Contract farming is yet to make a mark in Punjab; here is why

Suitable policies need to be in place in order to enhance the prospects for contract farming in the state

Punjab to use ancient broadcasting technique to grow rice this Kharif, save groundwater

DSR can help reduce water consumption by as much as 35% over the traditional process of transplanting rice seedlings from a nursery to …

Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: Ignoring the groundwater depletion problem

Blaming farmers alone won’t work; prices for crops other than paddy must be remunerative

State after state fail to procure kharif paddy

2 months into procurement season, 83% paddy lifted from Punjab & Haryana only    

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 …

Back to the borders: Samyukt Kisan Morcha calls off mahapanchayats in Punjab

The union leaders said they wanted to clear up the misconception that the protests have run out of steam in Delhi

Punjab, Chandigarh have most senior citizens with ocular morbidities: LASI

Comprehensive studies are needed to study changing trends in eye-related problems to reduce the instances of resultant eye diseases

How peasants are an indelible part of Sikh theology, history and tradition

The latest protests against the new farm laws only validate the importance of the peasant in Sikh religion and society

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

In poll season, Punjab debates legalising poppy seed and opium farming

Proponents feel the two crops will help farmers, save Punjab’s groundwater and wean its youth from synthetic drugs

Punjab's marginalised communities struggle for their right to cultivate common lands

People from the scheduled caste have once protested against big landlords who have taken control of fertile common lands and they are all set to …

Uncertainty over air pollution in Delhi over the weekend

Satellite images from November 9 show intense stubble burning in Punjab; with the wind direction likely to change, it could be a choking weekend …

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

What will be the climate impact on Indo-Gangetic plain

Climate change projections and impacts in a region with 432.5 million population

Live storage increased 165% in 123 reservoirs during monsoon

This is 87 per cent of the total live storage capacity of the 123 reservoirs

Cool medicine

The age-old thandai keeps energy levels high and fever and acidity at bay

Cotton growers lose

INDIA

Looming threat

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