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DTE Reportage: How Joshimath has rung alarm bells across India’s Himalayan states
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DTE Reportage: How Joshimath has rung alarm bells across India’s Himalayan states

Down To Earth tracks ground situations in Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal, Sikkim, Assam and Manipur
February 24, 2023
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Here comes the megacities
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Here comes the megacities
Creative conundrum
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Creative conundrum
Breaching the threshold
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Breaching the threshold
Daunting journey
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Daunting journey

Carbon particles from biomass burning and vehicles could be discolouring the Taj Mahal. Down To Earth returns to the ...
May 15, 2015
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Figure it out yourself
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Figure it out yourself

A striking fact about water in India is the lack of reliable data about all its aspects: total potential, ...
March 31, 2015
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Capital punishment
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Capital punishment

As Andhra Pradesh chief minister pursues his obsession with building a world-class capital city, his land pooling method draws ...
February 15, 2015
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In Srinagar's footsteps?
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In Srinagar's footsteps?

Unplanned urbanisation is killing lakes that have saved Raipur from floods for over 1,000 years
January 31, 2015
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Certified, not certain
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Certified, not certain

Green-rated buildings in India are not necessarily energy efficient
October 31, 2014
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`I did not have a government for 36 hours'
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`I did not have a government for 36 hours'

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah pleaded helplessness as the seat of his government went under water and ...
October 15, 2014
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Flood on hilltop
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Flood on hilltop

Unplanned development is leading to floods in Lonavala. This can stop if the municipality declares it a hill station
September 30, 2014
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Solid wealth
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Solid wealth

India is churning out construction and demolition debris at an incredible pace. With landfills overflowing and building material becoming ...
August 31, 2014
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Courtyard as cold island
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Courtyard as cold island

With a little twist in traditional design, Akshay Urja Bhawan in Haryana provides a model for affordable green buildings
July 15, 2014
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Bhutan’s experiments with happiness
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Bhutan’s experiments with happiness

The idyllic Buddhist kingdom believes that peace and happiness should take preference over material growth. In a world beset ...
October 31, 2013
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Build it right to build it once
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Build it right to build it once

Dampness can debilitate a building and those living in it. Know how to get rid of it
August 15, 2013
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Structural collapse
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Structural collapse

The rot has set in the construction sector. A dysfunctional clearance system has led to a series of building ...
June 15, 2013
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Need vs greed
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Need vs greed

There is little talk of curbing water use in urban India. Cities’ insatiable water demand, coupled with leaky pipelines, ...
March 31, 2013
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Curse of excess
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Curse of excess

Once a parched city, Jodhpur is today facing a deluge
March 15, 2012
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Concrete invasion
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Concrete invasion

Colombo’s marshes cannot avert floods the way they used to. Construction is to be blamed
February 15, 2012
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Unhealthy countryside
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Unhealthy countryside

It was once associated with the rich and urban. Today, hypertension is fast spreading in rural India. This is ...
April 30, 2011
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Stressed out
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Stressed out

Few studies on hypertension, but doctors say it is rising
April 30, 2011
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Drought hit
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Drought hit

Jharkhand’s water table falls three metres in one year
February 28, 2011
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8% FOREVER
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8% FOREVER

Per capita emissions will remain competitively low  
April 30, 2010
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Not enough beds
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Not enough beds
August 15, 2009
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Flakes for inspiration
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Flakes for inspiration
July 31, 2009
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