Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 25, 2024)

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

Monsoon 2022: The North East may be deluged, but the west coast is dry; here is why

A combination of different climatic factors is bringing more moisture to the northeastern region, while taking moisture away from the western …

Net Gain: A photo essay on riverine Assam

How and where fishing nets of diverse shapes and varying mesh sizes are used in riverine Assam 

State after state fail to procure kharif paddy

2 months into procurement season, 83% paddy lifted from Punjab & Haryana only    

Climate crisis in North East India: How flooding shifted a village in Assam’s Dhemaji

The Kumutiya river floods every year, destroying crops and houses. The river has shifted 3 km since 1960, and an entire village has had to shift …

Populism, polemics, pandemic and cadre base helped BJP win Assam: Experts

With its populist schemes and organisational strength, the BJP endeared itself to various segments of Assamese society

Debate: Should forest guards in India be armed with firearms?

Will giving guns to forest guards make them secure in their job? Or will it lead to tragic consequences for forest dwellers? Down To Earth puts …

COVID-19: Global financial crisis could cripple Indian tea industry

Centre and state governments should keep political rivalry aside and develop multiple strategic management plans

How climate change has increased flood events in India

Rise in temperatures would increase flood events in frequency during end of century (2071-2100), says a climate report

Numaligarh elephants’ home restored: Deopahar notified as reserve forest after 20 years

Deopahar was the centre of a fierce battle this decade over a notorious boundary wall constructed by the Numaligarh Refinery in Assam’s …

Another year, another mismanaged flood response in Assam

As floods ravage Assam and other north-eastern states in India, failed promises by politicians to deal with floods come under close scrutiny

Over 1 million urban Indians are waiting for toilets

All states and UTs have applicants who are awaiting approval for over six months under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban

Shortfall in Centre’s assistance delayed flood management projects: CAG

Assam, one of the worst-hit states, witnessed a 60 per cent shortfall in release of central funds for implementing flood management programme

Monsoon begins to withdraw from India

The south-west monsoon has already withdrawn from some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and most of Rajasthan

Spurring people into action

Villagers of Bhuragaon in Assam no longer depend on the government for protecting their lands from the currents of the Brahmaputra. They have, …

Assam, Arunachal Pradesh face worst ever floods recorded in June

Brahmaputra breaches danger mark, 300,000 people displaced

Floods affect over 60,000 in Assam

Rains swell rivers in Assam beyond danger level; roads, houses submerged

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 25, 2024)

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 21, 2024)

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

Rural Assam’s water woes show full impact of climate change

Water scarcity is gradually becoming one of the most important issues in Northeast India

Fishing for money

Aid for Manas

Fatal dose

Vitamin A supplements claim the lives of 17 children in Assam

Quarry trapped

Proposal to excavate stone near Kaziranga in abeyance

On medicinal value of Assam's plants