Rajasthan probes GM mustard trial

Crop trial centres say steps were taken to avoid contamination

Stuffed to death

How excess nutrients can kill a lake

To mine or not to mine

Rajasthan's ambitions

Alternatives sought

Coke in hot water

Order toned down

Friction heightens

Lake assault

Udaipur's waterbodies run dry, authorities run amok

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Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2024 begins: CSE, DTE release 2024 State of India’s Environment report

2023-24 was a year of ‘polycrisis’, says Sunita Narain at opening ceremony  

In Rajasthan, many newborns have not been vaccinated for eight days now

Health services are hit since 12,000 health workers are on strike to demand better salaries and timely promotion

Camera trap proves Gujarat now has tiger

Will the presence of the tiger puncture the state’s stance against sending lions to Kuno?

Climate change has transformed pearl millet cultivation zones in India

East Rajasthan, Haryana now India’s core pearl millet production area; farmers in Gujarat shifting from pearl millet to cotton, castor  

Cyclone Biporjoy causes large-scale property destruction in Kutch; moves towards Rajasthan

A father-and-son goatherd duo killed while rescuing their flock in a flooded ravine; but no other human casualties yet

Rainwater harvesting changed lives of farmers in a Rajasthan village; here is how

Groundwater in Jagsa village, Barmer was depleting; now the thriving village is known for pomegranate farming

Bhilwara: NGT calls local body’s inaction to control pollution of Kothari river ‘tragic’; RSPCB to recover compensation

Open wells in villages near River Kothari were found with toxic levels of chromium, lead, iron, zinc, sodium

Ground Report: Lumpy Skin Disease has created a livelihood crisis for India’s small dairy farmers

Livestock farming is the mainstay for most of India’s poorest farmers, especially in arid and semi-arid regions; they have no other source …

Rooftop solar generation: Why Delhi government schools fare better than others

Delhi government has set up rooftop solar in its 150 schools; similar projects in Rajasthan and Haryana are yet to take off  

Food waste from hotels attracting sloth bears into Mt Abu, increasing conflict: Study

This speaks more of how badly hotel waste is managed rather than anything about natural food and natural habitat, say researchers

Number of ‘bad air’ days rising in Rajasthan: CSE analysis

Five cities including Jaipur, Alwar, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Kota need to implement clean air action plans with speed, scale and urgency

Locust attack: Excessive pesticide use will take its toll on Thar ecology

The strongest pesticides used to counter locust invasions will leech into waterbodies and crops, say experts

More than 5,000 gharials born in Chambal sanctuary

Although many may not survive their first year, conservationists are delighted that their efforts have borne fruit

Swine Flu virus changing seasonality, geography

Not just geography and seasonality, even the age group seems to be shifting with more and more children getting affected by the virus

Reluctant to upgrade

Textile dyeing units would rather extract groundwater than treat and recycle wastewater due to the costs involved and a lack of adequate policy …