Will Jaipur lose its last major patch of green?
Dol Ka Badh, spread over 105 acres of land in Jaipur’s Sanganer tehsil is home to trees, shrubs and various bird species
World Wildlife Day: India’s National Heritage Animal deserves the best in captivity and in the wild
Let us ensure that these giant pachyderms stay safe in this land that has revered them for milliennia
Jharkhand’s community kitchens: Making a mockery of food security?
The state's Dal Bhat Yojana was meant to provide some food security to those struggling to make ends meet by providing them hygienic and …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 27, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
'The mining lobby tried to suppress our voice'
Chairperson of Tarun Bharat Sangh writes about their fight against illegal mining that started in the 1980s
One of the first Great Indian Bustard chicks of this year’s breeding season spotted
The chick has been spotted in the Desert National Park in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district, the last major stronghold of the imperiled bird
Going back to the past for a better future
The Tarun Bharat Sangh is helping drought-hit villagers of Alwar district of Rajasthan grow crops by reviving a traditional system of dam …
Lost in the Thar
The Indira Gandhi canal project is a costly failure that has led to destruction of habitat and loss of arable land
Wonder plant
An eco-friendly plant, the Senna can be used to regenerate wastelands with less water and without pesticides
Coming back to life
When villages work with each other to regenerate the environment, there are unexpected blessings. Sometimes, they are as big as a river
Nipping malaria in the bud
Scientists from the Desert Medicine Research Centre, Jodhpur, have found that the Indian nightshade (Solanum xanthocarpum) is fatal for three …
There is an urgent need to know the present status of the Great Indian Bustard population: Sumit Dookia
Down To Earth speaks to wildlife biologist on 64 GIBs being counted by the Rajasthan Forest Department during its annual waterhole survey
Simply Put: Ration denied
75 years of people’s power: Lalsot in Rajasthan is helping rural areas to treat their faecal sludge
This is an example of the informal use of urban facilities to treat rural faecal sludge
Locust attack: Govt caught completely unawares, minister admits
Instead of taking accountability, Rajasthan, Centre, blame each other, Pakistan
Locust attack: Swarms pose most serious threat since 1993
Area measuring 370,000 hectares in Gujarat and Rajasthan affected
Coca-Cola has closed 20 per cent of its bottling plants in India: Report
Community protests and a worsening ground water condition mainly led to the closure
Chaotic reports
Beating the heat
Hills on fire
Fires ravage forests in many parts of northern India
Rain catcher
For his outstanding work in rainwater harvesting, Rajendra Singh gets the Magsaysay award
High-yield variety
Bamboo is key to rural growth
Watered-down governance
Rajasthan police kills more farmers demanding water, this time in Tonk district
Summer's here
Punjab and Rajasthan at court war over water
Spirit of videshi
By turning our backs on swadeshi, we have left cotton farmers in the lurch