Malawi, Tanzania to track climate change to reduce burden of diseases

Increasing temperatures and more intense rainfall, floods in recent years have increased incidence of malaria and other diseases

India to adopt uniform licensing for gas, oil exploration

Policy proposed to bring uniformity in contractual provisions for exploration and production of all types of hydrocarbon resources, says minister …

Sri Lanka to prosecute Indian fishers in its custody

Judicial proceedings chosen over quick repatriation because fishers were committing the crime time and again, says Lankan minister

Only plans, no integration

Encroached green patch in Sarai Khwaja may be converted into biodiversity park

Faridabad municipality was planning to sell land teeming with diverse fauna to real estate developers

Who is watching GM crops?

As India gets ready to unleash a vast number of genetically modified (GM) food crops, politicians have joined activists in opposing engineered …

The IMF’s $4 bln loan for South Africa: The pros, cons and potential pitfalls

The most important benefit is that South Africa is getting $4.2 billion at about 1.1 per cent interest. This is a very cheap source of funds

Norwegian pension fund, banks invest in polluting Indian steel mill

Foreign investors in India ignore green performance of industries

Australia pulls out Indian gutka ad

Kamla Pasand had boundary line advertisements in India-Australia matches

Cap on trans fats

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Dying for ration: Denied full benefits, 62-year-old widow eats a meal a day to survive

Around 80 households out of 250 denied PDS welfare in Baramsar

The battle for a strong Lokpal

As the showdown between Anna Hazare and the Centre begins what implications does it have for the relationship between the government and non-…

The battle for a strong Lokpal

As the  showdown between Anna Hazare and Centre begins what implications does it have for the relationship between the government and non-…

It is not about farmers

Budget 2013 pushed up allocations for agriculture, but it will not help farmers

How green is the budget?

China and India’s deadly Himalayan clash is a big test for Modi. And a big concern for the world

Such confrontations are usually defused by talks between commanders on the ground, leading to choreographed disengagements. In this case, it …

Bihar women ‘marry’ minor boys to get houses

Use loopholes in implementation of government housing scheme; police at a loss

In the wrong ministry?

Biotech Regulatory Authority will have too much power, no checks

The new banana republic

Brazil Congress votes to dilute ministries of environment, Indigenous rights’ powers

First clash of President Lula with conservative Congress as lawmakers vote 15-3 to restructure ministries back to Bolsonaro-era 

As Jaisalmer villagers fight for sacred grove, a larger question looms

Allocation of village land for the development of solar and wind parks at the cost of pasture land is detrimental for villages

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 14, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Union Budget 2018: Merely increasing funds for Clean Ganga will not ensure results

A CAG report had said underutilised funds and an absence of a long-term plan affecting rejuvenation of Ganga

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