Bangalore lakes get a refill
While most of Bangalore is anxious to see the heavens open, the city's Lake Development Authority must be thanking its lucky stars that the …
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 …
COVID-19: Salt manufacturers struggle to meet production targets
With less than 40 days of manufacturing season left to meet targets, salt producers are worried
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 28, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
From glacier melting to rise in glacial lakes, eastern Himalaya most hit by climate change
Among the 25,614 glacial lakes identified in five major river basins of Hindu Kush Himalayas, Brahmaputra Basin has the highest number of glacial …
Naini lake is depleting, but can we undo the wrongs?
Experts believe that obstruction in the subsurface recharge and increased abstraction of water to quench Nainital’s thirst are making the …
Immortal, yet going extinct
Despite the ability to regenerate its heart and brain, axolotl, an amphibian found only in Mexico, is close to extinction
Green tribunal orders release of funds for conservation of lakes of Bhopal
Warns Madhya Pradesh of penalty under polluter pays principle if it fails to act to preserve city's polluted and shrinking lakes
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
Odisha’s vulnerable coast: Chilika fishers robbed of livelihood since Cyclone Fani opened new mouths
The delicate salinity gradient of the lake disrupted; locals claim Odisha government’s Chilika Development Authority (CDA) not …
Dry cleaning Hussainsagar
Telangana plans to first empty Hyderabad's great lake and then refill it with rainwater. Experts say it is nothing but a harebrained plan
The changing face of India's lakes
Lakes are being lost or altered because of the disruption of natural processes by intensification of agriculture, urbanisation, pollution and …
The salt of the earth
Moves are afoot to convert the brackish Pulicat lake into a freshwater one to supply water to Madras city and authorities seem to have little …
The broken mirror
A pristine lake that once drew birds of several species today lies clogged with weeds, a victim of unplanned economic development.
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
Sea that isn't
In just 50 years, the Aral Sea - once the fourth largest inland water body - has turned into world's newest desert
Karnataka government seeks more time to clean Bellandur Lake
Officials say that one month is too short a period to finish cleaning as they need to redirect the waste currently being dumped in the lake
Karnataka government reveals sad state of Bengaluru lakes
Thirty per cent of encroachment on lakes has been done by government agencies alone, state government press release says
Cleanup time
A campaign by an organisation to clean up the polluted lakes of Udaipur has finally paid off. The Rajasthan High Court clamps down on erring …
Peace isn't elusive
After the Pulwama terror strike, the Kashmir debate has reopened. We bring to you an older article from brighter times, which underscores the …
Widen met station network in Himalayas to better predict extreme weather: Panel
The Centre should put in place and strengthen weather forecasting technology to warn about cloudbursts, flash floods and glacial lakes, the …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 15, 2023)
Bacteria discovered in Chilika open door to new possibilities
Bio-products derived from these species could find uses in biotechnology sector and may help fishers find alternative source of living
Twice hit by flood, Pithoragarh awaits attention
Over 1,000 people stranded in villages but relief and rescue operations focus only on pilgrim centres
Kanwar lake: birds' paradise lost
Researchers and activists call for urgent revival of Asia’s largest freshwater oxbow lake