Sikkim best prepared to tackle drought, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh the least

All four districts of the northeastern state are resilient to drought, but that’s not the case with any of the districts in Rajasthan and …

Zika needs to be controlled but how?

With 131 cases of Zika infections being reported in Rajasthan, the country is up in arms against the disease but has no reliable way of dealing …

Fetching water is a woman's responsibility in this arid Rajasthan village

In Jaisalmer's Khadero ki Dhani village, a strong sense of community and humour help women survive numerous trips to beris

Natural embrace

Are we ecological serial killers or benevolent conservationists? Muriel Kakani narrates some refreshing perspectives of camel herders in Rajasthan

SC notice to Haryana, Rajasthan for failing to check mining in the Aravallis

Asks the two states to file report on what they have done to implement the mining ban ordered in 2002

Ayurvedic surgeons hooks out guinea worms

A surgical technique developed by an ayurvedic team has drastically curtailed incidence of dracontiasis, a disease caused by guinea worms, in …

In crisis

The desert city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan is an excellent example of how Thoughtless processes of modernisation and urbanisation have destroyed an …

"Natural resources need to be protected"

For centuries the people in Bhinyad, a village in Barmer district, Rajasthan, been planning their agricultural activities while preserving the …

Deserted Delicacies

Abundant, nutritious and tasty. Yet, traditional desert food is gradually losing out to commercially grown crops

Rapped for inaction

SC takes governments to task over tardiness in executing food-based employment schemes following starvation deaths in Rajasthan

Lean pastures

Drought and a viral disease strike Jaisalmer’s livestock. Kurush Canteenwala finds out how the herders are coping

9 maps to show how locusts have come to threaten India

Increase in frequency of cyclones results in extended, multiple breeding sessions of locusts

Civil society survey claims welfare schemes halted after Rajasthan government change

Almost 4,000 people in 16 parliamentary constituencies surveyed

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 19, 2024)

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

Can India have ‘Project Great Indian Bustard’, apex court asks during hearing on GIB deaths

A total of seven Great Indian Bustards have died in 2022 due to electrocution

Instal bird diverters on overhead power-lines by July 20: Supreme Court to Rajasthan, Gujarat

Move aimed at protecting Great Indian Bustards, lesser floricans

Diwali amid COVID-19: Delhi air quality deteriorates as evening progresses

It could hit emergency levels if there is increased emission from firecrackers

Read ‘L’ for locusts

An insect from Biblical times tells his tale of survival

No respite for Pali yet, NGT reserves order on illegal textile industries

Some 17 textile industries operate in Pali district, violating the green court's order

Beris to the rescue

Revival of rainwater harvesting structures quenches the thirst of a Thar village

Gender balance gadget

States turn to dubious technology for saving girl child

Reel-heroes and real ones

The Bishnoi community in Rajasthan will do anything to protect their environment and nature

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Extinct!

Roar of the tigers will not be heard in Gujarat any more