Bandhwari landfill: Waste-to-energy plant will pollute environment, residents protest expansion
Hundreds attending a public hearing meeting at the site protested a proposed expansion of the plant
Devotees observe yet another Chhath on a dead Yamuna
Toxic froth made up of ammonia and phosphates covered the Yamuna’s waters in Delhi as Hindu devotees offered oblations to Surya, the sun god
Ahead of Diwali, air quality in Delhi slips to season's worst
Less wind on Diwali day as well a fog incident the day after will make the situation worse
JJP emerges kingmaker in Haryana
JJP, as well as the opposition Congress had promised to deal with agrarian crisis and massive unemployment, especially among the state’s Jats
Pre-summer rains: How the charm of Chandigarh endures
Every year, the ‘City Beautiful’ located between the Siwaliks and the Indus Plain, plays host to a game between heat, cold, dust and …
Whitefly lesson
A few villages in Haryana successfully grow cotton amid widespread destruction of the crop by whitefly in the region
Sukhomajri at the crossroads
The forest department intervenes to spoil a successful conservation programme of a Haryana village. An assement by Richard Mahapatra
Harsh reality
Rich or poor. The story is the same in every country. Those who respect water will always have a steady supply
Plastic’s toxic trail: The curious case of India’s petrochemical refineries
India’s legislations do not mandate it to create a baseline health assessment of the population before setting up factories with the …
‘Tomato flu’ misleading name for common childhood illness, not public health concern: Experts
This is not the first time the disease has been recorded in India
Norwegian government delegation led by Minister for International Development appreciates decentralised waste management facilities in Gurugram
The city has developed some remarkable models, for managing waste from bulk generators
COVID-19: ‘Thikri pehra’ makes a comeback in Punjab, Haryana
Locals take turns to guard entry and exit points in at least 12,800 Punjab villages
Hybirds developed
Beating the heat
Irrigation policy
MORE WATER
The acre-feet fuss
But Punjab and Haryana farmers depend on groundwater!
Crop cover insurance
Satellite images used differently
Aravalis mining ban
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
A river ruined: Are India’s mining laws deterrent enough?
Mining has to be considered not as either a law-and-order or an administrative issue, but rather as one of environmental management
Organic farming can lead to good yields, even in an intensively farmed area
A survey in Haryana last year found that 45 per cent of 218 organic farmers got yields for wheat better than the state official average …
Back to the borders: Samyukt Kisan Morcha calls off mahapanchayats in Punjab
The union leaders said they wanted to clear up the misconception that the protests have run out of steam in Delhi
Should we celebrate the spread of peafowl in India
Their population dispersion in Kerala, a wet state, points to climate change and the drying up of formerly wet areas like the southern Western Ghats
Ground frost causes damage to potato, vegetable crops in North India
While the potato crop has suffered the maximum damage, other vegetable crops and mustard across Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and …