Permits revoked
Purification project
SC orders Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana to stop stubble burning; clarifies firecracker regulations apply to all states, not just Delhi
Apex court also directed Delhi government to repair defunct smog towers immediately
Poisoned Punjab: Study finds declining groundwater quality, southwestern Punjab most affected
Intensive agriculture practices, over-exploitation of groundwater may be to blame
Direct cash transfer smooth in Punjab, but is it a hit with farmers
State pays out 83% of wheat MSP due for rabi season in a month
AAP makes Lok Sabha debut in Punjab
Seasoned politicians defeated by aam aadmis
Gender balance gadget
States turn to dubious technology for saving girl child
Cotton Curse: Pheromone-based mating disruption technology may help control pink bollworm
Experiments show 90% reduction in losses, improved yield
Put farm laws on hold or we will: SC to Centre
Farmers' unions decline apex court's proposal to set up talks with a committee
Farmers shun cotton
Delayed monsoons, high input cost make farmers shift to guar, groundnut and pulses
Board trouble
A new report severely castigates the functioning of India's pollution control boards
Weeding out waste
Punjab starts an ecofriendly state-level programme to clean ponds by using duckweeds
WATER SHARING
COVID-19 update: Amid spike in cases, Maharashtra warns of a second wave
Punjab a cause of worry for a high death rate; Kerala continues to see spike in cases
Despite police action, farmers approaching Delhi for mega protest event November 26
Haryana seals its borders; farmers vow to protest wherever they are stopped
Stubble trouble
Post-harvest clumps in rice fields burn and increasepollution in Punjab
Cotton Curse: Bt Cotton losses by pink bollworm pushing farmers to brink of suicide
Part 1: Recurring losses due to pests in North India compounding farmers’ distress, finds DTE ground report
Fields on fire: Punjab, Haryana farmers start burning paddy stubble to make way for vegetables
NASA shows 222 incidents of stubble burning in September; Amritsar, Tarn Taran hotspots
Reeds to the rescue
An ecofriendly way of treating polluted wastewater holds promise for rural India
Ploughing on in Punjab
How successful will the state's crop deversification scheme be?
Bt for Better Times?
Good weather, illegal Bt seeds raise Punjab's sagging cotton yields
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 3, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Groundwater in 12 Indian states found to be contaminated with uranium
Nearly 29%, or about 3 in every 10 wells tested in Punjab, is contaminated with uranium
‘Grains not stored properly in FCI godown, rotting food creating pest hazard’
NGT orders probe into biological hazard at Punjab storage, forms joint panel
Why was post-Diwali air quality better this year?
Wind speed, warmer temperatures helped disperse pollutants