Delhi smog conditions improve; air quality in UP, Haryana still grim

There is nothing to be happy about the improvement in Delhi’s air quality since pollutant levels have not gone down yet, according to experts

Experts seek reassessment of Power Finance Corp’s annual discoms rating

The credit rating exercise conducted by Power Finance Corp since July 2012 has not made much of a difference on the ground, according to experts

Last straw to stubble burning

Straw can be converted into fuel for use in vehicles. It can also replace coal in old power plants, reducing …

Delhi may see another peak pollution episode around the New Year: Experts

Episode to occur due to enhanced local emissions and secondary aerosol formation under favourable meteorological conditions

Stubble burning season starts in Punjab and Haryana

Nasa’s satellite image showed at least 100 such incidents in Punjab in the last 72 hours

Going backward

As the Maratha community in Maharashtra finally gets 16 per cent reservation in government jobs and education, Down To Earth profiles other …

Young entrepreneurs help India curb air and plastic pollution

IIT graduates come up a with a solution to India's crop residue burning problem

Why certain parts of India churn out the best sportspersons

Haryana, with just two per cent of India's population, accounts for 20 per cent of its Olympic contingent

SC notice to Haryana, Rajasthan for failing to check mining in the Aravallis

Asks the two states to file report on what they have done to implement the mining ban ordered in 2002

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The lie of the land

The Bhakra Nangal project's success is rooted in myth, says a new study

High Court orders sealing of tubewells at construction sites in Gurgaon

Order will impact 450 ongoing projects

Yellow rust strikes wheat in northern India

ICAR, agricultural universities and state agriculture departments issue advisories, alerts

May heat in March shrivels wheat: Centre to revise procurement norms

The Punjab government April 12 appealed to the central government to allow relaxation in the norms of shrivelled grains without any value cut, …

How Nuh’s maternal mortality rate dropped 32 points in just 4 years

Incentivising institutional deliveries don’t necessarily ensure a pregnant woman’s nutritional health 

All in a day: Dry northern districts have excess rain after July 13 shower

On July 13, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, which had till then, experienced deficient to large deficient rainfall, reported excess …

Farmers to continue protests after inconclusive meeting with government

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wades into row, external affairs ministry hits back

Diwali amid COVID-19: Delhi air quality deteriorates as evening progresses

It could hit emergency levels if there is increased emission from firecrackers

Delhi on the verge of another 'severe' air quality episode 

Calm surface winds and a decrease in the ability of the atmosphere to disperse pollutants have made conditions conducive for such an episode

Aravallis broken beyond repair

Illegal mining has ravaged the mountain range in the past few decades. Down To Earth investigates the loss and traces the legal developments in …

Life after hail

Delhi, Haryana need not spar over Yamuna waters

Though solutions involve engineering challenges, they can certainly lead to a win-win situation for both the parties