International Day of Indigenous People: Tribal culture has stayed intact in this part of Rajasthan

Traditional way of living dating back several hundred years is still practiced in Banswara villages 

There is a desert in Tamil Nadu and the dunes are red

There are a couple of theories regarding the formation of these dunes, the most plausible being the role of south west monsoonal winds

In photos: Hard times for India’s wool industry

India’s wool industry may have set off on a decline: Degrading pastureland and an increase in agricultural activity has affected sheep herding …

Will India's camels amble forever into the sunset?

Decreasing use of camels in agriculture and transportation, diminishing pasturelands and an erroneous legislation by the Rajasthan government is …

CAG report raises questions on DMF in Rajasthan

The state's mining and geology dept kept Rs 498 crore locked in and deprived district trusts from accessing the DMFT

Sariska tiger died due to heatstroke, cancer: Autopsy report

Activists have criticised the way the tiger was tranquilised, saying it could have played a role in its eventual death

Forests’ lingering question

Nearly three decades have passed since the Supreme Court ruling in 1996, which mandated the use of dictionary definition to delineate forests. …

Simply Put: Our lives matter

Groundwater in 12 Indian states found to be contaminated with uranium

Punjab is the worst-affected state with Haryana being the second 

World Water Day: In Alwar, community-based water management, recharge key to solving crisis

The water crisis has limited the farming season to just a few months

As told to Parliament (December 1, 2021): Lightning strikes killed 2,862 Indians in 2020

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Bird flu confirmed in Sambhar, 80 birds dead in 5 days

Veterinarians deployed by local administration yet to reach bird flu-hit Sambhar

Jaipur landfill burns for weeks amid lockdown

Administration has hard time in finding fire brigades to spare due to lockdown

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

Winter Capital: How Khichan, a village in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district, came to host demoiselle cranes

Down To Earth’s photographer Vikas Choudhary captures the village of Khichan and its annual visitors

An unusual contest: Great Indian Bustards vs great Indian green energy quest

Rajasthan's state bird, the great Indian bustard, might lose its last natural habitat to wind and solar power plants 

Drug debacle: Diclofenac was not the last threat for India’s vultures

Sixteen years after India banned the veterinary use of diclofenac to save its vultures, three other drugs revive the old challenge

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

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

The real climate warriors

Communities in the desert of Rajasthan this year made full use of the very heavy rain that the region saw; there are many lessons we must draw …