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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 22, 2024)

India, Feb. 22 -- Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal Non-functioning STP in a residential project in Pani... Read More


Mustard prices continue to stay below MSP; industry body urges government intervention

India, Feb. 21 -- Farmers fear that prices will slip further with arrival of new mustard crop by next month, as they expect record harvest Even as farmers' protest asking for a legal guarantee of min... Read More


New protocol can reduce breeding cycle of pigeonpea by 3-5 years, important for nutritional security in drylands

India, Feb. 21 -- Technique will help scientists develop climate-resilient, nutritionally superior and higher-yielding pigeonpea varieties faster Pigeon pea, also called arhar and tur in India, is an... Read More


Less farms and farmers

India, Feb. 21 -- The agricultural world is undergoing a historic change: the number of farms coming down sharply while size is increasing. Does it imply consolidation of farming in a few hands? The ... Read More


How global warming is reshaping winter life in Canada

India, Feb. 21 -- Outdoor skating in Canada is fast becoming the latest casualty of our failure to confront the reality of the climate crisis As we begin to emerge out of yet another mild winter, Can... Read More


Driest place in North America has been home to a lake for 6 months, show NASA images

India, Feb. 21 -- Badwater Basinin Death Valley received more than doubleits average annual precipitation since August 2023 In the parched expanse of North America's driest region, Badwater Basin, ne... Read More


A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level

India, Feb. 21 -- Individual extreme weather eventscan also have a much longer-term effect on the world's largest ice sheets A heat wave in Greenland and a storm in Antarctica. These kinds of individ... Read More


Need for SDG-linked outcome budgeting in India: A case of Assam

India, Feb. 21 -- OBS, a budgetary instrument linking expenditure to specific targets, can be a crucial tool to meet aspirations within a defined time frame India is confronting several emerging chal... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 21, 2024)

India, Feb. 21 -- Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal Hooghly river in Howrah in jeopardy: Six-member committee consti... Read More


CAG flags MoEFCC projects costing Rs 4.47 crore for procedural lapses

India, Feb. 21 -- Two projects failed to take-off due to lack of monitoring and non-signing of agreements between parties A Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) of India report has highlighted two proje... Read More