Aftermath of Jammu and Kashmir floods

Double trouble heading for Jammu and Kashmir

After a brief pause, heavy rains will resume on Wednesday

Western disturbance to impact many parts of India

A wet weekend is in store for northern and central India

Indian Science Congress showcases innovations for a smarter home

Exhibits include gas stove that can be timed to turn off; a clothesline that protects clothes from rain

Science for people

Scientists attending the 101st Science Congress discuss solutions to lift farmers, livestock owners out of poverty

The panchayat outrage

It was a vote for self-governance, not self-determination. No panchayat election in the country ever created as much hype as that of Jammu and …

Can Omar Abdullah help restore TosaMaidan’s lost glory?

The former chief minister, who won with a narrow margin from Beerwah, was instrumental in getting the armed forces to vacate the large meadow in …

J&K to get Rs 60,000 crore as BJP-PDP agree on government formation

State allocated maximum amount among 11 revenue deficit states, following recommendations of 14th Finance Commission

Kashmir: After floods, focus shifts to relief

With crops lost to floods and the government continuing to work at a slow pace, several believe that the worst is yet to come

Hike customs duty on raw silk, J&K Governor asks the Centre

The move will protect the livelihood of 30,000 families engaged in raw silk production

Infant deaths in J&K: ill babies given pentavalent vaccine, says PUDR

Report of health experts deputed by civil society group says infants did not receive timely medical care when they developed serious reaction

Pentavalent vaccine approved in five more states. Health ministry brushes aside safety concerns

Four children in Kerala reportedly died immediately after the vaccine was administered

Environment ministry approves mining near Vaishno Devi shrine

Trikuta wildlife sanctuary to be denotified

J&K floods: ensure food and water reaches the last person, Supreme Court tells Centre

Apex court seeks status report on flood relief and rescue work carried out in the state

Brace for more extreme weather events in Himalayas, warn experts

Maximum temperatures in mountain region may rise by 0.5°C to 2.5°C, says state action plan on climate change

Floods in 4 states lead to economic loss of Rs 19,000 crore in past one year

Close to 20 million people displaced or affected

NDMA vice-chairperson's post vacant for three months

Members of the apex disaster management body asked to leave after new government came to power at Centre

Himalayan states also face risk of glacial lake outburst floods

The region is surrounded by 8000 glacial lakes, 200 of them potentially dangerous

Monsoon begins to withdraw from India

The south-west monsoon has already withdrawn from some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and most of Rajasthan

Unplanned urbanisation, encroachment blamed for Srinagar flood

Illegal structures had mushroomed on Jhelum’s banks and around lakes, clogging drainage channels

Jammu and Kashmir was unprepared for flood fury

State did not have forecasting system or a disaster management plan in place

Store water in the sky

Three decades after 'ice man' Chewang Norphel first harvested water in the form of artificial glaciers in Ladakh, Sonam Wangchuk, a young …

India's double challenge

Traditional system of flood management through lakes and connected water channels has been forgotten

Pellet guns proving lethal for civilians in Kashmir

Using pellet guns on unarmed civilians is considered a transgression of human rights

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 31-September 4, 2020)

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