‘US beef market is why the Pantanal is burning’

Down To Earth speaks to MK Ranjitsinh and others who have visited the iconic wetland of South America

Chennai apart

From ignoring warnings to delays in taking actions, Tamil Nadu administration played its part in making the December floods more devastating

Wetland crisis

Industrial activity threatens the wetlands of east Calcutta

Science and Technology - Briefs

Maharashtra to propose five wetland sites for recognition as Ramsar sites

MoEF will screen the sites independently to decide whether they are eligible for nomination

Concrete invasion

Colombo’s marshes cannot avert floods the way they used to. Construction is to be blamed

Bird in danger

Saving the black-necked cranes in India requires protecting its habitat

Earth has lost one-fifth of its wetlands since 1700 — but most could still be saved

People need to stop looking at wetlands as wastelands and draining them to make it ‘useful’

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 31, 2020)

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

Choked on salt

Illegal salt making threatens Sambhar Lake’s ecology

DESTROYING WATERBODIES

Mired in sewage

Temple town Guruvayur adamant on dumping its sewage in backwater villages despite stringent laws, opposition

Stay on land allotment for thermal power plant in Sompeta

Andhra Pradesh government had alloted 394 ha of wetlands terming it wasteland; farmers and fisherman were unhappy

Chennai floods: Panel report highlights encroachments, faulty drainage system  

The committee asked Tamil Nadu government to check real estate mafia involved in illegal construction and usurping of water bodies

Urban flooding may increase if wetlands not protected, says CSE

Centre for Science and Environment has recommended strong laws to protect urban lakes, their catchment and feeder channels

Kerala regularises paddy field reclamation and conversion up to 2008

The government expects to make additional revenue of Rs 200 crore; activists say it has yielded to mafia pressure

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Wasteland or wetland?

Three panels’ reports later, green tribunal wants re-evaluation of Nirma project site

As told to Parliament: Over 1,000 groundwater units in India over-exploited

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (June 6-12, 2020)

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 8, 2020)

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

As wetlands in Kenya dry up, locals opt for alternative livelihood options

Under Ramsar Convention, Kenya is obligated to ensure wise use of wetlands by including wetland conservation considerations in national …

'Kuwait could face serious climate change impacts over the next few decades'

Down To Earth speaks to Salman Zafar, founder of West Asian environmental group, EcoMENA on the green challenges facing the tiny Gulf nation of …

Lessons from Kakarapalli

SOUTH AFRICA