Politicians, activists condemn killing of alleged sandalwood smugglers in Andhra
Amnesty International and National Human Rights Commission seek explanation from Andhra Pradesh government
No respite for Odisha and Andhra from extreme rains, floods
Ongole town in Andhra receives 34 cm rains in one day; 68 people die in flood fury in two states. Raghuram Puvvada reports from Hyderabad and …
South India records its lowest June rainfall in 122 years
Interactions between Cyclone Biparjoy, Typhoon Mawar, Bay of Bengal winds and the blocking of the monsoon trough for a couple of weeks likely to …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 21, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
The rising temperature and how it actually feels
Heat index calculates the felt air temperature by capturing the changes in humidity levels, air temperature and wind speed
Tropical storm Hudhud set to intensify further today
Intensification expected to surpass forecasts given by different agencies and weather models
Cyclone threat possible this week
Severe weather warning for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; a cyclone watch for coastal Odisha, Andhra Pradesh
All schools must have separate toilets for girls and boys: Supreme Court
Apex court says toilets, drinking water facilities are integral to RTE Act; pulls up Andhra Pradesh government for not ensuring these facilities …
Ublic outcry greets uranium mining project in AP
"There is radiation everywhere on earth. Mining in Nalgonda will not increase it." This comment of S D Prasad, adviser to public sector …
Profit from the poor
Fifty-four suicides in Andhra Pradesh have blown the lid off the social posturing by microfinance companies. Before the news of the deaths sank …
IT's underbelly
India produces about 400,000 tonnes of electronic waste each year, growing exponentially. Handling this is a great challenge. What adds to it is …
Whither freedom?
Post independence, governments expanded squeezing village republics out of existence
THE FOUNTAINHEAD DONGRIPARA, DHAMTARI DISTRICT, CHATTISGARH
Spark came from non-recognition as a village • Integrated management of forest and water • Sees self-governance as a matter of …
THE SECOND INDEPENDENCE
Tiny forgotten villages teach India a firsthand lesson in governance. Down To Earth reporters and photographers fan out to six states to discover …
A memo to the government
To be a truly participatory republic, India must take tutorials from these tiny republics
In Birsa's Land: Horomocho (Hazaribagh, Jharkhand)
A coal mine to own and manage • Sustainability not profit as a principle • Revival of an ancient Santhal system of governance
Unshakable: Nimalapedu (Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh)
Reminded India of its constitutional mandate for village autonomy • Fought bauxite companies for not getting gram sabha consent • Has …
A Republican Paradise: Mendha (Gadchirolli, Maharashtra)
Defied the Forest Act ÔÇó Every resident contributes part of annual income for community works ÔÇó If somebody bribes a …
MoEF panel favours bauxite mining in Vizag tribal area
Yet-to-be-made public report dismisses environmental concerns
Cancel bauxite mining agreements in tribal area: Union tribal minister urges Andhra Pradesh governor
'Mining plans cause growth of extremism in the Scheduled tribal areas'
Supreme Court gives go ahead to local polls in Andhra
Elections will be held as per existing reservation quotas
Nilam effect: heavy crop loss in coastal Andhra districts
Kharif season started with drought and ended with floods
Promoting millets: the wheel need not be reinvented
New policy could be detrimental to millet farming
Farmers on holiday
Andhra farmers shun growing paddy this kharif in absence of buyers, storage space
Movement for worse
The marginalised from Western Odisha who migrate out of the state lead difficult lives