Ensuring drinking water

Not for sale

Curbs on farmland transactions in Karnataka

Faecal signs

An axe that went awry

Organic matters

Soil carbon can foretell soil health

The Shetty farm model

Engineer couple try out rainfed farming

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 23, 2024)

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

Chamundi Hill ropeway plan in Mysuru resurfaces, green activists maintain opposition

A decision will be taken only after a thorough evaluation of pros and cons, state tourism minister HK Patil stated

Complementarity begets productivity

ORGANIC farming technologies involve adaptation to local environments. Continuing the series on organic farming (See Down To Earth, November 30, …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 5, 2023)

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

Cyclone update: ‘Mandous’ rising at dangerous intensity, three Tamil Nadu districts on red alert

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in most parts of north coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

How can you make a westward-flowing river flow east: Activists on Bedti-Varada interlinking

Bedti-Varada river interlinking is an unscientific project that will drain public money, say critics

COVID-19: 2 cases of Omicron detected in Karnataka, testing of contacts underway

Two males, 66 and 46 years of age, test positive for omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2; all primary and secondary contacts of both cases have been …

Bandh over Cauvery: Mixed response in Bengaluru; Mandya fully shut down

Another statewide bandh called by farmer associations on September 29 expected to evoke bigger response  

It’s been 40 years! Update India’s flood map NOW

Flood panel, on whose watch India’s flood-prone areas were demarcated, was formed in 1980 

Cyclone Tauktae can be among the ‘strongest’ on India’s west coast in 2 decades

Two of south Asia’s megapolises, Mumbai and Karachi lie in the path of Cyclone Tauktae

Long-term NO2 exposure affects lung function: Study

A study carried out for five years in a residential area of Mysuru found sustained exposure to nitrogen dioxide reduced lung function and …

High temperatures reduce rice, sorghum yield in Karnataka

A recent study reveals that during kharif and rabi seasons the state is exposed to a high number of days when mercury climbs above 33 degrees Celsius

Journey of the Fall Armyworm

Fall Armyworm has infested crops in over 50 countries across two continents in just over two years

Are Siberian migratory birds increasingly falling prey to India’s power lines?

A joint study by Russian and Indian scientists on two ospreys shows that this could indeed be the case

Kodagu landslides not a natural disaster

Here’s an account of the situation in disaster-hit Kodagu in Karnataka by a geologist who volunteered for the relief work

After causing food crisis in Africa, worms attack Karnataka’s maize crop

It's a reason to worry because this caterpillar can also destroy crops like rice, cotton and sugarcane

Why political parties love schemes that benefit individual voters

Popular welfare schemes will be the focus of upcoming elections, but the unilateral focus to provide benefits to individual voter leads to less …

Karnataka wants to drill more borewells, but where’s the water?

Despite groundwater depletion and huge expenditure incurred, the state government seeks answer to water scarcity in borewells 

CSE Clean City Award: Mysuru is one of the best solid waste managers in India

Mysuru boasts of door-to-door garbage-collection, segregation and recycling, making it one of the best managers of municipal solid waste. In 2016,…