check indiscriminate use of groundwater for irrigation
A paradigm shift in technology, agronomic practices and support to farmers is need of the hour
‘Humanity’s signature’: Study finds plastic pollution in world’s lakes can be worse than in oceans
Researchers sampled 38 lakes and reservoirs around the world and plastics and microplastics were found at every site, including very remote locations.
'37% of natural springs, which contribute directly to the Ganga, are drying up'
Increasing instances of extreme rainfall are slowly leading to the crumbling of the Ganga's catchment area, says P C Tiwari, professor of …
World Turtle Day: Meet Odisha’s ‘Turtle Man’
Rabindranath Sahu and his team have been helping in Olive Ridley conservation since 20 years
Lakes warming faster than oceans and India’s Chilika is no exception: global study
The water temperature of the Chilika Lake is rising at 0.39 degree Celsius per decade, as compared to average oceanic rise of 0.12 degree