What Aarey case means for forest land classification
The question of classification of the land as forest or revenue isn’t relevant in the matter due to the SC order in the TN Godavarman …
Maharashtra expands EV subsidies — but with a deadline
The revised EV policy aims to realise the state’s ambition to have 10% EVs among new vehicle registrations by 2025
There’s a cyclone coming to Mumbai, but it may not be bad news
Cyclone Vayu is expected to bring the mercury down in the coastal city with moderate rainfall
Aarey's Chipko moment
The plan to clear Mumbai's last green cover is facing stiff resistance from citizens and non-profits
New eel species discovered in Mumbai well
The blind eel belongs to a genus endemic to India
Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary near Mumbai exempted from ESZ mandate by SC
Practical difficulties and ground realities need to be taken in account for 1 km ESZ, says apex court
Aarey back to square one: Green lobby readies to take on Shinde government
Ex-CM Fadnavis, who was adamant on building Metro project at forest site, now deputy CM in Cabinet that overturned Uddhav’s protection to …
Climate change is real: 600-900% excess rain in many Maharashtra districts
The ongoing floods in Maharashtra may further worsen as the IMD has predicted very heavy and extremely heavy rains in six districts July 24
20,000 drought-hit tribal farmers march to Mumbai
This is the third mass farmer protest the state has witnessed this year
It’s been 40 years! Update India’s flood map NOW
Flood panel, on whose watch India’s flood-prone areas were demarcated, was formed in 1980
Waterlogged Delhi, Mumbai missed chance to recharge groundwater
Both, Delhi and Mumbai, must clean their stormwater drains and maintain their green spaces to conserve rainwater
Planting trees to protect tiger habitat in Maharashtra
A safe forest corridor was critical for the facilitation of tiger dispersal between Kanha and Pench Tiger Reserves, the organisation said
Panic among migrant workers as fresh COVID-19 lockdown starts in Mumbai
Migrants in Mumbai may be in greater trouble in 2021’s lockdown compared to last year
Maharashtra's ambitious plastic ban continues to confuse
Rushed up notifications, illegal raids, and lack of alternatives have marred Maharashtra's plastic ban
Mumbai Climate Action Plan aims to remove carbon emissions by 2050. Can it be done?
The solution lies in switching to renewables like solar and wind. Solar alone can potentially generate 1,724 MW of electricity, enough to meet …
BMC’s 24X7 decentralised ‘war rooms’ helping stem COVID-19 cases in Mumbai
Down To Earth reports on the arrangements put in place by India’s richest civic body to help save lives
Meet Padma Bombale, a Maharashtra onion farmer fighting the odds
A landless farmer from Vetale village near Pune, she has to work for Rs 100 a day to make ends meet
Between 1918-19 Spanish flu and COVID-19, not much has changed
The British government permitted provisional governments to exercise powers under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, the same one the present …
SC slaps Rs 10 lakh fine on Mumbai metro, but permits felling of 177 trees in Aarey forest
Controversy over constructing a metro car shed inside Aarey has been brewing since 2014
The ‘forgotten’ water ecosystems of Mumbai
City’s water systems need urgent attention to build resilience against climate-related uncertainties
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 12, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Cyclone Nisarga: Mumbai to bear the brunt
Cyclone Nisarga’s landfall will finish in three hours, storm surge, heavy rain and winds expected in Mumbai
IIT to propose 20 metre-tall air purifiers for Delhi
The Rs 12-cr units will have a range of a km
Odisha migrant workers return from Gujarat, Maharashtra amid fears of another lockdown
Trains from Gujarat and Maharashtra to Odisha are full, although rail officials can’t confirm whether all passengers are migrants
Extreme floods to increase economic loss 166 times in coastal megacities: IPCC
These cities with over 10 million populations, including Mumbai, are likely to lose at least $1 trillion annually by 2050, finds the report