Lakshadweep: ‘New laws calculated effort to alter habits of people evolved over generations’

Changing land laws and bringing in outside corporates could change the very character of fragile Lakshadweep

After Sikkim, Lakshadweep set to turn 100% organic

The use of synthetic chemicals for agriculture was halted completely in 2005 by the Union territory

Simply Put: Good news Lakshadweep!

Lakshadweep: A plan for the worse

A slew of administrative and land reforms initiated in Lakshadweep pose an existential threat to the islands and have provoked widespread protests&…

Repeal regulations in Lakshadweep immediately: Civil society

Civil society organisations call for immediate recall of Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel

Corals' sorrow

Lakshwadeep islands to be connected by Ham radio

Lakshadweep administration’s proposed two-child norm defies all logic

There is no evidence that a two-child policy is effective even for states which have high fertility rates than Lakshadweep

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

Islander's doom

Loss and damage from floods, storms cost India $7.6 bn in 2021: Report

Ocean warming could contribute to sea level rise, alter storm paths and ocean currents and increase stratification, the report warned

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

‘Ocean thermal energy conversion plant coming up in Lakshadweep’

The plant will power the one lakh litre per day low temperature thermal desalination plant, which converts seawater into potable water

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 …

International Whale Shark Day: Wildlife Trust of India launches campaign to sensitise fishers along southwest coast

Whale shark landings and stranding are largely reported from Kerala, according to WTI

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 16, 2022)

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

Breathing life in corals

Soil tolerates erosion

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

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

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, …

Beyond protected areas: This new book explores how India's conservation scene turned inclusionary

‘At the Feet of Living Things’ journals experiences of ecologists who practise a collaborative and socio-ecologically sensitive …

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