The Green Brigade

COVID-19: Around 800 Nepali workers stranded in Dharchula, Uttarakhand

The workers want to enter Nepal but the Nepalese government has declared a complete lockdown

Uttarakhand's displaced

Uttarakhand: inheritance of loss

After a year of the flood devastated Uttarakhand, DTE takes stock of relief and rehabilitation works

Scent of good business

Herbs spell commercial success for villages in Jowahar Valley

A few good men

Seven months of hard work and sheer dedication has made Pithoragarh free from polythene bags

Harappa, Rakhigarhi, Dholavira: 200 years of droughts may have erased these Indus megacities, says study

The prolonged droughts forced the civilisation to reorganise their settlements & switch to drought-resilient crops

After Joshimath, it could be Karnaprayag, Nainital and other Uttarakhand towns next, say experts

Policy interventions are needed on construction work in Himalayan regions to avoid a repeat of Joshimath, according to experts  

Yar Tsa Gumba

A miraculous mushroom, over-exploited, is on the brink of extinction

Supreme Court says yes to road through sanctuary near Uttarakhand

Twice hit by flood, Pithoragarh awaits attention

Over 1,000 people stranded in villages but relief and rescue operations focus only on pilgrim centres

Little relief reaching disaster-affected in Uttarakhand

Foodgrains rotting in government godowns; people get empty assurances

Deer don’t need more space

Uttarakhand says extending sanctuary will hamper development

NTPC dam rattles local elections

Officials subverted elections to the forest council that opposed dam, allege villagers

People in distress get little relief

Centre to give Rs 6,687 crore to Uttarakhand for building and reconstruction projects. How much of it will reach people?

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 18, 2020)

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