A village betrayed

The people of Salehpur get a raw deal from the forest department of Haryana in return for the services rendered by them

High court notice to Haryana on new criteria for panchayat elections

The court had earlier stayed the decision to make academic qualifications more stringent

Is it heatwave that troubles farmers: Experts explain the reasons behind paddy stunting in Punjab, Haryana

Early-sown plants have been affected more than timely or late-sown plants

How we conducted a feasibility study of water bodies in Faridabad

One should take advantage of available digital interfaces or create one by uploading all data in a systematic way so that the knowledge is in the …

India's camel population is declining

With increasing mechanisation and synthetic fertiliser usage, the camel is no longer needed for transportation, ploughing and manure 

Haryana tries to dissuade farmers from growing paddy, most remain sceptical

The problem started when the government encouraged the cultivation of rice under the Green Revolution in the 1960s

India’s Cow Crisis Part 4: The stigma of Mewat

How this backward district in Haryana has borne the brunt of stringent cow-related laws

Shame puts the cork back in liquor bottles

Campaigns by women have been successful in curbing alcoholism among their menfolk in Manipur and Andhra Pradesh, but similar efforts have failed …

Helping women irks men in Haryana district

A non-govemmental organisation attempting to help women in Haryana's and Rewari district is hampered by caste factors and male chauvinism.

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

No sway for education to Haryana snake charmers: The Sapera community has been left far behind

Nearly 80% of the Saperas in urban areas are still illiterate

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 …

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

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

Farmers prepare for mega tractor rally on January 26

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

Yamuna breaches danger mark in Delhi

Development after Haryana released 8.28 lakh cusecs of water on August 18

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

Unused toilets prompt Haryana to tweak Swachh Bharat Mission

State adds 'cleanliness' as important prerequisite for receiving subsidy