More than 40 rivers have dried so far in Bihar, even as summer is yet to peak

However, the issue of water crisis is missing in the ongoing Lok Sabha election campaign

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 3, 2024)

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

Simply Put: Five trillion economy

Simply Put: Head in the (river) sand

Simple Put: The green activist vs the greed activist

Simply Put: A river runs through it

Simply Put: Durga Puja 2023

Kosi River course change not natural; here’s why

River Kosi became very unstable after embankments were made on either side of it

Microplastics detected in fish samples from Cauvery

The presence of microplastics causes growth defects, skeletal deformities

Inadequate compensation of villagers for ecosystem services weakens conservation efforts

Situation of villagers in Palampur village, Himachal Pradesh is a good case study 

This award winning waste management plant in Himachal’s Palampur has turned into a garbage hill

Open disposal of garbage here violates environmental norms

DTE exclusive: 2020 order on floodplain zoning declaring Gomti ‘non-perennial river’ draws flak

Floodplain zone halved to 50 metres, contradicting an Allahabad HC order

Launch of State of India’s Environment 2023: In Figures — what to expect & how to register

The e-book will be released in an online event at 12 noon on June 4, 2023

Global Eco Watch: Arm forest guards with guns instead of lathis, suggests SC

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Ghana: Kumasi city’s unplanned boom is destroying two rivers – sewage, heavy metals and chemical pollution detected

For instance, the average concentration of lead recorded in the Wiwi and Subin rivers was 0.018-0.031 mg/l and 0.035-0.055, respectively

Dry winter: Water levels in dams on Himachal rivers decline to half of their capacity; experts warn of thirsty summer

Snow & rain during December and January was supposed to replenish state’s glaciers  

Drought in the Amazon: A tragedy announced

The severe drought affecting the Amazon is producing a human and environmental tragedy in the region, with the marginalised suffering the most  

Drought in the Amazon: Understanding the causes and the need for an immediate action plan to save the biome

Only with coordinated and decisive action will we be able to mitigate the impacts of drought in the Amazon and protect this unique ecosystem that …

Dam safety can no longer be ignored if we are to avoid a repeat of Himachal and South Lhonak Lake

Dam authorities have to be more transparent and vigilant; Flood plain zoning of rivers needs to be done on war footing if we are to manage floods …

Earthquakes can change the course of rivers — with devastating results. We may now be able to predict these threats

Tens of thousands of active faults run under river channels around the world and in New Zealand

How to make sure Biden’s infrastructure plan can hold up to climate change — and save money

Several US cities are now considering hurricane defense systems, and the future protection they will actually need to prevent flooding is unknown …

351 polluted river stretches in India: A list across states

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 2018 identified 351 polluted river stretches in India; Maharashtra has the highest number of …

Book Excerpt: And quiet flowed the Yamuna, from Lal Kot to New Delhi

Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli write about how intertwined the Yamuna is with the story of Delhi 

Trees, rivers and mountains are gaining legal status — but it’s not been a quick fix for environmental problems

Simply granting rights to nature is probably not a substitute for strong institutions and meaningful enforcement

Two sides of the same coin: Shrinking water bodies and urban floods

Water bodies have become even more critical in current times when cities are facing the challenge of rapid, unplanned urbanisation