Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 20, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Climate counsel: These farmers in Maharashtra protect each other’s crops from extreme weather; here is how
They use social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Youtube, and in-person gatherings for information about the weather; they also share …
Citizen scientists find first evidence of wolf-dog hybridisation in India
Researchers say such scenarios could drive these wild populations into a hybridisation vortex which eventually result in extinction via …
In the name of development: How Nashik’s Goda Ghat juggled concretisation & de-concretisation over 2 decades
Recurring urban floods exposed how thoughtless development projects have renedered the area vulnerable
Aditya Thackeray turns focus on coal power: What Maharashtra should keep in mind
CSE lays down 4 steps for the state that may face biggest challenge to meet central emission norms
Bullet train or safe sanitation: Tough choice for Nanded
When Nanded already lacks the basic infrastructure of sanitation, what is more important for the city at present
Organic farming: How Indian states are stepping up the act
Organic farming is in a nascent stage in India. Some states have taken the lead in improving organic farming coverage, but a major part of the …
Gujarat has put just one e-vehicle on the road in last six months: Govt data
Maharashtra, which set a target of registering five lakh EVs by 2022 — an average of 274 vehicles per day — managed only four per day …
Live in Mumbai, work in Mumbai, but these workers can't vote in Mumbai
Ragpickers, DNT members and construction workers in India's financial capital don't possess the most powerful tool in democracy
Earthquakes hit Gujarat and Maharashtra
Four tremors hit Gujarat’s Saurashtra and Kutch regions early on January 20, while a 3.6 tremor hit Palghar near Thane in Maharashtra in …
Maharashtra heads towards a drier drought
While last year, the state’s 14,679 villages were hit by drought, this time 20,000 villages are already facing drought-like conditions
Drought unites people
1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
How is Centre making skewed projections to show success of agri-insurance scheme?
The non-loanee farmers from Maharashtra, Kerala and Telangana are shown in loanee category to project the insurance scheme as a success
Pune Court orders four rescued circus elephants to be sent back to where they came from
The foundation for the court decision rests on procedural flaws committed by the enforcement authorities during …
Energy security in drought-hit Maharashtra
A large amount of energy produced in the state is from water-intensive coal power plants. Moving to renewable sources will solve the problem
Cloudy days for solar cooker
Subsidy amounts and sales figures may not always be indicators of commercial success. After a decade-old promotion campaign, only a few …
Energy aplenty
The recycling option has once again shown that wastes like bagasse and wheat straw can be profitably used to generate energy, which could in all …
Gram sabha empowered
Anna Hazare's relentless crusade leads to ordinance granting more powers to the gram sabha in Maharashtra
Village Forest -- with Draft Rules Under Sec 28 of Indian Forest Act 1927
Millions of Indian villagers today act as guardians of forests, forming a mutually beneficial relationship, quite often without outside help. But …
Platter of joy
People in Mendha-Lekha village in Maharashtra fashion plates out of locally available leaves. avilash roul learns lessons in sustainable forest …
The saas-bahu cereal
Aparna Pallavi took 20 years to understand Vidarbha’s culinary character. It lies in the staple
Untreated effluents released in Mumbai rivers, industries flout norms: Report
The Ulhas and its tributary Waldhuni are among 53 of the most polluted rivers in Maharashtra
Rs 1,400 MSP for wheat disappoints Maharashtra farmers
Demand minimum support price of above Rs 2,000 per 100 kg; say present MSP does not meet even cost of cultivation
Watch: Why farmers in parched Marathwada are uprooting citrus orchards
In this battle against nature’s fury on the warming planet, the sweet lime orchards have become unfortunate casualties
Railway gauge conversion threatens Maharashtra's Melghat Tiger Reserve
Petition filed against proposed broad gauge conversion through Melghat