Gairan land encroachment in Maharashtra: Official surveys do not always show the real picture, say those affected

Land has not been demarcated correctly in many villages; or residential land has been so insufficient that houses have been built on pasture land

Ganesh Chaturthi: The modak’s history reflects its strong ties to the land; here is how

The sweet and some of the recipes used in making it are quite old; its ingredients include some of the Deccan’s famous crops like ambemohur rice

Tribal Education: How Bhils in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh set an example through ‘Jeevan Shala’

They established and have been running a number of schools in central India’s tribal areas for 30 years, despite government opposition

Hermann Bacher: The Swiss Jesuit who revolutionised watershed development in India

Hermann Bacher, who spent 60 of his 97 years in India, was deeply impacted by the Maharashtra drought of 1972; it led him to recalibrate his …

Remains of Cyclone Tauktae: North India may be hit

Three people have died so far as the cyclone pounded parts of Gujarat, according to officials  

New species of dragonfly discovered in the Konkan

The Konkan Rockdweller is endemic to the region and likes to perch on rocks or concrete walls  

Activists favour grant of Scheduled Tribe status to Siddis across Karnataka

The state has the largest concentration of the Afro-Indian community but ST status is granted to them in only 1 district

Gadchiroli villages to move SC against Maharashtra forest body

Villagers are challenging the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd’s 2016 decision under which, it felled 385 hectares of old-…

A tiger’s tale

Avni, the Yavatmal tigress, died because she was caught in the crossfire of people's expectations from the government and the pretence …

Maharashtra and Telangana sign MoU on Godavari projects

The MoU brings to an end long-drawn disagreements between the two states over the use of the river waters

Unkindest cut of all

The Union government's health budget hack is pushing Maharashtra back into the malnutrition trap

31 persons die of dengue in Maharashtra cities

Mumbai is worst-hit city; health department and administration fail to curb disease spread

State of fear

Rationalist Narendra Dabholkar's murder is a reminder that social conditions give rise to irrationality and those who perpetuate existing …

The swaraj dream

Urbane intellectuals join hands with proud Gond tribals in an unique exercise to chalk out planning and development in adivasi hamlets

How enabling is ICT?

In February, 100-odd people got together at the quaint little town of Baramati. All had a common goal: to exchange ideas on the use of …

Maharashtra's tariff structure renders solar power unviable

State electricity regulatory commission's power tariff structure favours private wind energy producers

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 17, 2024)

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

Bitter end to sweet limes: Farmers in parched Marathwada forced to uproot citrus orchards

Growers grapple with financial burden as water tankers become only lifeline for citrus trees

India lost 204 tigers in 2023, most of them in Maharashtra: WPSI

India’s tiger population increased by 200 from 2018 to 2022, according to new figures released this year

Maharashtra unseasonal rains likely to damage onions, wheat, grapes

Along with a drop in price, the conditions will bolster pest attacks, farmers say

Excess rainfall in Nov-Dec, early heat: Why lime production was hit in Andhra, India's largest producer

Gujarat, Maharashtra also affected, prices to come down in a fortnight, say experts

Energy in news on June 5

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

Maharashtra gives reserved forests status to mangroves

Mangroves on privately owned land are not a part of this notification

Flame that cools

Long-forgotten palash flower helps beat the heat, offers health benefits

Washing away profits