CSE launches coastal cities’ coalition to fight marine litter crisis

Policies to strengthen land-based waste management need better implementation, say experts

New draft coastal regulation allows tourism in sensitive zone, poses threat to fishers

A notification by the environment ministry allows tourism activities in ecologically sensitive areas and land reclamation for …

Khar’s experimentation with Himalayan nettle brings recognition

Himalayan nettle, a fibre-yielding plant, has become an important livelihood option for people living in the remote mountainous villages of the …

NGT bans camping activity in Rishikesh

The green court has however allowed rafting in the area

On wrong trek

The ecological perils of commercial hiking

A lake killed by sewage and silt

The local administration is trying valiantly to revive Udhagamangalam's once-famous Boat Lake.

Linking Up

Development of a protected area network is necessary to save the plants and animals of Sikkim

Lagoon blues

Goa set to soar

Sky bus project promises to be environment-friendly and economical

Documentary on post-tsunami situation in Sri Lanka

Tourist behaviour in Western Ghats robbing simians of their foraging skills, hurting forest ecosystem, activists say

The animals are often given food in packaging, which they discard deep inside forests and pollute the natural environment

Microplastics again: Report flags threat to marine environment along Kanyakumari coast

Pollutants dog remote beaches, marine ports apart from touristy destinations: Bharatidasan University study

Sustainable tourism: Carrying capacity assessment can be a tool for protecting hilly areas 

It is the need of the hour to regulate unmanaged tourism activities to maintain the ecological balance and facilitate tourism

Can mountains of Himachal Pradesh bear weight of heliports and helicopters?

To protect the state from natural disasters, the government should seek the opinion of environmental experts, geologists and local people before …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 3, 2023)

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

Why fishermen in Odisha’s Ganjam are protesting plan for Blue Flag beaches

Blue Flag beaches provide clean and hygienic bathing facilities, safe environment and sustainable development

Penguins v leopards: two sides of conservation debate in South Africa

When threatened species come into conflict, the benefit of conserving one species over the other becomes the deciding factor

Largest cruise ship to Arctic could set a wrong precedent

The month-long voyage across the Arctic can have a manifold impact on a region that’s already vulnerable to climate change

Who cares for black bucks, we want tourists

A beach resort proposed to be situated within a protected area near Puri has drawn the wrath of environmentalists who contend it will ruin the …

Forays of Ignorance

There is something seriously amiss in the way studies of wildlife have been conducted in Sikkim

Too many tourists in Himalayas; new report presses for pre-empting disasters

Built-up area in Himachal Pradesh increased exponentially during 1989-2012, says report

Swine flu impacts tourism in Rajasthan, Maharashtra

Revenue loss projected at over Rs 5,000 crore by industry body

Tourism in Jarawa buffer, officially

Andaman administration to remove legal hurdles to allow small commercial activities

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Snail stench