Women’s Day 2024: Flight of hope in Uttarakhand
Women pilot AIIMS Rishikesh’s initiative to use drones to carry medical supplies to remote health centres
Not Cherrapunji or Mawsynram, Rishikesh was India’s wettest town for most of August 2023
Between August 1 and August 25, the town received 1,901 millimetres of rainfall
NGT bans camping activity in Rishikesh
The green court has however allowed rafting in the area
NGT lifts conditional ban on camping along Ganga River near Rishikesh
Camping activities can be done only at 25 identified sites that are set up beyond 100 metres of the river
Char Dham project: Is development equal to disaster?
A significant portion of the project falls under dry deciduous biome along dry slopes of rivers. Ruthless harvesting can be perilious for&…
Joshimath: Subsidence in several Uttarakhand villages since December 25, 2022
Down To Earth ground report finds widening cracks in remote villages around Joshimath
Heightened risk
“Superbug” gene levels in microbes are 60 per cent higher in the upper Gangetic areas during pilgrimage season
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 16, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal