Embankments are temporary, not permanent solutions to floods: Experts

In the wake of floods in Assam and Bihar, experts question the practice of only using embankments for flood mitigation

Meet Sohphie: The wild delight of Meghalaya

Sohphie, a sweet-and-sour fruit, marks the arrival of spring in Meghalaya. It is relished raw as well as in pickles

Unreliable power

Inconsistent supply of electricity has made no difference to the quality of life of residents in Dhemaji district of Assam

Polio - alive and kicking

The polio virus is possibly the most innocuous virus that affects humans. The improvement of sanitation standards across the world has meant …

Assam tremor highlights vulnerability of North East India to large earthquakes

Experts say there is a considerable knowledge and policy gap regarding earthquakes in North East India that must be bridged to formulate quake …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 16, 2024)

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

The kiss of death

An early monsoon and increasing drug resistance spark off malaria fatalities in Assam

Coal mining, waste discharge, encroachment: River Bhogdoi has been dying a slow death

The inter-state river is one of Assam’s most polluted

Vanishing from the wild

The impact of climate change on wild food has not received the attention it deserves

Indian chilli is the hottest

At home, almost

In Arunachal, Manori Rabha redesigns her fuzzy plans to go home

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 21, 2019)

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

India, alongside China and US, set to suffer maximum climate impacts on economy by 2050: Report

Bihar to be most affected in India; increase of climate impact in Assam to be highest globally during 1990-2050  

Population: Has bio-politics arrived in India?

A collection of articles which re-examine the population debate in the light of the BJP-ruled Assam and Uttar Pradesh proposing population-…

The challenge of manufactured consent

Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Northeast reopens the anti-migration issue

Dangerous grafting

Public health could be under a serious threat if organ transplants from animals are carelessly conducted

New age patrons

A NORTHEAST TAPESTRY: SIX DOCUMENTARIES ON THE NORTHEAST BY INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS. Produced by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). …

Assam drenched, devastated

After the heat wave the deluge. Flash floods, triggered by torrential rains over the past two weeks, have rendered at least four lakh people …

Pantabhat - well slept rice

Rice has been a staple food of West Bengal from antiquity and thus was grown in abundance all across the region. At one time, 60 varieties of …

Baghjan blowout, fire could have been prevented: Report

There were deviations from standard operating procedure and deficiency in understanding gravity of operations, the report submitted to the NGT said

Assam prepares to spend Rs 40,000 crore on an economically unfeasible project

Removing excessive silt from the Brahmaputra by dredging will not solve the problem of annual floods in Assam unless the government pays …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 2, 2024)

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

How cities can cope with climate change-induced floods

Restoring wetlands, mapping flooded areas, reducing emissions from cities will help

‘No govt support’, villagers of Majuli river island build bamboo embankment to prevent erosion

The flood prevention measures by the state of inferior quality 

Gangetic dolphins declared as official mascot of Guwahati

Citizens voted for the mammal in a three-month-long voting process