Three expert members quit Ganga basin authority

Resignation letters express dismay over hydropower projects being pushed in the river basin without their knowledge; accuse government of apathy …

AAP rides on drug abuse issue in Punjab

Activists say Punjab may lose an entire generation to drug abuse

Momentum for Jal Shakti Abhiyan will create water security: Gajendra Shekhawat

The Abhiyan will work in 256 water-stressed districts, the minister told Down To Earth

Kendriya Bhandar to open outlets in more states

More than 60-year-old cooperative commits to Gandhian values to stay relevant

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Will a water security bill resolve lack of access in India?

Civil society members have proposed a water security bill to ensure access to safe water for 76 million Indians who do not have it

A lame duck Schedule of the Constitution

The true potential of the Fifth Schedule was diluted right at its conception

Bihar meat-sellers rue drop in Holi sales amid coronavirus rumours

The animal husbandry ministry has been trying to dispel rumours connecting meat-eating and virus outbreak

टिकैत की ये बातें मान लेती सरकारें तो नहीं होता कृषि संकट

अक्टूबर 2008 में डाउन टू अर्थ ने किसान नेता महेंद्र सिंह टिकैत का साक्षात्कार किया था, प्रस्तुत हैं उसके मुख्य अंश -  

पहले बूथ लूटे जाते थे, अब चुनाव लूटा जा रहा है : जल जन जोड़ो अभियान

महाराष्ट्र में आजादी के बाद सिंचाई के लिए सबसे अधिक बांधों का निर्माण किया गया लेकिन राज्य के 26 जिले की 151 तालुकाओं को ...

In the Parliament on July 22, 2015

MPs raised a question on the status of nuclear safety in India and sought details about the country’s nuclear fuel stocks

Political parties use rural health mission scam stick to beat Mayawati government

Bahujan Samaj Party leader defiant blames UPA for the mess

Simply Put: Walk for water

National Science Day: Remembering Sukumar Chandra Sirkar, an unsung student of CV Raman

Few know about Raman’s research associates and students who were witness to the discovery and subsequently worked on various aspects of it

1 करोड़ नौकरियों का वादा किसका था?

एनडीए सरकार ने 2001 में यह वादा किया था लेकिन अब वर्तमान सरकार भी नौकरियां सुरक्षित न कर पाने की वही गलती दोहरा रही ...

Of pseudo-sangams and de-linking of rivers

How Madhya Pradesh government is exploiting religious sentiments to trump common sense in water management and project the chief minister as a …

Loss from illegal sand mining on Air Force land pegged at Rs 1.4 crore

Faridabad deputy commissioner's report to National Green Tribunal estimates that 60,000 metric tonnes of sand has been mined illegally from the …

A journey called change

Their struggle for survival and progress has shaped the understanding of environmentalism both at the national and global levels and influenced …

किसानों को सब्सिडी नहीं, सही कीमत दिलाना चाहते थे महेंद्र सिंह टिकैत

जब देश कृषि संकट से जूझ रहा है तो किसान नेता महेंद्र सिंह टिकैत की बातों में समाधान ढ़ूंढ़ने की कोशिश की जा सकती ...

Why no cover for mental illness? Supreme Court asks Centre, regulator

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death brings issue back in focus

'First 100 days show NDA has no intention to work for the poor'

Report released by network of civil society groups expresses concern over policies damaging to the environment

Money, money everywhere; not a clean drop to drink

Experts lament the lack of scientific planning and direction for cleaning of rivers in budgets

पर्यावरण की चुनौती से संकट तो बढ़ा, लेकिन समावेश का अवसर भी मिला

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Indira, Manmohan, Modi: Why all see civil society with suspicion

The arrests of activists and rights campaigners is set to further dip the relationship between government and the civil society

Ban on construction work at Maheshwar dam lifted

This despite Jairam Ramesh himself accepted rehabilitation was slow