When exactly did the tiger colonise the Indian subcontinent?

Down To Earth popped the question to geneticists, historians and experts on the cat superstar. Here is what we were able to deduce

Bringing order to streets

Centre legalises street vending and gives the profession its due respect. But accommodating vendors is a challenge

Subansiri dam: green tribunal issues notices to NHPC, government

Petition seeks minimum flow in the river to protect Gangetic dolphins and other life forms

Demwe hydroelectric project put on hold

Wildlife board worried over the impact of public-private project on wildlife habitats

Floods, earthquakes, landslides: Why Arunachal’s Etalin hydel project can be a worry

Formation of glacial lakes driven by climate change and sesimic risks pose threat to nature and life; project’s environmental …

With elections over, Dibang hydro project powers on in Arunachal Pradesh

Voters feel BJP has backtracked on poll promise of addressing their concerns about the impact of big dams

Himalayan plunder: Hydroelectric plans in Arunachal will effect downstream Assam too

Arunachal Pradesh is highly susceptible to landslides; debris flowing downstream will change river behaviour, fear experts 

Reservoir of dams

Arunachal Pradesh is awarding hydroelectric projects to private companies at the breakneck speed of one every nine days without proper scrutiny. …

BJP attempts to garner anti-dam votes in Assam

Manifesto promises fail to impress. Steps proposed by BJP to address concerns arising from large dams will not solve anything, say activists

Subansiri dam protests: blockade of Arunachal Pradesh continues

Assam appoints group of ministers to talk to agitating people

Assam not a necessary party to hydel power development in Arunachal, says green tribunal

Tribunal ignores recommendations of Assam GoM on conducting cumulative impact study on hydropower projects in upstream state

MoEF approves controversial Demwe hydropower project

Says environmental and social impacts too few as compared to potential for generating clean energy

Letters

Coal quandary

In a sweeping pronouncement, the Supreme Court has termed all the 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993 illegal. This has raised a fundamental …

Environment ministry to clear controversial Demwe hydroelectric project

Wildlife board in its report had pointed that the project will affect ecology in the area