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
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
It’s mid-May and it isn’t as hot as it normally is. Here’s why
354 heavy rainfall events across India in just two months
Paddy or no paddy: Quest for equilibrium between water, livelihood in Haryana
Paddy is not suitable for Haryana and to sustain its water resources and to agrarian livelihood in the long term, according to a water …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 5, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Antibacterial resistance: Don't compromise
The only way to combat antibiotic resistance is to keep the environment clean
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 16, 2020)
Our daily dose of antibiotics
As dairy farmers inject antibiotics in their livestock, chances are high that these are passed on to humans through milk, finds Delhi-based non-…
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 18, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 26, 2020)
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 2, 2020)
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (June 29-July 3, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
Back to basics: COVID-19 labour crunch brings direct seeding of paddy in focus
States have been trying to promote DSR for some time; it is gaining traction now — Since June, when kharif sowing started, 0.7 million ha …
Reporter’s diary amid COVID-19: Reaching home
Down To Earth’s Vivek Mishra has walked from Delhi to Shravasti in Uttar Pradesh to capture the plight of workers returning home after …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 17, 2020)
Global Eco Watch: Polar bears could become extinct by 2100, says study
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
COVID-19: Even skilled workers line up for MGNREGA in Kurukshetra
With economic recovery uncertain, those who would earlier avoid central job schemes are now ready to take up work
India’s mysterious diseases: ‘We need a public health system’
Human health management is dismally low in India, says T Jacob John, virologist and former professor at Christian Medical College, Vellore
How MGNREGA helps revive village infra, increase employment in Haryana
Villagers gain employment through the job guarantee scheme, used as a means to revive rural infrastructure like reservoirs, cattle sheds
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 6, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 24, 2020)
From quarters to kothis: A migrant couple’s journey to nowhere
Safety nets of millions of migrant workers came apart as COVID-19 lockdown came into force
Ways to ensure remunerative prices to farmers
Several states have different levels of capabilities. Some states like Haryana and Punjab are historically in a better position to procure, while …
