Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 3, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Indus Water Treaty: Has it prevented Jammu & Kashmir from using their own resources?
The people of the region blame the treaty for their underdevelopment
Pollution control: Amendments to Water Act is a greenwashing attempt
Institutional strengthening of Pollution Control Boards and local governments need of the hour
Long-term groundwater storage in Ganga basin declining at 2.6 cm per year: Study
The Ganga Basin’s aquifers are one of the largest reservoirs of groundwater in the world
Bengal green activist urges PM Modi to save country’s oldest botanical garden from Ganga erosion
The prime minister cleared Rs 2,550 crore to augment Ganga-bound sewage in Bengal; no funds to stop Ganga erosion
Groundwater protection is key, emphasises Paris Unesco meet
A highlight of the event was the formation of a coalition on transboundary water cooperation
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 12, 2022)
Shallow-water mining not a ‘silver bullet’ to resolve growing global need for metals: Study
Shallow-water mining involves removing sediment-bearing minerals, which offer refuge to seafloor organisms; this could trigger local extinctions &…
Bacteria in Canadian Arctic seawater can help clear up oil spills: Study
Oil spills choke marine ecosystems and pose health hazards for coastal populations who consume sea food
Cyclone Yaas aftermath: Odisha farmers in a fix over sowing Kharif crop
At least 5,882 hectares of cultivable lands in five blocks of Balasore district affected by sea water
Global environmental risks
Environmental risks are perceived to be the five most critical long-term threats to the world as well as the most potentially damaging to people …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 18, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Increase in offences under 4 of 7 environment-related acts in 2022: NCRB
Rajasthan, with the maximum number (30 per cent) of wildlife crime cases in the country, recorded a 50% increase in such offences
Over 2.8 billion people may be pushed into living in areas with severe ecological threats by 2050
More than half of hotspot countries facing a severe threat are in sub-Saharan Africa
Redesigning cities: Intersection of geometry, perception and urban well-being in India
Adding nature-inspired geometric elements to public spaces can help locals reclaim self-actualisation
There’s a hidden source of excess nutrients suffocating the Great Barrier Reef. We found it
Previously unquantified groundwater inputs are the largest source of new nutrients to Great Barrier Reef
As told to Parliament (July 20, 2023): 60% wells recorded rise in water level in May
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 26, 2024)
UN warns surge of preventable child deaths in Gaza as malnutrition levels spike
1 in 6 children under the age of 2 is acutely malnourished
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 24, 2024)
Antarctic tipping points: The irreversible changes to come if we fail to keep warming below 2℃
Current global heating is taking the Earth system across a threshold humans have never experienced, into a climate where Antarctica’s ice …
The world’s fish are shrinking as the climate warms. We’re trying to figure out why
It may be due to a mismatch between how much oxygen a fish needs and how much it can get
Obituary: Manoj Misra will always be remembered for his work on the Yamuna
Manoj Misra, convenor of Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan, who was suffering from COVID-19, died on June 4, 2023, after a prolonged illness
Global South water-sensitive cities: Here is how to make our urban areas water secure in a just and inclusive way
Neo-liberal capital and builder-led urban development are splitting our cities into unequal parts
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 4, 2023)