Not making the grade
After 10 years struggle, Mendha gets separate Panchayat status under Gramdan Act
Development means struggle of Mendha’s residents for self-rule & sovereignty over their forests & land seems to be finally coming …
Watch and earn: Initiative to protect Sinhagad fort & forest in Maharashtra also helps people earn a livelihood
Ghera Sinhagad Van Sanrakshan Samiti was set up jointly by the government & villagers to ensure conservation but has benefitted locals in …
Here I stand, come hell or high water
Forty-five-year-old Keshubhai of Manibeli has come to symbolise not only all that is wrong with state power, but also the Narmada Bachao Andolan'…
The Zika virus is here to stay in India, Kanpur just latest victim
The presence of the vector and the virus together makes India extremely vulnerable to Zika
Maharashtra expands EV subsidies — but with a deadline
The revised EV policy aims to realise the state’s ambition to have 10% EVs among new vehicle registrations by 2025
Fact check: Is it really Neelakurinji that is blooming in Chikkamagaluru
Media outlets and tourists might have well confused the Neelakurinji with another shrub of the same genus
Maharashtra doubles input subsidy for farmers, citing extreme weather events
Maharashtra farmers skeptical about doubling of input subsidy by state government; say benefits hardly accrue to them
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 31, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
A land imagined: Indigenous crops help Marathwada women in adding to family nutrition
Women in Maharashtra's Marathwada region reclaim parts of their farmland to grow produce of choice and to ensure nutrition security of their …
The Alphonso mango is now completely traceable
Traceability shows the complete journey of how sustainably a fruit has been harvested and distributed; it can help and prevent the misuse of GI tags
Resurgence of COVID-19 cases serious concern: Centre
‘Clinical trial mode’ condition of Covaxin manufactured by Bharat Biotech International taken off; Covaxin granted licence similar to …
Book Excerpt: Fractured Rehabilitation
Journalist Atul Deulgaonkar's new book in Marathi describes the botched rehabilitation efforts in the aftermath of the Latur-Osmanabad Earthquake …
DTE tracks trafficking: Droughts, migrating parents leave Marathwada girls vulnerable
Sugarcane cutters’ children at high risk, targeted through proxy marriages
Pollution in news on April 12
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on pollution
Pune’s draft bye-laws threaten existing model of plastic waste management
The bye-laws not only threaten the existing SWaCH model but also lacks clarity on guidelines for extended producer responsibility
All sugar factories in Maharashtra close before season, production drops 20%
Extreme weather events lead to drop in poor yield, sugar prices will climb, warn experts
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 27, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
After massive crop damage, Maharashtra onion farmers stare at more losses as prices drop to all-time low
Farmers have decided to define a minimum selling price for selling onions at the APMC to counter losses
Why are there fewer women on India’s science scene? Data needed to answer that, say experts
Social and natural scientists have to come together to work on why women are less represented in Indian science
How can we save rural India from COVID-19
Since most rural homes don’t have functional tap connections, they have to be built on a war footing
Urban commons: Almost ignored in city planning
Commons act as a nutritional buffer, safety net for migrants; middle-class, wealthy residents no less dependent
Aarey's Chipko moment
The plan to clear Mumbai's last green cover is facing stiff resistance from citizens and non-profits
8 years and Rs 228 crore later, Maharashtra fails to make even one village sustainable
The state’s scheme, aimed at creating environmentally sustainable villages, saw only up to 6% funds being used for green projects
Over 1 million urban Indians are waiting for toilets
All states and UTs have applicants who are awaiting approval for over six months under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban
