Marathwada's dry story
How poor policies pushed the region into one of its worst droughts ever
A leaf out of the ecosystem
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Sarsa: Rivulet associated with pivotal moment in Guru Gobind Singh’s life is dying
The Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh industrial complex, one of India’s largest manufacturing hubs, is located near the Sarsa and …
Warring over water
While issues like Cauvery water sharing and Indus Treaty figured prominently in 2016, other inter-state water conflicts could be on the anvil as …
Global Eco Watch: Arm forest guards with guns instead of lathis, suggests SC
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
The fish barrier
Threat to fish due to dams quantified in Mekong basin
Channels of interest
National Water Policy draft gives industry implicit priority over agriculture
Churning issue
Does the concept of interlinking India's rivers hold water? The debate rages on...
Flood on hilltop
Unplanned development is leading to floods in Lonavala. This can stop if the municipality declares it a hill station
Why floods despite dams
Dam woes in Japan
An owl's day
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High standards for high-risk projects
We need to vigorously defend our remaining rivers from over-damming and strengthen the laws and standards that protect them
Reservoirs losing capacity
Floods hit power projects in Himalayan states; plans for more raise safety concerns
Cauvery gouged
Ten years after the Tamil Nadu government took over sand mining from private players, illegalities continue, harming agriculture and draining the …
Fancy wall for Sundarbans
Government starts building massive embankments on the fragile delta using untested technology. Experts say the project benefits contractors, …
Growing fences
Burgeoning population and agricultural encroachment in the last half century have erected artificial walls within the Gond tribes. These ethnic …
Salmon hatcheries deplete wild stocks
Introducing farmed salmon in the rivers doesn't help
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 5, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 6, 2020)
EU water law won’t be changed, says European Commission
The Water Framework Directive, despite being a strong piece of legislation, has faced hurdles till now
No respite for Ridleys
Turtle excluder devices can reduce turtle deaths. But a web of politics and government laxity prevents their use
Singapore taps its water
The Southeast Asian city-state strives to end its dependence on Malaysia for water