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