On the trail of rampaging elephants
Down To Earth reporters visit human-elephant conflict zones and discover that affected people are increasingly venting their ire on forest staff …
Project Tiger, CAMPA funds used to finance cheetah project: Centre
Barda wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat being developed as a second home for Asiatic lions
DTE impact: Orissa High Court panel visits Gahirmatha to study Olive Ridley conservation
A survey found nearly 800 dead sea turtles on the Odisha coast, DTE reported February 4
DTE impact: Orissa High Court notices to officials on death of Olive Ridley turtles
Tagged Oliver Ridleys return to Gahirmatha after a decade
Around 4.6 lakh turtles have already laid eggs at Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, while their mass nesting started in February
Plight of marine fishermen in Odisha’s turtle zone
The seven-month-long fishing ban and the perpetual bad weather are making life difficult for state fisher folk
NGT stays construction in college campus in Soor Sarovar bird sanctuary
Green tribunal says Sharda Group, which runs the Anand Engineering College, has violated conditions of environmental clearance
Desertification in India: Mining monstrous for Goa, but urbanisation digs a bigger hole
Lack of planning has potential of becoming the biggest degrader of land in Goa
Odisha forest dept claims dolphin population doubled in a year
Forest officials sighted 188 dolphins this year in Chilika Lake, up from 163 in 2020
Mangroves and Khazan agriculture: Sustaining Goa’s promise for fish, curry and rice
Lands under estuarine agricultural system, called Khazan farming, are in state of decay
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 1, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
SC order on eco-sensitive zone has no scientific basis, case-to-case ESZ needed, say experts
In these times of climate change, all pockets that hold biodiversity are eco-sensitive zones, they said
How pumped storage project inside Sharavathi Valley can threaten lion-tailed macaque
Sharavathi is one of the most exploited rivers in India; it flows for 132 km, but 4 major power projects on it produce 40% of all hydroelectric …
Environment ministry approves proposals for 176 eco-sensitive zones
According to the government, only 15 notifications were issued between 2006 and the middle of 2014
A million Olive Ridleys have laid eggs on Odisha’s Gahirmatha, Rushikulya rookeries this year
For the first time, more than 200,000 turtles laid eggs at Gahirmatha on a single day
MoEF says no to radar installation in Narcondam hornbill habitat
The island in Andaman Nicobar is the only abode for the highly endangered bird
Olive Ridley turtles stay away from Rushikulya in Odisha this year
Experts say Olive Ridley turtles staying away from Rushikulya rookery in Odisha’s Ganjam is a natural phenomenon and is not unusual
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 22, 2020)
Mumbai to have a flamingo sanctuary
NGO had sought forest department's intervention to save bird habitat
Special enclosure at Pench for orphaned tiger cubs
Centre allocates Rs 1.05 crore
Olive Ridley nesting begins: Over 500,000 turtles lay eggs in 4 days at Odisha’s Gahirmatha sanctuary
Space crunch has pushed several female turtles to return to sea. But they will be back in a few days to nest
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 21, 2022)
Maharashtra to notify the much-delayed Sahyadri tiger reserve
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 19, 2022)
Draft notification on eco-sensitive zone around Okhla Bird Sanctuary cleared
Government brings eco-sensitive zone around Okhla Bird Sanctuary from 10 km, as suggested by NGT, to 1 km