Desertification: Forest cover on the planet continues to shrink
The rate of deforestation has slowed down after 2005 yet forest cover on the planet continues to shrink, says a preliminary assessment report by …
How Delhi Master Plan 2041 misses the bus in every aspect
The draft Delhi Master Plan 2041 in its current form, lacks substance, basic data and numbers worth of a Master Plan on a range of issues, from …
Mahua trees found in Puducherry’s French Quarter during unique tree survey
The survey is part of an initiative to document nature and natural settings like lakes, wetlands, beaches, etc and the thriving life around …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 30, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
COVID-19: We’re in a real-time laboratory of a more sustainable urban future
After coronavirus, a key question emerges: What in essence is a city for? There is a need to look at permanent urban policy choices to make …
FIFA ups its sustainability game
The governing body of world football updates its sustainability policy for the world cup by including changing certain norms for green stadiums, …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 1, 2020)
In Telangana’s Badanpet, a dumpsite turns into a rock garden, nursery
As of now, this nursery is self-reliant in supplying saplings for horticultural purposes, park development, road median development, greening and …
How to cool a green space? Plant trees downstream of wind
Study in Shanghai looked into impact of tree layouts on microclimate of generic green areas
India’s rate of reducing carbon footprint with greenery a flat line for years
The country has not been able to raise its carbon emission reduction rate from 12 per cent for the last decade
Rising air pollution in West Bengal no longer a Kolkata syndrome
Lack of adequate monitoring of polluting industries beyond Kolkata among causes behind the trend, claim activists
How an urban planner undertook green recovery in Telangana’s 72 ULBs
Extensive mapping, designing of parks with detailed cost estimates and implementation frameworks were prepared as part of the project
COVID-19 and green, open spaces: What is going to be our new normal?
Living conditions created under a pandemic situation are also a reflection of the inadequacies of our cities
CSE’s Green Schools Programme honours over 100 environmentally conscious institutions
Over 700 schools participated in Green Schools Programme
