Green alert in Navi Mumbai

Mundra SEZ skirts rules

Adani’s affidavit shows work at project site before public hearing

Turbulence ahead

Green clearance issue solved, Navi Mumbai airport project now faces opposition from people

Save these camels of Kutch

The Kharai is a unique breed of camel found only in Kutch, which feeds on mangroves. But salt-making industries operating in the area are …

Antibiotic resistant genes found in Kerala mangrove ecosystem

Indian researchers have shown that antibiotic resistant genes are present in micro-organisms of mangrove regions in Kerala

Wolf snapped in the Sundarbans for the first time

It is a stray individual that has dispersed nearly 350 km from the nearest wolf population in Purulia, say experts

Natural burden

Mangroves shield coastal villages from cyclones

As Odisha braces for super cyclone Phailin, a coastal village hopes the mangrove it nurtured will protect their homes

Bay in distress

A proposed shipyard threatens the rich biodiversity of a south Goa bay, but government is unmoved

Goa regional plan has public up in arms

Eight countries come together to protect Bay of Bengal

With major GEF grant countries set aside political differences and try to restore the mangroves and coral reefs of the world’s largest bay

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 25, 2019)

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

Southeast Asia’s mangroves under threat due to land conversion for cultivation

Study says expansion of rice agriculture in Myanmar and conversion of mangroves for oil palm plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia are leading to …

Mangrove forests help protect against rising sea level, says study

Studies have shown mangroves have the ability to remove carbon from the atmosphere and protect people from hazards 

CAG: Adani-acquired forested creeks wrongly classified as degraded forests

As per the Supreme Court’s classification of forests, Adani destroyed 2,000 hectares of mangroves in Kutch to build its ports, says the new …

Sundarbans at risk

Bangladesh-India power plant can severely affect the mangrove forest, say environmentalists

Sunderbans a land in limbo

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The CMZ notification

Documentary films on climate change

Mundra SEZ spells displacement for fisherfolk

Our quality of mercy

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Virtual coast guard

Non-profits develop web application to monitor haphazard development along Indian coastline

Astray?

From the Gir National Park in Gujarat to the Sunderbans in West Bengal, lions and tigers are ranging far beyond territories administered by the …