Odisha reels under intense heatwave conditions; IMD issues orange alert
Odisha has a history of extreme heat. In 1998, over 2,000 people died due to extreme heatwaves
India’s largest cooperative of waste pickers turns 300 tonnes of waste into wealth annually
Urban India generates around 56 million tonnes of municipal solid waste per annum of …
Cyclone Biporjoy likely to make landfall in Gujarat; what is unusual about it?
Biporjoy is unusual because most models could not predict that it would intensify …
How have Cyclone Biporjoy and El Nino influenced the monsoon in India?
If a cyclone is moving away from the mainland, it drives the moisture away. …
Centre hikes Kharif crops’ MSP; paddy at Rs 2,183 per quintal
The current MSP hike is significant as this will be the last hike for …
India should receive $57 trillion in compensation from Global …
As India has sacrificed 75 per cent of its fair share to balance the excess …
State of India’s Environment 2023 (In Figures): A Down to Earth …
For the first time, the performance of India’s states have been …
World Environment Day 2023: Cleaning up marine litter; too little,…
Around 95 per cent of India’s trade by volume and 68 per cent by …
DTE Ground Report: How toxic industrial gas killed 11 people in …
Down To Earth reports from ground zero in Ludhiana’s Giaspura and …
Two Gangetic dolphins found dead in Bihar in the last 3 days
Dolphins are frequently targeted by poachers for their skin and oil
As UNEP discusses Global Plastic Treaty in Paris, here is what …
Overall, a shift to a circular economy would result in $1.27 trillion in …
World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023: Are small-scale incinerators a …
Lack of monitoring and emission of harmful gases like dioxins and furans …
Meet the woman who preserves over 90 endangered varieties of …
Lakshmiamma from Zaheerabad district of Telangana can name each of the 92 …
Drought to deluge: Heavy rain causes flash flooding across …
Spain is one of several countries this year that was facing extreme dry …
Leipzig Transport Summit: Decarbonise now; save on road, rail and …
As per ITF projections, to provide the core infrastructure for the high …
Project Cheetah: Now cub dies in Kuno within 2 months of birth
Forest officials said the cause of the cub’s death is yet to be …
Nearly 150,000 Indians have died in the past 51 years because of …
A new analysis by WMO published on May 22, 2023, stated that 138,377 …
Climate change may be causing an apple crisis in Himachal and …
Climate change is causing bees to die in Himachal Pradesh and the Kashmir …
Meet the Telangana Dalit women working to preserve millet …
While the money these women make might not be as much as cash crops like …
World Development Report: Why the world needs a new wave of migration?
There is a scarcity of people who can work and have the skills to do so
11 lions killed in a week in Kenya as climate-linked human-…
Climate change, changing land use and human, livestock and wildlife …
How a possible El Nino can lead to failed monsoon in India?
Usually an El Nino event peaks during the winter season but the current …
Coal’s share in India’s power mix to decline to half by 2030, …
The power sector contributes about 40 per cent of India’s total …
After catastrophic drought for 6 years, flash floods in Somalia …
The situation in Somalia is not an isolated incident, rather it is …