C-sections becoming the norm for families in Telangana: Study

The Unicef research found that weak public health infrastructure, a mushrooming private health sector and social prestige were behind the rapid …

Can a barren land be turned into a food forest?

Till two years ago, a plot of 38 hectares in Telangana was barren, but soon it will be a venue for an international convention on permaculture

Farm suicides: Women farmers demand a secure life

There is a wide variation in the R&R package given by different states, they say

KCR promises people-centric development in Telangana

Telangana's first chief minister says his state will be made the seed bowl of the country; promises single window clearance system for industries;…

Telangana observes bandh over Polavaram project

Residents are annoyed over Modi government’s decision to merge 136 villages that would be submerged when the project will be completed

Chilli under attack: New thrips species destroys farms in 6 states

Farmers are being pushed to suicide amid market shortage  

Why is Telangana asking the Centre to procure its excess stock of parboiled rice?

The Telangana government is asking the Centre to buy more than 90 per cent of its stock of parboiled rice at Minimum Support Price, some of which …

Telangana’s heavy showers have sure shot imprint of climate change

Global warming made the cyclonic system that brought rains to the state carry more water than usual

Meet the Telangana Dalit women working to preserve millet biodiversity for 30 years

While the money these women make might not be as much as cash crops like sugarcane or wheat, they have managed to end hunger and ensure food …

Telangana Bill not in monsoon session of Parliament : Shinde

Intense protests continue in Seemandhra; 42 state legislators resign

Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (June 24 – June 30)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Telangana govt puts restrictions on glyphosate sale

The objective is to curb the illegal use of herbicide-tolerant BT cotton

Telangana requests central aid for tank restoration

Mission Kakatiya is a flagship programme aimed at restoring tanks and water bodies in the state. This will help small and marginal farmers …

In Memoriam: P V Satheesh was an agrarian revolutionary 

A tireless advocate for empowerment of rural communities through local biodiversity, P V Satheesh will remain an inspiration

Strategic ally: How an organic food company expanded farm-to-fork philosophy to promote chemical-free practices

Organic food company goes beyond marketing, sales strategies to support farmers moving away from chemical-free practices 

International Day of Indigenous People: Floods in Godavari shed lights on tribals displaced by Polavaram

Project was hastily thrust on the people in 2004 without any clearances from any government authority

Our politicians’ tryst with superstition

The world’ biggest functioning democracy has its politicians busy with auspicious days and places for important decisions and events

Can uterus control the brain too?

A study shows that hysterectomy causes memory loss in patients

At least 10 people killed as rain wreaks havoc in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

Medak district in Telangana has recorded four deaths in the last 12 hours

Civic polls: TDP sweeps Seemandhra, Congress shines in Telangana

Jagan' Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress and TRS, the party that led the Telangana movement, fare badly

‘The fight for Telangana is to regain control over its resources and restore cultural identity’

The Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) has been at the forefront of the demand for a separate Telangana state. Its chairperson M Kodandaram …

Water-stressed in India: Curious case of 2 neighbouring Telangana districts

The contrast in the districts’ JSA rankings was due to proper implementation of schemes

Budget biased towards Andhra, fumes Telangana

Country’s newest state gets a horticulture university and a Debt Recovery Tribunal while Andhra gets an IIT, AIIMS, 20 industrial clusters …

Meet the woman who preserves over 90 endangered varieties of grains, pulses and oilseeds

Lakshmiamma from Zaheerabad district of Telangana can name each of the 92 varieties she has grown on two acres of land and can also elaborate how …

Beware Hyderabad, a flood is in the making

Telangana repeals 1996 order, allows construction on 2 reservoirs that have saved Hyderabad from floods for over a century