Pluck a problem
The government in Himachal Pradesh finds itself in a tight spot as a court order forces it to manage apple orchards on encroached forestlands
Soybean expressions
The culinary adaptation of soybeans has produced some delectable and nutritional recipes
Inadequate compensation of villagers for ecosystem services weakens conservation efforts
Situation of villagers in Palampur village, Himachal Pradesh is a good case study
About half the diet of Indian, Himalayan wolves is domestic livestock: Study
Study however does not turn page on taxonomic debate regarding the two lineages
Redefining gender issues and conservation
Women farmers in Uttarakhand are bearing the brunt of the monkey menace
Police vehicle to be confiscated
Sustainable tourism: Carrying capacity assessment can be a tool for protecting hilly areas
It is the need of the hour to regulate unmanaged tourism activities to maintain the ecological balance and facilitate tourism
Can mountains of Himachal Pradesh bear weight of heliports and helicopters?
To protect the state from natural disasters, the government should seek the opinion of environmental experts, geologists and local people before …
Devastation due to heavy rains in Himachal, 40 killed in last 36 hours
Several roads closed due to floods in the state, National Highway including Manali and Shimla also disrupted
Environmental planning must for disaster risk reduction and sustainable development in the hills
Floods in Himachal Pradesh point to the need of environmental planning to identify high-risk areas and avoid development there
World Bee Day: Climate change may be causing an apple crisis in Himachal and Kashmir this year; here’s how
A decline in native and foreign bees due to change in weather and the use of pesticides means that apple production in both areas may take a hit
NGT refuses to allow commercial construction on Shimla railway land
A proposal allowing the construction of a hotel and other commercial structures on land in Shimla’s railway warehouse has been rejected
Flash floods in Dharamshala after heavy rains in Kangra district
Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, where Dharamsala is located, recorded actual rainfall of 79.4 millimetres within 12 hours whereas the normal …
Incessant rainfall continues to batter north India
While Himachal Pradesh and Punjab are the worst hit, Haryana and J&K too get much more than their normal September rainfall
Two more states join anti-plastic bandwagon
After Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, now Himachal Pradesh and Odisha have reined in on thermocol and plastic
See how Indian states fared on the water index
The NITI Aayog, in its latest assessment, analyses the water index scores of states between 2015-16 and 2016-17
Potential of Spiti Valley's wild fruit waiting to be tapped across India
In the past two decades, seabuckthorn collection has increased 20 times in the valley. Can a pan-Indian market unleash the full potential of this …
Women protesting GMR's hydel project charged with 'inciting communal riots'
Shifting of 15 km-long tunnel and the power house of Bajoli Holi project in Himachal from the right bank of the Ravi river to the left bank will …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 22, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Shrinking pastoralism, fear of eviction — Forest Rights Act is the only hope for Van Gujjars of Sirmaur
Many families who are still landless cannot even buy land because of the state’s policy
This award winning waste management plant in Himachal’s Palampur has turned into a garbage hill
Open disposal of garbage here violates environmental norms
Himachal, which recorded heavy pre-monsoon rains, battered as system finally moves into state
Nine killed, property worth crores destroyed
Cloudburst in Himachal village adjacent to Indo-Tibetan border, heavy losses for farmers
This is the third incident of cloudburst in Himachal this monsoon
Too many tourists in Himalayas; new report presses for pre-empting disasters
Built-up area in Himachal Pradesh increased exponentially during 1989-2012, says report
Himachal's farm success story at risk of going awry
Controlled-atmosphere farming shows a way of bucking agrarian crisis
