Return of village land
Supreme Court asks states to evict illegal occupants of village commons
It’s mid-May and it isn’t as hot as it normally is. Here’s why
354 heavy rainfall events across India in just two months
Farmers move court against Gorakhpur nuclear power plant in Haryana
Plant site is fertile land and sustains 10,000 people
Straw in the wind
Liability sans facility
Draft rules ask health centres to ensure their waste is treated
Ban paves the way
The bar on polluting brick kilns opens up opportunities for cleaner technologies
Dictated by land
Khap panchayats oppose marriage in same gotra to control landholdings
SC bans endosulfan, for now
Committee to submit report on the pesticide's toxicity in eight weeks
Antibacterial resistance: Don't compromise
The only way to combat antibiotic resistance is to keep the environment clean
Polluters under MoEF scanner
Ministry bans setting up of industries in eight highly polluted industrial clusters
AAP rides on drug abuse issue in Punjab
Activists say Punjab may lose an entire generation to drug abuse
Gamble for guar, soy
Despite demand and production, farmers lose to futures trading
Lalitpur’s baby formula
Programme to promote breastfeeding improves health of children under two
Letter
Simply Put: Vital organs of society
Farmers’ Protests 2.0: DTE reports from ground zero Shambhu border
DTE video journalists, Prabhat Kumar & Dhruval Parekh, at Shambhu border as Haryana Police fired tear gas on farmers crossing from Punjab
We find several connections of sound to the environment: Radha Kapuria
Down To Earth speaks to Durham University academic and author about the influence of the environment on music, visual and the performing arts
Dry winter: Water levels in dams on Himachal rivers decline to half of their capacity; experts warn of thirsty summer
Snow & rain during December and January was supposed to replenish state’s glaciers
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 22, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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
Short-duration paddy cultivation can help solve Punjab and Haryana’s stubble burning problem
Along with in situ incorporation of stubble into soil is an effective solution for both air pollution and groundwater conservation
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 9, 2023)
Cotton Curse: How pink bollworm developed resistance to Bt Cotton
Entomologists say early and late sowing, long-duration crops and not planting other varieties against advice may have contributed to resistance …
Disconnect
Today, it is accepted that farm mechanisation is an unavoidable imperative. For productivity must be increased. But -- given the majority of …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 25, 2023)