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The Delhi Right to Information Bill 2001 is not without loopholes

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Rajasthan cries foul

No budging

Holes in the pitcher

India's eco-mark leaves no mark

Villagers remove road barrier in Sariska

Lake in transition

Is the Pushkar conservation project off the mark?

A ‘dead’ Ghaggar and its tributaries wrought havoc in Haryana early July; here is how

Ghaggar, Tangri, Markanda and others are considered dead rivers in the state and heavily encraoched upon; this monsoon, they reclaimed their …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 17, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Rain, frost damage acres of mustard crop sown this Rabi season

Fresh spells of rain were recorded on January 29 in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh

Meet the colour-changing, herbivorous spiny-tailed lizard

Tal Chhapar sanctuary, home to the reptile, gets protective cover by Rajasthan High Court against reducing its size

Good News: Great Indian Bustards lay 20 eggs

Four of the birds laid two eggs each in Rajasthan’s Desert National park; authorities say conservation efforts are paying off

India’s 52nd tiger reserve, Ramgarh Vishdhari notified

Ramgarh Vishdhari, spread across Bundi, Bhilwara and Kota districts in Rajasthan, will be a major corridor connecting tigers of Ranthambore and …

‘Water trains’ hold key to survival of 350 mugger crocodiles in Rajasthan’s Pali

Water levels in the Jawai dam are down to three feet in which the animals will not be able to survive

Environmentalists protest Chhattisgarh’s green signal to mining projects in Hasdeo Aranya

The Hasdeo forest covering Chhattisgarh’s Korba, Sarguja and Surajpur districts, is a noted migratory corridor and has a significant …

World Health Day: ‘Enable all rural Indian girls to avail education, regardless of categories’

In states like Rajasthan, pre-matric scholarships are restricted to socially disadvantaged populations and sums vary across categories, which …

Shepherds in distress: No procurement by J&K Wool Board since 2019 as COVID-19 mars market

The sector was already in bad shape with the country’s growing reliance on imported wool 

NGT seeks report on damages due to sand mining in Jaipur villages

Illegal sand mining affecting health and environment in and around 5 villages of Jaipur’s Katputli tehsil, villagers claim

COVID-19: You have water to wash your hands; but that is a privilege

Given the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact over the country and the globe, systems that supply water  are extremely crucial for rural …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 1, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Are Siberian migratory birds increasingly falling prey to India’s power lines?

A joint study by Russian and Indian scientists on two ospreys shows that this could indeed be the case

'Sariska's tiger reserve status needs reconsideration'

Ghazala Shahabuddin says the protected area may lack sufficient habitat for a viable population of tigers