Food security: Climate change is affecting the seeds that India depends on
An increase in the number of days with extreme temperatures or rain has caused a decline in the quality and size of seeds across India
Wheat production to be record high despite unseasonal rains: Officials
Back-to-back western disturbances have enriched the soil moisture in the past two weeks, say scientist
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
Is there an election angle to leather industry boost?
Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, hubs of the leather industry are also up for election this month
Monsoon withdrawal from parts of northwest India has started: IMD
The withdrawal is 28 days late this time, compared to 40 days last year
COVID 19: Punjab’s rural economy takes a big hit
Small farmers, labourers among the worst-hit; wheat harvest under cloud
Young entrepreneurs help India curb air and plastic pollution
IIT graduates come up a with a solution to India's crop residue burning problem
Punjab bans gutkha
It is the ninth state to do so
Rajasthan cries foul
Permits revoked
Purification project
The lie of the land
The Bhakra Nangal project's success is rooted in myth, says a new study
According to report
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)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Leave control, even effective pollution monitoring not happening at Delhi-NCR’s power plants: CSE
Make continuous emission monitoring system data public for air quality betterment CSE study emphasises
First lesson in governance for PM Modi: Legislative tapasya (penance) is all about listening to outer world, not inner self
Union government will repeal all 3 controversial farm laws, Modi declares on Gurupurab
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 6, 2022)
Summer fire activities thrice than winter months in 2021
Punjab, Haryana recorded close to 23,000 cases of farm fires from March 1-May 11, 2022
COVID-19 lockdown provides opportunity to save Punjab’s declining groundwater
Pandemic forced Punjabi farmers to adopt a less water- and labour intensive rice growing technique because of labour shortage; it now might …
Punjab rejects Centre’s new agri laws, passes 3 bills of its own
They essentially provide that no sale or purchase of wheat and paddy will take place below the minimum support price
Last straw to stubble burning
Straw can be converted into fuel for use in vehicles. It can also replace coal in old power plants, reducing …
60% wheat remains ‘unlifted’ from Punjab mandis
Amritsar and Tarn Taran Sahib have the highest amount of unlifted wheat in Punjab, 13 days after procurement started
Patiala village uses unique method to treat wastewater
The wastewater treatment plant in Dhingi village uses the Seechewal method to use treated wastewater for irrigation and prevent further …