Most internal displacement in East Africa’s Burundi due to rise of Lake Tanganyika
Hundreds of displaced families surveyed said they have no hope of returning home
Nepal’s first hydropower from a glacial lake
Turning global warming into opportunity, melting Himalayan glacier is harnessed for electricity
Rising ammonia levels in West Africa linked to biomass burning
The trend was centered over Nigeria and the Southern coast
Wet end of 2021 leads to fewer migratory birds in Odisha’s Chilika this year
Migratory birds are wintering in cultivated farmland near Chilika because of more water in it this year, say experts
Enabling state machinery to protect Delhi’s wetlands: Operationalising state wetland authority
Protecting Delhi’s wetlands will not only improve the environmental quality of the city but will also enhance local water resources
Water, Africa’s Gold: Kenya’s urban slums need water, even as lakes Victoria, Turkana in trouble
Urban poor in Kenya bear brunt of water scarcity due to a number of reasons, even as trans-border lakes are on the verge of dying
Manipur Assembly Elections 2022: Loktak, climate change, carbon footprint feature in party manifestos
Most parties fighting the Manipur elections have promised action on green issues concerning the state
Landscape of Saturn’s largest moon ‘Earth-like’ but compositions different: Study
Titan, one of Saturn’s 82 orbiting moons, can be one of the most hospitable regions in solar system
Beware Hyderabad, a flood is in the making
Telangana repeals 1996 order, allows construction on 2 reservoirs that have saved Hyderabad from floods for over a century
Chilika lake has 176 fishing cats, survey reveals
West Bengal declared the fishing cat to be its state animal in 2012. Authorities in Chilika also named the cat as the lake's ambassador …
A farmer & a melting glacier: Why German judges are on a trip to Peru
Judges, experts from Germany arrive in Huarez, Peru to assess risk
More birds flock to Chilika this summer: Is that all good news?
As many as 61,350 birds of 95 species were counted in and around the Chilika lake during the annual avian summer count May 26
CSE and NEMC release roadmap on how to clean Lake Victoria
Comes out with analysis on environmental problems of lake after joint meeting with stakeholders
Manipur govt orders floating homestays off Loktak; Locals demand rollback
Sharp reduction in fish production in lake forcing them to take up alternative means of livelihood
State of the Climate in Africa 2021: High water stress to displace up to 700 million Africans by 2030
Extreme weather and climate change are undermining human health and safety, food and water security and socio-economic development in Africa
Cameroon’s ‘exploding lakes’: Disaster expert warns deadly gas release could cause another tragedy
Thirteen of 43 crater lakes on Cameroon’s Volcanic Line are deep & large enough to contain lethal quantities
This UP lake continues to stink despite over Rs 300 cr spent on cleaning it
Lack of funds to operate sewage treatment plants around the lake, locals say only boating area cleaned regularly
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 10, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
COP27: ‘Translation between change in weather and damages is not linear’
Down To Earth talks to Friederike Otto, climate scientist at Imperial College London about the science of weather attribution
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No construction on Sukhatal lakebed near Naini lake, orders Uttarakhand High Court
All encroachments to be immediately removed; Administration would have done it by now if squatters were from poorer sections of the …
Major rivers in Africa ran drier than usual in 2021, finds WMO
Water storage levels in river basins up in Africa, decreased in other continents
Community-driven management systems offer new options to these semi-arid Gujarat villages
All the structures in these villages were constructed by Shram Daan (voluntary labour)
