A river ruined: Our Yamuna is dying due to sand mining, say locals in Haryana

From flora and fauna to human residents, no one has been left untouched due to the wanton extraction of sand in the area

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 16, 2022)

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

75 years of people’s power: How this Haryana Gram Panchayat managed its grey water through ponds

The pond-based system treats wastewater by combining three different biological processes — anaerobic, anoxic and aerobic — and using …

Parched Haryana: In Gothra and Khanpur Khurd, salinity, recharge issues and extraction have spelt doom

As rainfall decreases over Charkhi Dadri and Jhajjar districts in Haryana, villages are digging deeper for water and repeating a vicious cycle

Rising wet-bulb temperatures due to climate change pose health risks for humans

A wet-bulb temperature of 35°C is considered the maximum limit of humidity humans can handle

COVID-19: Unable to return home, Odisha migrant hangs self in Haryana

Gangadhar Biswal, from Kendrapara, was upset that he could not get back home from Yamunanagar due to the lockdown  

More vehicles coming into Delhi from other states in 2018 compared to 2009: Report

Standing Committee on Home Affairs calls for formulating policy to regulate the entry of inbound traffic and ensuring smooth exit of outbound traffic

Invasive weed found in Haryana wheat crop

The weed, considered harmful in wheat-growing countries, can reduce the productivity of wheat crops if not controlled

Damning allegations: India's fields still have Bt brinjal

Coalition for a GM-Free allege it found the banned genetically modified crop in Haryana

Why farmers in Punjab and Haryana continue to burn rice stubble?

Every year during October and November, farmers in Punjab and Haryana are blamed for polluting the Delhi air by burning stubble

Fall of the poplar

In the backyard of Asia's largest poplar market, farmers are being forced to quit growing the soft wood as its price crashes because of overproduction

Gurgaon to get India's first smart grid, end use of diesel gensets

Currently, Gurgaon consumes around 350,000 litres of diesel every hour when there's a power cut

Current solutions

This time round, US secretary of energy Hazel O'Leary's visit to India was a successful business trip

Haryana’s draft norms on stone crushers is old wine in a new bottle

Most units in the state do not comply with existing guidelines, CSE report finds

Simply Put: (Un)welcome Capital

A self-sacrificing tree

Badkhal lake dries up

Rubber alternative

DIRTY TRICKS

Compensation demanded

P for pesticides

Misuse of insecticides is killing peacocks in Haryana

Drought desperation

Beefing up food security

New atlas analyses current patterns and serves up lasting solutions

Bringing the Aravallis back to life

Tree species like sheesham, babool and others planted over 75 hectares of land that was previously mined illegally are helping restore greenery …

Swachh Survekshan 2022: Gurugram improves rank but long way to go for effective waste management

Most management efforts concentrated in city's newer sectors, while Old Gurugram struggles to keep pace