When defending environment came at a price — of life At least 227 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2020. But the year also…
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Category: Environment
A new rights organisation brings focus back to climate-resilient development in Sunderbans
A new rights organisation brings focus back to climate-resilient development in Sunderbans Concrete river dam, land lease documents, road connectivity and mitigation of problems of…
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The women who appear in Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ are finally getting their due, 700 years later
The women who appear in Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ are finally getting their due, 700 years later A project regarding researching and composing Wikipedia entries on Dante’s…
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NGT refuses to allow commercial construction on Shimla railway land
NGT refuses to allow commercial construction on Shimla railway land A proposal allowing the construction of a hotel and other commercial structures on land in…
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This man changed the fortunes of a barren land using traditional water wisdom A flood-ravaged desert turned into a home for 120 species of birds,…
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Kinnaur landslides: Will the fragile district survive misguided ‘green energy’ projects?
Kinnaur landslides: Will the fragile district survive misguided ‘green energy’ projects? The ecology of Himachal Pradesh’s hydropower hub is too fragile for such projects The…
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‘The Olympic Charter contradicts many indigenous physical activities’
‘The Olympic Charter contradicts many indigenous physical activities’ Down To Earth speaks to Christian Wacker, president, International Society of Olympic Historians, about indigenous people at…
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Land degradation in India hurts farmers and forest dwellers the most
Land degradation in India hurts farmers and forest dwellers the most More than half of the degraded land in the country is either rainfed farmland,…
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Close shave: Giant iceberg grazes Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf
Close shave: Giant iceberg grazes Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf A chunk bigger than A-74 would have been knocked off the iceshelf had the impact been…
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World Photography Day: India’s year through DTE’s lens
World Photography Day: India’s year through DTE’s lens From COVID-19 hollowing out lives and livelihoods to farmers agitating on Delhi borders undeterred to climate change…
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