Paddy puzzle: Why Haryana farmers, govt fight over the water-guzzling crop

As Haryana once again attempts to curb area under paddy to save groundwater, farmers point out flaws in its efforts

Sukhomajri's failing development model

A model Haryana village, which had pulled itself out of poverty by managing natural resources, shuns the very model of development

Saraswati: River, myth or mirage

While experts say there was a river system in place where the Haryana government is trying to revive the water body, there are doubts whether it …

Bajra khichdi

Wannabe Backwards: Reservations and the Agrarian Crisis

India's influential farming communities demand to be branded poor and underprivileged. Down To Earth unearths the real story behind this growing …

Haryana's brew

Over panchayati raj

Effective art

What car is this anyway?

Can a pumpset metamorphose into a motor vehicle? Somewhere out there in Haryana,they call this smoke-belching, spit-and-gum contraption a Maruta

Foisting failure

Haryana's Sukhomajri village exemplifies how government intervention can ruin a successful community-based programme

Simply Put: To use groundwater, recharge

Mayhem in Mewat

Malaria grips Mewat like a death noose while official apathy scales disturbing heights

Forest scam unearthed

Shifting the blame

About five lakh trees were felled by the IAF last year. Till today, no action has been taken

Management for the locals

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In hot water

Loo to woo

From snake charmers to agricultural labourers: A case of Haryana’s Saperas

They still carry the stigma of being a de-notified tribe; also, the law prohibits the catching of snakes now, they say

Annual ritual: Haryana makes Yamuna brim in Delhi again

The river is brimming due to water released by Harayana from the Hathnikund barrage a few days ago

Hottest March in 122 years damages wheat crop across North India

heat is a temperature-sensitive crop that requires a cool temperature, especially in March when it is at its final stage

Why certain parts of India shone during the recently-concluded Asian Games

Reasons as varied as a strong farming culture. patriarchal tradition and geography influence why sportspersons from Haryana, Punjab and India's …

Extending the pollution horizon

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Gassed

Villagers benefit from a simple new biogas design

Poll hurdles

Several problems ail the panchayat elections

Devanagri neuro-deciphered

The Indian script is complex, the brain works hard to read it