At 31%, overall water storage in Indian reservoirs lowest in a decade

About 53 reservoirs have gone bone dry, water levels in river basins also declining 

‘Indians have largest variety of Neanderthal, Denisovan genes’

Priya Moorjani, assistant professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, talks about new findings …

Chipko a distant memory

The women who led the landmark environmental movement 50 years ago, speak to Down To Earth

Environment in elections: Dhinkia ‘acid test’ for ruling BJD as betel farmers unhappy with JSW steel plant land acquisition

They accuse CM Naveen Patnaik-led government and police of colluding with the company and destroying the area’s ecological treasure 

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 19, 2024)

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

Extreme weather events in Mumbai and Dubai

On April 16, 2024, the two cities suffered from two different extreme weather events

Simply Put: Nestle sweetness

Colossal snake fossil unearthed in Gujarat from 47 million years ago could be world’s largest

Vasuki indicus remains measure 10-15 metres long; could be comparable to current largest extinct snake Titanoboa

Environment in elections: Tamil Nadu has voted and activists believe 2018’s Sterlite controversy will help DMK in state

Incumbent fulfilled its promise to shut down the plant, which satisfied state’s people

Upset over onion export ban, this Maharashtra taluka has shut doors to Lok Sabha campaigning

Farmers in onion belt vow to express resentment during elections, point out opposition parties also failed to offer respite

West Bengal platform demands green focus in poll agendas, releases charter of environmental issues

Politicians acknowledge environmental shortcomings but deflect responsibility to public; BJP MP advises against expecting significant action from …

Whooping cough outbreak reported around the world

Weakening of DTP vaccine’s long-term effects, outdoor air pollution and bacterial mutation being pointed out as plausible reasons for outbreak

Kerala bird flu: Thousands of ducks to be culled in Alappuzha after reports of confirmed cases

The circulating H5N1 strain has killed millions of birds and mammals, including polar bear and penguins

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 17, 2024)

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 18, 2024)

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

DTE Coverage: Parched Marathwada

How Maharashtra’s drought-prone region does not have water though summer has not even peaked

Simply Put: Poll manifesto

Cyclic droughts in Marathwada fuels underage ‘gate-cane’ marriages

Practice of 'gate-cane weddings' convert adolescent girls into wives and labourers 

Nestle adds almost 3 grams of sugar in every serving of baby food Cerelac sold in India

WHO guidelines against adding honey or sugar in food for infants violated only in Asian, African and Latin American countries, finds …

West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

Customised prèt-a-porter production is a proactive way of addressing unsustainable fashion practices

Water to water, not water to waste

Water supply must be linked to the system of sanitation and wastewater generation

Plastic, the forever pollutant

From production to usage to disposal, it is a threat to those who come in its contact 

Fair price: UP now uses a calculator to scientifically fix fee for transporting faecal sludge to treatment plants

The calculator’s flexibility allows for its use across India and even in countries that use trucks to handle faecal waste

Simply Put: Above normal monsoon

No relief for Marathwada droughts: Failure of the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan

Through expert analysis and on-the-ground reporting, Down To Earth uncovers the systemic failures and shortcomings of the ambitious water …