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CSE-DTE at Ottawa: As talks progress, 'North Stars' bring hope for a Global Plastic Treaty

India, April 28 -- Rwanda & Peru's conference room paper on primary plastics and Norway's proposal on chemicals of concern offer guidance on decision-making even as Parties are more divided than ever ... Read More


Why did Dubai flood? World Weather Attribution says global warming, not cloud seeding, the reason

India, April 27 -- The recent rainfall in West Asia was made 10-40 per cent heavier by warming, according to the WWA Extremely heavy rainfall events, like the one that caused floods in many countries... Read More


Restrain parking demand for clean air

India, April 27 -- Pull the parking levers and make the vehicle users pay the right price to restrain insatiable demand for parking and to control congestion and pollution The Commission for Air Qual... Read More


International Hyena Day: We must pave the way for a future where striped hyenas can thrive in Purulia's wilderness

India, April 27 -- Habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict, poaching and illegal wildlife trade have led to a steep decline in striped hyena population Amidst the scrublands of Purulia, West Bengal, th... Read More


'Heavenly Horses': Heard of the Akhal-Teke? Turkmenistan will hold a beauty contest for them today

India, April 27 -- Last year, the art of breeding the Akhal-Teke horse and the traditions of horse decoration were included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hum... Read More


Key takeaways from the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2024

India, April 26 -- The two Bretton Woods Institutions need to build momentum to deliver money for climate finance Curtains fell rather quickly on the spring meetings of the World Bank and Internation... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 26, 2024)

India, April 26 -- Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal Demarcation of flood lines for rivers in Maharashtra The Water Res... Read More


'Restoring tree cover may lead to global warming but only in some places'

India, April 26 -- Forest restoration scientist Susan Cook-Patton on albedo change due to restoring tree cover and ideal places for climate-positive reforestation Photo: Bridget Besaw / The Nature Co... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 25, 2024)

India, April 26 -- Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal Clearing of protected forest area in Barak Valley f... Read More


Environment in elections: Andhra's Rayalaseema battling drought conditions for 4 years, but ignored in poll manifestos

India, April 26 -- 87 Mandals in four districts classified as 'severely affected' areas with less than 50% Kharif and 20% Rabi operations seen since 2020 Rayalaseema, a region in Andhra Pradesh, has ... Read More