Drought grips Kodagu: Cauvery river runs dry, posing threat to wildlife and livelihoods

Coffee farms & tourism, Kodagu’s mainstays, are running into losses; land sharks responsible for exacerbating drought, say locals

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 1, 2024)

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

It has been a sizzling April for Kolkata; Combination of climate change, urbanisation pushing city beyond tipping point

UN report warns that city’s maximum temperature may reach almost 50°C around 2080; local actions to blame as well

Lifting the technology veil: Analysing technology requirements for decarbonising steel & cement sectors in India

Developing countries' achievement of Net Zero goals depends on technology transfer & access

International Hyena Day: We must pave the way for a future where striped hyenas can thrive in Purulia’s wilderness

Habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict, poaching and illegal wildlife trade have led to a steep decline in striped hyena population

Kiln electrification key to decarbonisation of manufacturing in cement industry

The technology can reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the industry by upto 40 per cent

Humid heatwaves in India: Three climatic factors creating the unbearable conditions in many states

A combination of anticyclones, western disturbances & warming to blame

Naya’s women patuas are preserving a traditional artform while also securing a livelihood & identity

The first generation women patachitra artists of the village sell their work online & are recognised world over, encouraging future …

DTE Coverage: Environment in elections

A 9-part series on whether environmental issues are influencing the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Ludhiana’s Giaspura gas leak remains unsolved

An earlier report by MoEFCC, CPCB & IIT-Delhi didn't rule out the possibility of acidic effluent being discharged into the sewer

Environment in elections: Drought not on poll agenda even as north Karnataka records 3rd-lowest rainfall in over 100 years

Region’s people feel things can’t remain same even as other parts of Karnataka have no water problems

Simply Put: Environment in elections

A year since Giaspura: Ludhiana’s gas leak remains unsolved; activists say tragedy like this could happen again

No improvements have been made to the sewer system since the incident and the cleaning was last done six months ago, residents told DTE

Alok Shukla wins Goldman Prize or ‘Green Nobel’ for Hasdeo Aranya campaign

Hasdeo movement, spearheaded by Shukla, a model for environmental justice in India, says Goldman Foundation  

Environment in elections: Droughts fail to make it to poll issues in Jharkhand

Severe drought conditions in the state over the past two years ignored by politicians during campaigns, say farmers

Over 100 Odisha Gram Sabhas exercise forest rights, cut out middlemen to sell kendu leaves directly

Move helping villagers get better prices, ensuring on gap in collection of leaves from all areas and helping underprivileged tribes

‘Baseflow one of most important factors driving river flooding in Peninsular India’

Researcher Shailza Sharma explains flood dynamics in Peninsular India using actual river flow data

Organic experiments

Women of Maharashtra village experiment with organic farming to improve incomes

Simply Put: Real issues

L&T loses legal battle against KPCL over Sharavathi pumped storage project in Karnataka

Engineering giant alleged tender process for Rs 8,300 crore project was rushed; project major part of Karnataka’s plan for energy security 

Environment in elections: Deucha Pachami coal mine project in Birbhum unlikely to be an issue in May 13 polls

State government provided job largesse and promised financial help to local population to nip the movement in the bud 

Bhubaneswar metro: Will it be an effective transport solution or become the state’s white elephant?

Smaller cities need a much more comprehensive strategy to make metro systems viable

Environment in elections: Natural disasters overlooked in Himachal Pradesh poll campaigns

Environmental issues at bottom of both major political parties’ manifestos for June 1 elections, but not discussed in speeches

Is ban on onion exports lifted? Farmers say new notification political gimmick, past decisions recirculated during polls

Even if true, notification allows little to be exported, say farmers; new notice comes after furore over allowing exports of only Gujarat …

The chronicles of Sundarbans

Stories of daily battle for survival of people in the world’s largest delta