Rubber alternative

DIRTY TRICKS

P for pesticides

Misuse of insecticides is killing peacocks in Haryana

Drought desperation

SPEEDY REDRESS

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 …

Toilet-rich, water-poor

Santosh Devi, a former sarpanch, says attaining total sanitation for her village was easier than ensuring clean and sweet water

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

A reminder: Haryana DSP isn’t the first to be killed by mining mafia

Some 61,767 environment-related offences were committed in India according to the NCRB 2020 Report

Will India's camels amble forever into the sunset?

Decreasing use of camels in agriculture and transportation, diminishing pasturelands and an erroneous legislation by the Rajasthan government is …

Swachh Bharat Mission: Haryana’s race for ODF tag pushed people in debt traps

Villagers were forced to construct toilets, but were not given subsidy promised under SBM

Resistance-causing mcr-1 gene isolated in India

The gene is responsible for resistance against colistin, a last resort antibiotic used to treat human diseases

Development Deathtraps

Bonded labour, environmental devastation, abject working conditions... the stone crushing units of Haryana are a shame

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 8, 2020)

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

MONEYMAKERS

Haryana has gone deaf

Groundwater in 12 Indian states found to be contaminated with uranium

Punjab is the worst-affected state with Haryana being the second 

Saraswati underground

Experts attempt to map the mythical river's palaeo-channels and put them to good use

Plunder the mines

Politician-mafia nexus leaves little hope for scientific mining as environment takes a beating

Housing more funds

Warehousing Bill, a double-edged sword for farmers

Water wise

Why have Punjab & Haryana farmers started clearing fields so early in 2023?

Usually, stubble clearance in these two states starts around mid-October and peaks around Diwali; but this time, extreme rains in September …

Sukhomajri at the crossroads

The forest department intervenes to spoil a successful conservation programme of a Haryana village. An assement by Richard Mahapatra

SC rebukes Haryana govt for throwing open Aravallis for realtors, miners

The apex court asked the state to not amend the Punjab Land Preservation Act that “favours builders”

Wheat prices going strong in Madhya Pradesh, courtesy Ukraine, loss of yield in north India

Private traders are offering much higher prices than government MSP of Rs 2,015 per quintal