India’s northeastern states desertifying most rapidly

Half of Nagaland is degraded, flags new report

Tree frog gets new fans

The frog’s camouflage amazes soldiers

Careless losses

Mayhem in Arunachal

Tidal wave kills 26

Put off

People force resurvey of power project in Arunachal

Bone of contention

Arunachal turns to private Players for hydel power

Yak in Indian Himalayas face threat of climate change

The increasing trend of environmental temperature at high altitudes is resulting in heat stress in yak during warmer months, also affecting …

Health wise

Arunachal Pradesh wakes up to the fact that women's health is the key to overall societal well-being

Rice that binds

Breach bared

Dam tunnel collapse in Arunachal begs explanation

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 5, 2022)

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

Himalayan plunder: How to design cities in the region

Build lighter structures, ensure proper drainage and use local knowledge to future-proof the region

Climate crisis in North East India: An outlier in Arunachal, Upper Siang now experiences increased rainfall

Increased rainfall leads to decline in rice productivity: New diseases have emerged, pest attacks on the rise 

COVID-19 second wave throws up unique problems in Arunachal Pradesh

The sparsely populated state of various tribal lineage across a challenging topography stretches administration even as …

Chopping down the future

About 90 per cent of Arunachal Pradesh's revenue is generated by its forests. Yet these very forests are under heavy pressure, thanks to …

Increase in green cover, says report

India has 28,000 ha more forests than last year, according to the Forest Survey of India

The Puroiks’ experiences with bonded labour made them a compelling subject for research: Prem Taba

Down To Earth speaks to Prem Taba, research scholar at Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, on his forthcoming paper concerning a unique Arunachal tribe

Climate crisis in North East India: Villages parched as springs dry up

From Bhalukpong on border of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to Morgung village in West Kameng district, at least 10 major mountain springs have …

Study highlights importance of last patches of tropical lowland forest in Assam

Forest fragments protect key interactions between plants and fruit-eating birds, thus maintaining biodiversity in fragmented landscapes

Tribal hunting rights vs wildlife protection laws: Is there a middle ground?

Forest rights in India reflect correlative duties of tribal communities to preserve wildlife and it is in consonance to the fundamental duty …

A forest guard’s life is tough

Conserving biodiversity at the ground is different from buzzwords of today’s conservation science

Floods affect more than a million in Assam despite rainfall deficit in state

The situation may worsen in the next 48 hours

Fourth industrial revolution: ‘4IR critical for India’

India has a well thought out ecosystem of data and a young population that can be skilled for the new technologies

‘One snow leopard gets killed every day’

As India has a sizeable proportion of the global snow leopard distribution range, it has an important role to play in conservation of the world&…