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Corals' sorrow

Lakshwadeep islands to be connected by Ham radio

Why scientists are baffled about cyclone Ockhi

Cyclone Ockhi intensified from a deep depression to a cyclonic storm in less than six hours, becoming one of the worst cyclones to have struck …

Climate change in India: Sinking chain of atolls in Lakshadweep

Coastal erosion and El Nio are slowly eating up India's most vulnerable archipelago

Snooping on the rain

Indian scientists have embarked on the final leg of an ambitious voyage to unravel the mysteries of the monsoon

Coral bleaching influenced by location, other factors: Study

The study, conducted on coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, found that heat was not the only driver of bleaching

Islander's doom

Breathing life in corals

Soil tolerates erosion

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 16, 2019)

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

Blanket of dust to cover North India in few days; air quality will be hit

These are ominous signs for Delhi, which saw a public health emergency in 2016 and 2017 due to extremely poor air quality

Rising sea temperatures pose a threat to coral reefs: Study

Three mass bleaching events occurred in 1998, 2010 and 2016, impacting five major Indian coral reef regions — in Andaman, Nicobar, …

Home alone: why Goa has the highest proportion of locked houses in India

Goa is witnessing a realty boom. People are building houses here, but they are hardly ever home. Talking to some of these owners helps us …

Andamans, Lakshwadeep declared ‘hope spots’ by IUCN

Two groups of islands are the first in India to make it to the list of 50 global hope spots with significant wildlife and underwater habitats

India’s first 'sex-on-the-reef' recorded

Finding shows Lakshadweep’s coral reef is recovering from the stress experienced after the 2010 El Niño

Twist in turtle’s tale

Falling catch fuels turtle-fisher conflict in Lakshadweep atolls

Fishers reject new coastal rules

CRZ, 2010 fails to protect coasts; rights of fishers  

No mermaid fairytale

A scientific conservation programme notwithstanding, the dugong remains in peril

Draft coastal management notification faces protests

New rules for coasts

Environment ministry notifies CRZ 2011. It has pro-builder bias, say fishers and activists