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DTE ground report: Why does this Uttarakhand town want its village status back?

India, June 3 -- Muradi Gram Panchayat was dissolved in 2018 and merged with a Nagar Panchayat. However, residents claim they only lost out on their village benefits and received nothing in return Wh... Read More


KAZA Summit 2024: Leaders decide to fight ivory trade ban at CITES CoP20

India, June 2 -- Members of the five-nation Kavango-Zambezi Trans-Frontier Conservation Area accuse the West of double standards but decide to give dialogue a chance The KAZA 2024 Heads of State Summ... Read More


Extreme heat makes women extremely vulnerable

India, June 2 -- Our response and mitigation approaches to heat and other such extremes should be gender-sensitive On the last day of May, I had a chance meeting with Malati (name changed), a street ... Read More


Book Excerpt: Tibet, a paradise lost

India, June 1 -- The planet's Third Pole was a mighty empire once; but its status in international relations is disputed today. How and why did this happen? Published by HT Digital Content Services w... Read More


State of Environment in Figures 2024 on municipal solid waste in India

India, June 1 -- At least 12 states and Union Territories process less than half of the municipal solid waste they generate daily Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Down to... Read More


No framework to regulate tourism in Antarctica at annual Antarctic Treaty Kochi meet, decision pushed to next meeting

India, June 1 -- Decision on proposal to designate emperor penguin as a Specially Protected Species within the Antarctic Treaty System could not be arrived at Countries meeting at the 46th Antarctic ... Read More


Filling public employment vacancies & regularising all workers, especially women, should be new government's priority

India, June 1 -- In the longer term, MGNREGA must be allowed to recover; an urban version must be formulated &micro, small and medium enterprises must be revived and strengthened Development agenda S... Read More


World Health Assembly passes historic resolution on climate change & health, urging countries to take action

India, June 1 -- The resolution marks the WHO's commitment to encourage support for implementing policies and strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change on health The World Health Assembly ... Read More


There is an urgent need to know the present status of the Great Indian Bustard population: Sumit Dookia

India, June 1 -- Down To Earth speaks to wildlife biologist on 64 GIBs being counted by the Rajasthan Forest Department during its annual waterhole survey A Great Indian Bustard at Desert National Pa... Read More


CSE urges rich countries to pay their dues ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Bonn

India, May 31 -- Means of implementation from developed to developing countries must be prioritised, think tank underlines As the world gears up for the 29th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United... Read More