Shawls, an antelope and the law
The question is not just of farming chiru. It is about the policy that a country should have towards wildlife conservation, forest dwelling …
The fortnight in brief
Himachal villages are first to claim forests rights, J&K's Russian poplars to be felled, Delhi's increasing appetite for power …
Green lore
Environment has been intrinsic to our oral traditions much before we developed writing. But it is only in the past decade or two that …
Urban floods: lessons from Jammu & Kashmir
Putting a stop to unmindful concretisation of lake beds and drainage channels can save cities from disastrous floods
Dangerous deal
To promote development in hilly states, a committee recommends dilution of forest clearance rules, reward for setting up projects
COVID-19: Role of bayt-al-mals in J&K comes into focus amid lockdown
Bayt-al-mals look after welfare of families and in some cases, migrants, in the union territory
Government declares flood in Kashmir after Jhelum crosses danger mark
Three houses collapse in Budgam district, 16 members of a family buried under rubble, 21 reportedly missing
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
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
Assam, Meghalaya seek Centre’s assistance to deal with flood aftermath
Chief ministers submit memorandum for financial aid for a few thousand crore rupees; civil society say funds utilisation needs strict monitoring …
COVID-19: Sharp rise in infection among pregnant women in Kashmir
The total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir now at 4,083; around 232 pregnant women test positive
Making sense of energy conservation in Jammu and Kashmir
Homes in the Union territory are not designed to conserve energy and ensure proper heating, resulting in little conservation of energy, say …
Unplanned urbanisation, encroachment blamed for Srinagar flood
Illegal structures had mushroomed on Jhelum’s banks and around lakes, clogging drainage channels
`I did not have a government for 36 hours'
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah pleaded helplessness as the seat of his government went under water and his ministers and …
Path lab in a tablet
Kanav Kahol, an expert on biomedical informatics, quit his teaching job in the US and came back to India to create a technology that would …
Changing climes
Climate change is a very slow process, notoriously difficult to understand. Is it happening in India? Residents of some Himalayan towns, where …
Maize Mania
Maize has become the queen of cereals, courted by state governments, seed companies, farmers and the feedstock and starch industries as the crop …
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 …
What triggers desertification in India
A low down on the most important causes behind desertification in every state of the country. Addressing these will be critical to meet targets …