Extreme weather 2023: India saw disasters on 86% days this year, shows DTE-CSE report
India has seen a disaster nearly every day in the first nine months of this year
Sugarcane byproduct pressmud can be a sweet spot for India’s compressed biogas sector
The byproduct can help generate 460,000 tonnes of compressed biogas CBG valued at Rs 2,484 crore
Inflation in basic commodities higher in rural areas than urban: Consumer Price Index
Among states, West Bengal had the highest inflation at 10.29%
Wet century ahead: Extreme rainfall here to stay for Western Ghats, North East
Extreme rainfall events have become more frequent since the 1980s, the analysis noted
COVID-19: Expert committee approves Covaxin for children aged 2-18 years
No data on clinical trials of Bharat Biotech vaccine on children available publicly yet
Four-laning NH-44: Roads can’t be built at cost of environment, NGT tells NHAI
Project could be halted, if necessary action is not taken within two months
COVID-19: Hundreds of black fungus patients await Ambisome injections at Bihar hospitals
As many as 45 patients have died of the disease in Patna so far
Norway deaths, social media rumours: Why healthcare workers in Bihar are staying away from vaccines
Nearly 40% healthcare workers scheduled for first 3 days give the jab a miss
Silent famine: Has India weakened its own nutritional security?
A study led by Indian Council of Agricultural Research scientists has found the grains that we eat have lost food value; instead they are …
Hundreds of families displaced in north Bihar as swollen rivers break their banks
Koshi, Gandak, Bagmati, Mahananda, Ganga and Adhwara flowing above danger mark at several places; Farmers in the state who were waiting for rains …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 25, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Monsoon 2023: Two weather phenomena to decide fate of agriculture in Indo-Gangetic belt
Agriculture in dry regions to suffer if rainfall deficit continues; Indian Ocean Dipole and El Nino huge factors
North India Deluge 2023: In haphazard urbanisation lies Delhi’s perennial flooding conundrum
Development imperatives of Delhi dealt with the construction of buildings & other infrastructures; protection of stormwater drains in their …
North India Deluge 2023: Spectre of flooding hangs over Joshimath after glacial burst
The town’s residents have not yet been given alternative housing after January’s subsidence; they have been left to fend for themselves
IMD forecasts El Nino formation in July; says India may get normal rainfall in the month
National weather forecaster expects normal to above normal rainfall in most of central and adjoining south peninsular and east India and some …
CSE calls for decentralised and distributed deployment of renewable energy in Northeast India
The Northeast can address its energy poverty and provide access to clean energy to its communities by harnessing advanced technologies such as …
Chasing the monsoon: 81% of India rain-starved; here’s how it differs from last year
In 2022, 13 subdivisions had reported ‘large deficient’ rainfall compared to 18 this year
Biporjoy: Arabian Sea cyclone will delay monsoon arrival, say experts
If a cyclone is moving away from the mainland, it is driving the moisture away. But if it is progressing towards the coast, it could enhance monsoon
World Dhole Day 2023: India, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand doing well on conserving enigmatic canid, says expert
Down To Earth speaks to Arjun Srivathsa, a wildlife biologist who works on large carnivore ecology and conservation about the situation regarding …
India’s hill states need sustainable cooling solutions to beat warming
If the electricity demand is not fulfilled via cleaner energy sources, this could lift the emission curve
Pollution control boards aren’t underfunded but investing their surplus into fixed deposits: Report
An amount of Rs 2,893 crore found to be invested in fixed deposits by 10 pollution regulators
Here is the science behind unseasonal rains and hailstorms that flattened crops in India
Global warming, weak western disturbances and strong subtropical jet stream are to be blamed, say experts
Sitrang effect: Heavy rainfall in Northeast India
Cyclone weakens into depression, expected to weaken further today
Once upon a time in India, lions were present from West to East, even south of Narmada: Study
New paper enumerates sightings of lions from Bharuch, Seoni, Hazaribagh, Gumla, Kolkata and Dinajpur by analysing British Era records
Can unmarked individuals of a species inhabiting rugged terrain be estimated? Study on Asiatic Black Bears shows how
The model can be replicated in mountainous landscapes with minimal sampling bias, ease of sampling and robust density estimation, the researchers say