Budget 2023-24: Whither rural development? Allocation for livelihood and other schemes sees 14% cuts
Funds for central sector schemes and projects have been reduced to 113 crore from Rs 126 crore
Droughts may have affected larger areas globally than captured by satellites, new analysis suggests
New analysis of global water distribution will help understand how climate change can impact Earth’s water balance
Life beyond Earth? NASA’s Perseverance rover finds diverse organic matter on Mars
A high possibility for past habitability exists at the rover’s landing site in Jezero Crater
Ground report: Tanzania’s sanitation battle is just half won
Part 1: CSE team finds awareness campaign for toilets is not enough, correct designs are needed as well
Nigeria’s sacred Osun River supports millions of people — but pollution is making it unsafe
The river has immense environmental value and is crucial for livelihoods of local residents
COVID-19 shouldn’t deter developed countries from Paris Agreement pledges: Bangladesh minister
Cooperation between India and Bangladesh on Sundarbans will lead to win-win situation, says Hasan Mahmud
Green campus done right: This Assam university sets an example
How Assam Don Bosco University weaves climate action, preservation of flora and fauna, management of water resources in its green initiatives …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 10, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Global Eco Watch: Drifting iceberg threatens seals, penguins on British Antarctic island
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
2023 in a blink: What was the impact of Israel-Hamas war
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023
MGNREGA: Less than a million people got 100 days of work in first 7 months of this financial year
Least number of people got 100 days of work under MGNREGA in 5 years
Skewed sex ratio worsens marriage woes for Marathwada farmers
May encourage child marriages, worries expert
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 14, 2024)
Air, water pollution offences more than triple in 2020: NCRB
Only 8 of 36 states and Union territories register cases for violating air, water pollution laws in 2020
Quality of life in informal settlements: Basic sanitation services a luxury
The SC/ST community had the highest proportion of those who did not have access to a toilet
World Environmental Health Day: Green issues need to be actively taught in schools, universities
Supreme Court in 1991 had directed environment be taught compulsorily at every level of education
Fragile, conflict-affected states disproportionately affected by climate change concentrated in Africa: IMF
By 2040, fragile states could face 61 days a year of temperatures above 35°C — four times more than other countries
Top 10 stories of the week that was (August 12-August 18)
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by
Is open defecation back in India?
The latest WHO-UNICEF data shows at least one-sixth of India’s rural population still defecate in the open and a quarter doesn’t have …
Poisoned Punjab: Three children in this Fazilka village family are intellectually disabled but there’s no aid
Contaminated canal, groundwater linked to huge disease burden in Churi Wala village, show ground visits by DTE
Poisoned Punjab: Children with intellectual disabilities, severe skin allergies are common in this village
Ground visits by DTE in Dharangwala village reveal 12-13 cancer deaths every year, teetotallers with liver cirrhosis
If we’re smart about water, we can stop our cities sinking
As more cities sink, rethinking how we use groundwater can ease pressure on precious aquifers
Antimicrobial resistance: India needs waste management, process control to prevent antibiotic pollution
Manufacturing process needs control measures; 43% of world’s rivers contaminated with active pharmaceutical ingredients
Disaster strikes Bengal’s Mousuni island third time in 10 months
Recent breach in embankments follow the devastatations caused by cyclones Amphan, Bulbul
Paddy puzzle: Why Haryana farmers, govt fight over the water-guzzling crop
As Haryana once again attempts to curb area under paddy to save groundwater, farmers point out flaws in its efforts