UNCCD CoP 14: Report on Soil Organic Carbon released
Soil Organic Carbon, which is the plant and animal tissues at various states of decomposition in the soil, is a yardstick for sustainable land …
Govt's agenda for developing pedestrian-friendly cities does not translate into action
Smart City Mission has allocated only 8 per cent of the Rs. 20,500-crore budget for creating 'walkable localities’
Delhi tree felling: Absent forest policy, absentee Tree Authority
Between 2014 and 2017, the government planted 28,12,000 trees against the target of 36, 57,000, leaving a shortfall of 845,000 trees
दंतहीन कानून, अंतहीन दर्द
छत्तीसगढ़ में एससी-एसटी कानून में संशोधन से लोग नाराज हैं क्योंकि जबरन जमीन अधिग्रहण के खिलाफ पुलिस प्राथमिकी दर्ज करने में आनाकानी कर रही ...
It is legal, yet harvesting bamboo out of reach for these communities
Though bamboo can now be legally harvested, local communities are protesting as they face administrative hurdles
Andaman & Nicobar grapples with tourist influx, deforestation and scars of 2004 Tsunami
Islands in Flux: The Andaman and Nicobar Story is a collection of writings by Pankaj Sekhsaria on problems the archipelago has been facing in the …
Centre forms committee to look into Isha Foundation’s recommendations on river rejuvenation
The committee will look into the Isha Foundation’s Revitalization of Rivers in India – Draft Policy Recommendation
SC issues notice to Centre for changing NGT appointment rules
Changes in the composition of the selection committee for NGT appointments and in qualification and removal of chairpersons were brought about …
Leopard kills forester in Uttarakhand; authorities suspect it to be a man-eater
The staff of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve was attacked in the Motichur range in Raiwala area
Rajasthan Locust Attack: Both state, Centre need to shed complacency
Between 1993 and 2020, the governments hardly invested in locust control departments
GST of 18% on tendu leaves: how it will impact tribals
Many tribals in central India depend of tendu leaf collection for subsistence
COVID-19: Gujarat forest dept officials allegedly torched huts, fields
The state’s forest officials told villagers to evict land or face consequences
Green India Mission grossly underfunded: Parliament panel
The panel also points out that green cover is being increased just to meet targets and without considering soil, weather conditions
Disengaging with WII should be given rethink, MoEF&CC tells PMO: RTI
In a letter to the PMO, ministry agrees ‘in principle’ to disengage with IIFM
`It is easy to die'
मांस का फांस
आजकल बूचड़खाने विभिन्न आस्थाओं और कानून की वजह से विवाद का घर बने हुए हैं।
African cheetahs can be brought into India, rules Supreme Court
Co-existence of cheetahs and Asiatic lions in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno-Palpur and unavailability of Asiatic Cheetahs had hampered the project
World water day: How a village in Maharastra turned a dying lake into a birding paradise
Seven years ago, Paraswada lake in Gondia was nothing more than a stinking swamp filled with weed species that were killing its biodiversity
Mica flakes could become forest produce in Jharkhand
Legislation means that local trade in flakes is considered illegal while on-ground trade is clandestine and vibrant
‘Someone should speak on behalf of environment’
Shibani Ghosh, the author of Indian Environmental Law: Key Concepts and Principles, speaks to Down To Earth on the role judiciary plays in …
Book review: Green laws matter
Indian Environmental Law examines a compendium of cases that interpret the constitution for environmental jurisprudence
राजधानी दिल्ली में वनवासियों की धमक, कहा- वनाधिकार कानून लागू हो
सुप्रीम कोर्ट में 26 नवंबर को वन अधिकार कानून 2006 पर सुनवाई होनी है। उससे पहले देश के विभिन्न राज्यों से वनवासियों ने दिल्ली ...
India gets protocol to assess Snow Leopard population
No date has been set yet for process reserved only for tigers, rhinos and elephants until now
A geological account on how to interpret time
Bjornerud rationalises global problems we are facing today and says that the reason for this evidently self-harming behaviour is because of the …
Odisha govt lures industries via land banks, alienates people from commons
Down To Earth travels to some of the areas in Odisha worst hit by a government-sponsored land grab to lure industries and investments