Similipal fires enter core areas, firefighters struggle in inaccessible forests
Fires spreading to the forest core is a sign of danger, say experts
आकाशीय आपदा का जमीनी सच
प्राकृतिक आपदाओं में बिजली गिरने से हुई मौतें सबसे अध…
Can changing crop pattern foil elephant raids to farmlands?
Farmers in eastern Indian states are replacing paddy with alternative crops to prevent elephant attacks. The question is can this experiment be …
Remote and disconnected
When it comes to rural electrification, Odisha presents the dual challenge of dense forests and scattered tribal hamlets
Current distress
Six states, 30 villages, 13,000 kilometres. Down To Earth travelled to some of the most remote villages of the country to assess India's progress …
Dousing flames
The Uttarakhand forest fires that lasted for over 100 days should come as a warning to the rest of India since half of its forests are vulnerable …
Eye on irrigated pie
Farmers' organisations raise an alarm over Odisha government's recent guidelines that allow industries to acquire irrigated land
Capital labour rush
A drought-like condition at home and long-term employment opportunity in Amaravati, the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, are fuelling migration …
Sacred flaws
Why the Odisha government's move to save sacred groves has enraged tribal communities
