Rich land, poor people: What will be the future of generations growing up in Jharkhand’s coal belt

If the coal-dependent communities are not connected to employment opportunities, this illegal parallel economy may grow even larger

Simply Put: Life or livelihood?

Rich land, poor people: Can we let our children go hungry, ask coal pickers of Jharkhand

For the local people living near the coal mines, the livelihood crisis is even more significant than the burning of coal within their homes, …

Climate change is playing spoilsport in kendu leaf collection across eastern India; here’s how

Rains, instead of heat and dust storms during April and May, have led to a proliferation of flies which are bothering collectors

Adolescent leadership can address menstruation myths

Around 53% girls surveyed in Jharkhand believed that menstrual blood is dirty

How does elementary literacy impact Adivasi livelihoods? SAL 2021 report sheds light

Family heads had no school education in 53% of Adivasi households in Jharkhand and 58.6% in Odisha

Deepening local democracy: Tola sabhas in Jharkhand provide easy access, more accountabilty

These hamlet-level governance units are a replica of Gram Sabha but can be a more effective in many ways, especially for far-off villages.

A monumental waste: Crores spent on water-related works haven’t readied Jharkhand for droughts; here’s why

Poor planning of water conservation and water harvesting structures is a major reason

India’s kala-azar cases declined 98.7% since 2007: Health ministry

Around 99.8% endemic blocks in India have achieved elimination status, says Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Dying for ration: A DTE series on ration card beneficiaries

Down To Earth highlighted families who were unable to receive benefits of ration cards due to glitches in the system

Dying for ration: No health aid for those without PDS cards

Ground report from Jharkhand villages shows many pending applications; Rejected applicants told quota for beneficiaries full

Simply Put: Green Card

Dying for ration: Tribal beneficiaries of Jharkhand PDS don’t have salt, surviving on plain boiled rice

Ration cards for many cancelled; Landless villagers migrate to city for work

Dying for ration: 7-year wait for Jharkhand couple to receive PDS benefits

Village residents say ration cards of many cancelled, including those from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

As told to Parliament (December 15, 2022): Over 20,000 Indian villages don’t have mobile network coverage, says minister

Minister cited remote and rugged terrain, scattered population and commercially non-viable operations as the reasons for this

Jharkhand: Farmers wait through the night to apply for drought relief scheme

Server glitches mar application process for compensation scheme announced by state government

CSE analysis finds Delhi-NCR winter pollution levels down in October-November

Warmer October, fewer crop fires & favourable meteorological conditions help improve bad air

Chhattisgarh: Adivasis say FRA violated, as forest department marks trees for felling in 3 districts

Villagers now have the legal right to protect, regenerate, conserve and manage these lands

RE-powering Jharkhand: Solar objectives great, but execution may be tough

Coal to clean transformation will need structural transformation of age-old communities

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 10, 2022)

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

Gandhian Sanitation: Flood-prone Sahibganj uses height and bacteria to manage its waste

Flood-prone blocks of Sahibganj in Jharkhand use biodigester toilets; these comprise a series of concrete tanks that contain sheets with an …

Decentralised renewable energy vital for strengthening Jharkhand's health sector

Over 13% of health sub-centres and public health centres in Jharkhand not electrified 

A year without a crop

A failed monsoon is alarming for Jharkhand, a state where severe drought has become more frequent in the last 2 decades 

Monsoon 2022: Why a drought wasn’t declared in 4 states with drought-like conditions

A report shows drought-like situation in over 700 blocks of 91 districts of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar & West Bengal

Kharif sowing period almost over, but huge deficit for paddy and pulses

Jharkhand most affected due to delayed monsoon 2022; Soyabean, millet see increase