Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 19, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: Why farmers call it unfair
From inadequate compensation to legal irregularities, here are the issues farmers and activists list while deeming the project unjust
West Bengal green assessor failed to perform its duty well: CAG
The organisation did not perform due diligence while granting environment clearances and doing post-clearance monitoring between 2012 and 2017
Jharkhand protests: land acquisition amendments set aside important safeguards
Progressive provisions like social impact assessment and consent of the affected people are being ignored
How draft guidelines dilute economic, environmental responsibilities of businesses
Draft guidelines on Social, Environmental and Economical Responsibilities of Business water down specific recommendations on accountability of …
Environmental governance: India's changing scenario
The department of environment came into existence on November 1, 1980 followed by state departments
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
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 …
Lessons from a pandemic: Urgency for climate action
Much like the claimed behaviour of an ostrich burying its head underground in the face of risk, we demonstrate our capacity to ignore risks like …
Africa: How climate change turned two of the world’s oldest tribes into enemies
Shrinking of the world's largest desert lake has triggered a survival battle among nomadic tribes in the Kenyan-Ethiopian border
Biodiversity loss identified as biggest reason for emergence of infectious diseases
Policy efforts to strengthen conservation would help, suggests new study
Climate change, disruptions in supply chain due to geopolitical tensions threatening global economic growth: UNCTAD
Slower economic growth for third consecutive year; India’s growth expected to be marginally lower than 2023
Climate impact: Tamil Nadu study links vector-borne scrub typhus cases with high rainfall, humidity
Every millimetre increase in rainfall could lead to a 0.5%-0.7% hike in monthly scrub typhus cases
Over half of global mines and their impacts are undocumented: Paper
Authors advocate for comprehensive inventory of mine sites and exploration zones to assess social & green impacts
Understanding climate effect on crop yield and associated risks to water security in India is crucial
Reassessing policy options requires a better understanding of climate impact on farm water management in India
Loss, decay and bleaching: Why sponges may be the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for impacts of marine heatwaves
Marine sponges were earlier thought to be more resilient to ocean warming
No snow in paradise: See Kashmir’s dry winter in pictures
A dry winter spell is showcasing the impact of climate change in Kashmir. The once snow-capped locations lie bare this year, even during the …
Damselfly species found in Western Ghats named after climate impact on insects
Named Armageddon reedtail after ecological armageddon or insect apocalypse brought on by rampant habitat loss, global warming
First-of-its kind UN guidance calls for climate action by States to protect children’s rights
Insufficient progress in achieving global commitments to limit global warming exposes children to hazards like rising temperatures
How droughts can leave people with nowhere to go
Those most affected by climate-induced droughts risk being trapped due to a lack of resources and networks to migrate
No climate equity in Commonwealth; poor nations doing lot more for mitigation
Despite huge carbon footprint, the UK and similar rich nations such as Australia and Canada are failing to do their fair share to prevent climate …
Slow progress on all procedural issues at COP 23
Parties have held only preliminary discussions on all issues, which have been captured in informal notes prepared for all agenda items
By 2050, climate-related disasters could cost US $35 billion a year: audit report
The GAO report urged Trump administration to take climate change risks seriously and begin developing a response action plan
Can mining be sustainable?
Two main pre-conditions for achieving sustainability are good governance and self-regulating mining enterprises
Climate change intolerance discussed at the launch of Amitav Ghosh’s book
Amitav Ghosh argued that there is a systematic silencing of non-partisan voices on the issue of climate change