DYING FISH
CHAD
Protective shell
Ecofriendly lubricants
Slipping out
Shell pulls out of the oil exploration venture in Pakistan's Kirthar National Park
Tackling oil spills
Spilling disaster
Nine animals fall victim to a diesel oilspill in the Galapagos Islands
In the dock
Resounding deaths
Mileage debate re-ignited
Fuel inefficiency of US vehicles more conspicuous as petrol prices spiral upwards
South Asia
In short
Karachi fish kill
Experts blame 2003 oil spill, foreign trawlers
In court
Court ruling on Shell’s climate impact and votes against Exxon and Chevron add pressure, but it’s the market that will drive oil giants to change
It is not the courts that will force the fossil fuel industry to curb emissions; a change in investors’ strategies will
South Sudan’s oil and water give it bargaining power — but will it benefit the people?
More than 50% of the population is facing acute food insecurity and barely 1% has access to electricity
Rabi 2022-23: Increase in wheat sowing marginal, shows government data
Data also showed a higher acreage in rapeseed and mustard crops, indicating that wheat farmers might have shifted their agricultural area to …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 9, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
The Greenwashers: Big Oil’s words and actions on climate emergency do not match, says study
Such companies spend huge sums of money to portray themselves as proactive on climate action; but their measures to reduce climate change are …
Bangladesh allows nearly 200 polluting factories near Sundarbans
As environmentalists raise concerns over this free-for-all, all eyes are now on the High Court, which has stayed the permissions, and will hold …
The day when the world will have a common electricity grid
To allow renewables to thrive in the future, dirty energy should be allowed to continue for some time
Cocktail of plant oils can keep mosquitoes at bay
Researchers from the Indian Council of Medical Research have found a plant-based repellent which is as effective as chemical repellent
Chennai oil spill: half a dozen turtles die, fishermen fear losing livelihood
While a section of the sea water had blackened after the spill, nearly half a dozen turtles died near the north Chennai shoreline
Indonesian seaweed farmers sue Thai company over oil spill
The oil spill caused seaweed to die which resulted in huge income losses, claim the farmers
2011 Mumbai oil spill: NGT slaps Rs 100-crore fine on shipping company
The compensation amount might go up in future depending on restoration measures the new committee recommends