Kolkata artist’s project aims to inculcate environmental awareness in rural areas

It aims to make people question popular notions of development at the cost of the environment

Himalayan plunder: How to design cities in the region

Build lighter structures, ensure proper drainage and use local knowledge to future-proof the region

Exploratory clean energy project in Ladakh begins by polluting

Geothermal fluid discharged during ‘exploratory drilling’ released into Puga nullah

Potential of Spiti Valley's wild fruit waiting to be tapped across India

In the past two decades, seabuckthorn collection has increased 20 times in the valley. Can a pan-Indian market unleash the full potential of this …

Burdened beast: India’s donkeys are disappearing; here is why

A fall in demand as a beast of burden, and illegal meat and skin trade have caused a critical decline in donkey numbers

Too many tourists in Himalayas; new report presses for pre-empting disasters

Built-up area in Himachal Pradesh increased exponentially during 1989-2012, says report

Forest Survey Report 2021: India’s mountainous states, already facing climate change, lose forest cover

Jammu and Kashmir has lost very dense forests, while the North East is top in terms of total forest area loss

Kargil: Wall of landslide debris over river at risk of collapse

A tributary of the Zanskar river remains blocked due to landslide debris, threatening life in the valley. National Disaster Management Authority …

Himalayan plunder: Tourist rush threatens fragile Ladakh

More than an average of 300-600 cars visit Pangong lake every day, passing through some of the most fragile ecosystems in the region

‘One snow leopard gets killed every day’

As India has a sizeable proportion of the global snow leopard distribution range, it has an important role to play in conservation of the world&…

Locust menace worsens in Ladakh

Himalayan wolf a major livestock predator, though not by choice: Study

When wild prey is available, Himalayan wolves show less preference for livestock, irrespective of their densities, according to the study

Indo-Gangetic Plain, Meghalaya will need to use flood protection for 1,000 years: DTE analysis

DTE analysed the need for flood protection measures in India in response to a study on the subject published in Nature

Himalayan plunder: 3 million Indians live in areas that can be swept by glacial lake floods, says study

Three of the world’s most dangerous glacial basins are situated in Pakistan, Peru and Bolivia

On thin ice: Less snow, high temperatures have upturned lives in Himalayan cold desert

Ladakh’s Average temperature has increased in last 3 decades while precipitation had reduced; Rainfall has also decreased in Lahaul-…

Can a winter festival revive Ladakh's tourism amid Indo-China standoff?

The tourism sector accounts for 50% of Ladakh's GDP

‘There is no reliable prediction of size and place of earthquake’

The rate of earthquake occurrence worldwide, or India in general, has not increased in the last few years, say experts

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 …

‘I choose to believe that a Deoli-like incident will not happen again’

Down To Earth speaks to Indian-Chinese actor and singer, Meiyang Chang on community, society and racism

COVID-19 vaccination begins in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh

4,000 get shots in Jammu and Kashmir January 16; soldiers on LoC, LAC inoculated

Ladakh’s mountains of serenity and uncertainty

Battling extreme-weather events is not the only concern for the residents of high-altitude villages

Himachal flash floods: Met warns of more events in mountains of north India

Flash floods and cloudburts have been reported in districts of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, including the Ladakh region

In pics: Ladakhis demand statehood, inclusion in Constitution’s Sixth Schedule

Ladakh residents protested at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi February 15 for statehood, constitutional safeguards, job reservations and other rights

Rising to the climate call: How to tackle the impact

A series of interactive infographics to explore the 21st Century's toughest development challenge: The planet's changing climate

Lives of others

Wildlife is more of an academic concern except when the charismatic tiger is wiped out from a protected forest or our favourite fish vanishes …