Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 4, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Brick Kilns: A case for promoting rural industries in the future
The role played by India’s brick kilns during the COVID-9 crisis, puts up a case for preserving rural industries that are readily adapting …
COVID-19 could lead to spurt in Punjab migration: Study
Preliminary findings pertained to 296 migrants from 207 households of 5 villages in rural Patiala
Five SC rebukes that show governments not serious about Delhi’s air
The apex court has repeatedly cracked on Delhi and neighbouring state governments for not being able to curb air pollution in the capital city
Land reforms needed for Punjab’s marginalised farmers, farm workers: Study
Research shows that bigger the farm, greater are the consumption levels; also, caste-based discrimination becomes overt at higher levels of living
The price of populism
The Punjab government avoided tough decisions and resorted to populist measures. Now, the economy and the environment are both in tatters
DTE Coverage: Pink bollworm’s cotton curse in India's North Zone
Down To Earth travels to the cotton fields of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan and hears stories of misery and death
Live storage increased 165% in 123 reservoirs during monsoon
This is 87 per cent of the total live storage capacity of the 123 reservoirs
What will be the climate impact on Indo-Gangetic plain
Climate change projections and impacts in a region with 432.5 million population
Cool medicine
The age-old thandai keeps energy levels high and fever and acidity at bay
Cotton growers lose
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Looming threat
No to organic farming
Farmers in a bind
Proposed GAIL pipeline through Punjab will curb land rights
Not as wheatful as expected
Certified seeds turned out spurious: Punjab farmers
Delhi PM2.5 levels rose by 68 per cent within a day in early November: CSE
Rapid build-up in short timespan able to tip air quality into severe category as local pollution already very high, says thinktank
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 22, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Why we may have missed the bus on ensuring paddy co-firing in Delhi-NCR coal plants this year
Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh need to identify the major aggregators in their respective states and ensure allocation of suitable land and …
How farmers’ protest can be the answer to Satluj-Yamuna Canal dispute
Discussions and sharing arrangement brought by farmers’ collective, unions and other beneficiaries can potentially provide a meaningful …
Protestors clash with cops outside Punjab CM’s house over MGNREGA, commons land
Bhagwant Mann was away in Gujarat, campaigning for the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the state legislative assembly elections
Toxic air engulfs Delhi-NCR, worse yet to come
Western disturbance may reach North India on November 1 with dust from Pakistan and the Thar Desert and if wind speeds remain low, the dust will …
Incessant rainfall continues to batter north India
While Himachal Pradesh and Punjab are the worst hit, Haryana and J&K too get much more than their normal September rainfall
Paper tiger? Punjab Pollution Control Board not able to recover environmental fines imposed in last 2 years
Punjab government’s move is a mockery of the law, at a time when environmental pollution is becoming deadly and dangerous
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 17, 2023)