How a Kerala couple built a sustainable mud house of their dreams

Hari and Asha built their eco-friendly home at just Rs 4 lakh

जलवायु परिवर्तन की वजह से कहीं सूखा है तो कहीं बाढ़

केरल संकट-एक : पिछले नौ माह के दौरान केरल ने कई आपदाओं का सामना किया है। डाउन टू अर्थ ने इसकी पड़ताल की है।

Will recent floods change voting pattern in Kerala?

Despite the devastating floods and the 'flawed' rehabilitation process, these issues are not going to be big in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, …

जीवन में बदलाव ही जलवायु परिवर्तन से बचाव संभव

केरल स्टेट डिजास्टर मैनेजमेंट अथॉरिटी के मेंबर सेक्रेटरी शेखर लुकोस कुरीकोस ने कहा कि केरल की घटनाओं को दूसरे नजरिए से देखने की जरूरत ...

Perfect substitute

Once faced by rice shortage, people in Kerala embraced nutrition-rich tapioca

पानी में डूब रहा है यह गांव, तैर कर स्कूल जाते हैं बच्चे

केरल का एक ग्रामद्वीप (विलेज आइलैंड ) लुप्त होने वाला है। गांव के 13 वार्डों में से 10 आंशिक रूप से जलमग्न हैं और ...

जलवायु परिवर्तन के कारण मानसून के दिनों में भी बढ़ रही है गर्मी

आईआईटी, गांधीनगर के शोधकर्ताओं ने 1951 से 2017 के बीच केरल में वर्षा, तापमान और चरम घटनाओं का अध्ययन किया है

Kerala: After the deluge, a drought in the works

Major rivers and wells in the state have seen their water levels dip precariously after a terrible flood hit the state in August

Germany to provide Rs 720 crore loan to flood-hit Kerala

The amount would be used to promote climate-resilient transport infrastructure. Besides, a Rs 24 crore grant for international expertise in the …

‘Cashew Board will help procure raw cashew nut directly’

Rajesh R, Managing Director of Kerala State Cashew Workers Apex Industrial Co-operative Society (CAPEX), talks about the problems with the Indian …

Tracking decades-long endosulfan tragedy in Kerala

Down To Earth takes a look at one of the worst and longest-running pesticide poisoning episodes in India and how it culminated with the Supreme …

Navara stew

Surviving the century’s worst drought in Kerala

Deficit rainfall and changing land use pattern has made water a scarce commodity in the state. Communities are trying to brave the crisis 

Rise of a fabric

Indian coir industry pins its hopes on the growing market for coir in the West

Kerala lacks a flood warning system: Government official

Bygone haystacks

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Turning a new reef

Once liquour-sodden, the fisherfolk of a Kerala village are replacing destroyed natural reefs with artificial ones

Living on a minefield

Plans to set up lignite and China clay mines in the biologically diverse and rich Madayipara plateau of Kerala's Kannur district has its …

Paradise lost

Not one dam in Kerala was inspected before monsoon, reveals RTI

The state received 42% above normal rainfall but the Central Water Commission didn’t have any information of the criticality of dams

Kerala floods: Two residents file PIL, say water management saw no change since 1956

The duo blames authorities for aggravating flood situation by releasing unplanned volumes of water when the state had already seen exceptional …

The pain of truncated lives

The Supreme Court's much-awaited judgement on ownership rules for captive elephants could bring clarity on regulation

SC orders Kerala to compensate Endosulfan victims in 90 days

Over 20 years of aerial spraying on cashew plantations in Kerala and other states has left many with mental and physical disorders

Kerala's answer to drought: PPP model for water management

Activists say the move will end up privatising water sources and wetlands; increase water cost manifold

Simply Put: Kerala and plastics