Japan's resale of US LNG to Asia generated emissions equivalent to 17 coal plants

India, June 18 -- Japan's resale of US LNG to Asian buyers between 2020 and 2025 generated an estimated 63.5 billion kilogrammes of CO2. This is equal to the annual emissions of about 17 coal plants.... Read More

Over 2.8 million trees on forest land approved for felling in three years, DTE analysis finds

India, June 18 -- More than 2.8 million trees on forest land were approved for felling or recorded as felled between July 2023 and May 2026, a Down To Earth analysis found. The analysis examined minu... Read More

South Africa: Children at risk as testing finds pesticide residues in common foods

India, June 18 -- A recent report from the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), a research and advocacy organisation, has uncovered extensive pesticide contamination in popular food items sold in So... Read More

Kashmir's children are turning wetland loss into community action

India, June 17 -- Kashmir's lakes and wetlands are shrinking, polluted or disappearing, even as tourist images continue to present them as pristine landscapes. A recent CAG report found that more tha... Read More

Delhi: City of two summers

India, June 17 -- These graphics were originally published as part of the article City of two summers in the June 16-30, 2026 print edition of Down To Earth. Subscribe for detailed analysis of Delhi's... Read More

Developing countries lose $500 billion a year to higher borrowing costs: UNCTAD

India, June 17 -- Developing countries could save nearly $500bn a year if they borrowed at the same interest rates as advanced economies, UNCTAD says. The UN agency says high borrowing costs are shri... Read More

Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain, thunderstorms and dust storms sweep across India as monsoon gains momentum

India, June 17 -- Widespread thunderstorms, rain and strong winds expected across North, Central and Eastern India due to active monsoon and western disturbance. Delhi-NCR, Punjab, Haryana and Wester... Read More

A mindless denial: District bodies increasingly refuse tribal population's FRA rights

India, June 17 -- We do not find any plausible reason as to why the Committee ought not to have made an assessment of the forest rights of the forest dwellers, without taking into account the object a... Read More

Why India needs a forest tribunal

India, June 17 -- These are questions of fact, which can be adjudicated upon through a merit review, as opposed to judicial review. Unlike courts, a tribunal will provide people a dedicated independen... Read More

Asian critical minerals boom faces rising environmental, human rights and climate risks

India, June 17 -- Asia's critical minerals boom is exposing investors to mounting environmental, human rights and climate risks. Most nickel, cobalt and copper miners have strong policies on labour, ... Read More

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