Operation Saranda: from Maoists to Miners
Traffic halts in Taiwan to make way for butterflies
Maoist insurgency
Land struggles and growth of India’s red corridor
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Time for an overhaul
Having served the country for more than a century and a half, the Indian Railways has taken apathy in its stride. Politicians’ whims, and …
3 tiger cubs mowed by train in Vidarbha forest
The bodies were discovered on Thursday morning; the mother is suspected to be in the vicinity
'I could not have found a better story'
Ketan Mehta, director of ‘Manjhi-the Mountain Man’, speaks to Down To Earth about why he made the film
Pedestrian accessibility needs to come out of the ‘gaps between cars’
Lack of infrastructure, faulty design and laws have pushed the pedestrian off the sidewalks and onto the road
150 years of Calcutta Tramways: This icon is the future solution for the city which wants to write its requiem
All opposition against trams and public transport will fall flat if car users pay the true cost of owning and using a vehicle
Emergency call
Nearly 140,000 people in India died in road accidents in 2013, more than the death toll from many communicable diseases. But the country does not …
The deficient design of India's streets
The designing of Indian roads, from carriageways to sidewalks, leaves much to be desired
World Heritage Day: ‘Himalayan geo-heritage sites under threat to road construction activities’
DTE talks to ON Bhargava, geology professor at Panjab University, Chandigarh about why roads must be constructed in the Himalayas on the basis of …
Road to ruin
The latest roadshow planned by the Delhi government may just wind up hitting the ridge and bifurcating a sanctuary
Himalayan plunder: Stop excessive, aggressive development
Incidents such as Joshimath subsidence will continue to occur if policy approaches do not change
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 9, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Humans force wild animals into tight spots, or send them far from home. We calculated just how big the impact is
Because animal movement is linked to many important ecological processes, disruptions to movement can cascade through ecosystems
What commuters want
Rather than a top-bottom framework which assumes what people need, a bottom-up framework involving user perceptions will help in re-designing …
Leipzig Transport Summit: Decarbonise now; save on road, rail and airport maintenance, advises report
If it’s done, the transport sector can still reduce its CO2 emissions by about 80% over next 25 years, compared to 2019
Building new roads does not solve traffic congestion, analysis finds
Arterial roads, which were built with the purpose of removing congestion, have worsened the traffic speeds across Delhi-NCR
The skyway to disaster
The proposed elevated roadway along the Lyari river bed is expected to worsen the already polluted inner city.
Politicising public mobility can decongest Delhi’s roads
The occupation of footpaths and public spaces in the capital by illegally-parked cars has put pedestrains at jeopardy