Jodhpur blues: How the Indira Gandhi Canal has robbed the desert citadel of its character
There is ample water in what was once a water scarce place; traditional water bodies, architecture, social habits have consequently gone for a toss
The ‘qissa’ of Basmati
As the European Union gets set to pronounce whether to give a GI tag to India’s Basmati rice, we explore the history of a grain that …
Why Punjab’s short-duration paddy varieties have not solved stubble burning
Promoted by the government, short-duration varieties now dominate Punjab’s paddy landscape and allow farmers enough time to clear the field …
Why farmers in Punjab and Haryana continue to burn rice stubble?
Every year during October and November, farmers in Punjab and Haryana are blamed for polluting the Delhi air by burning stubble
Punjab sets an example by banning junk food in schools
By not allowing children to bring junk food from home, the state education department's message—that junk food is unhealthy—is made …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 1, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
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Green panchayats
Smuggled wood seized
Drought desperation
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Beefing up food security
New atlas analyses current patterns and serves up lasting solutions
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Researchers study behavioural aspect of farmer suicides
One of the major causes behind suicidal intent is depression, experts find while studying cases in Punjab, Telangana and Maharashtra
Use revenue-sharing model for development, land acquisition
Access to village commons improved livelihoods but some recent state policies seek to grab them
Delhi pollution crisis: The figure of 4-10% for stubble fires is not wrong but irrelevant
There need to be different strategies to address long- and short-term exposure to pollution problems in Delhi. Governments are aware of it, but …
There is a desert in Tamil Nadu and the dunes are red
There are a couple of theories regarding the formation of these dunes, the most plausible being the role of south west monsoonal winds
Punjab, a cradle of science popularisation in India
Punjab, which is holding the Indian Science Congress, not only produced some of the brightest scientific minds but also a great science communicator
80% groundwater in Punjab's Malwa unfit for drinking
Much of the groundwater in Malwa, Punjab has chemicals exceeding permissible limits, putting children at risk of a blood disorder
Dam travails
A breach in the Bhakra-Nangal dam in Punjab inundates more than 1,215 hectares of agricultural land
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M/s Banth Kheti Sewa Kender and Fertiliser store Dealers in insecticide, Pesticide sprayers, seeds and fertilisers: village Dher, district Ropar,…
Dip in yield, low protein content: PAU field experiment finds several problems with nano urea
Production can decrease further year on year if nano urea application is continued
A year since Giaspura: Ludhiana’s gas leak remains unsolved; activists say tragedy like this could happen again
No improvements have been made to the sewer system since the incident and the cleaning was last done six months ago, residents told DTE
Punjab’s ‘Donkey Flights’ to the world’s conflict zones
Widespread joblessness explains why Punjab’s migrants resort to desperate means to reach their final destinations
Punjab procures wheat in the shadow of COVID-19
Here are the problems farmers face despite government efforts