Shrimp does not pay

Babhali, barrage of contention

Chandrababu NaiduÔÇÖs arrest reignites the Godavari dispute

When the government must step in

From sea to shining sea: Cyclone Gulab, born in Bay of Bengal, to re-emerge in Arabian Sea

Cyclone Gulab, which made landfall on India’s east coast, will now cross into the Arabian Sea near Surat and then skirt Saurashtra before …

Andhra mining agency told to ‘go back’ by Nimmalapadu tribals at public hearing

First hearing since 1997 Supreme Court judgment, Kept out of mining lease decisions at least five times despite legal win, say villagers

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 8, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Secure from drought: How MGNREGA changed lives in Bandlapalli

The village from where the scheme was launched in India, has remained untouched by drought in a water-scarce region

More than 20,000 Ebola cases likely by November, forecasts WHO

The United Nations has already called for 20-fold increase in assistance to control the outbreak in West Africa

Setback to health insurance

Private hospitals in Chhattisgarh, Andhra refuse to treat under government insurance scheme

Risk of corruption clouds Andhra Pradesh solar bids

Industry claims vested interests are likely to take advantage of lax bidding rules for 1,000 MW solar power

High court stays land acquisition for Kovvada nuclear power plant

Petitioner alleges violation of norms, demands land acquisition should be permitted only after environmental clearances are secured

COVID-19: Fishermen from Andhra stuck in Odisha as state declares ‘fishing holiday’

Fishermen begin to weave nets, another source of income for them

No land, no money

An Act meant to financially help tenant farmers of suicide-prone Andhra has failed them

No two-finger test for rape

Health ministry does away with the controversial test; medicos demand use of rape kit

Hanging by a thread

Weavers of renowned Ponduru khadi are abandoning the craft

Andhra in a fix over quota

Cancels local body polls as court says reservation can’t exceed 50%

Pricing the precious

A pricing mechanism and harvesting techniques will solve water crisis

Another Alang in the making

Andhra Pradesh is in choppy waters over a proposed ship breaking yard at Vodarevu

Local lessons

Taking climate change negotiations out of international discussion boards to the villages

Trial and error

Orissa wants stay on Polavaram

State says environment ministry’s approval overreaches apex court

People’s rights and status of forest in limbo for 53 years in Andhra Pradesh

The rights of the people were supposed to be settled under Section 4 of the Indian Forest Act; but they were not, eventually

Cyclone Nivar storm, rain may hit agriculture across south India

The cyclone’s approach has slowed, meaning it might travel much further inland causing destruction with winds and rain

Every 4th suicide in 2019 by daily wage earners: NCRB

National Crime Records Bureau report shows 2/3 of those who died by suicides earned less than Rs 278 a day

Polavaram project: Police demolish houses in Angaluru village of Andhra Pradesh

To protest the move, nine tribal youth made a self-immolation bid; another woman suffered a heart attack