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Conserving Chitkul: Why the ‘last village of India’ cannot be allowed to drown in plastic

The pristine hamlet has heaps of plastic waste lurking in its inconspicuous corners

As told to Parliament (September 14, 2020): Some 10.4 million jobless migrant workers returned home post-lockdown

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Decide if the ASI is capable of looking after the Taj: SC to Centre

Apex Court has been listening to a petition on the upkeep of the white mausoleum

SOUTH AFRICA

Sorry sight

Peak pressure

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Tourism biggest casualty

Ice does not lie

Says the eminent Alaskan scientist Maynard Miller. manu n kulkarni visits this land of the midnight sun to know what causes its glaciers to …

Mountain people in the throes of great changes

To secure the existence of highland people, we need to create sustainable economic avenues

Caribbean countries growing at the cost of their ocean: report

The Caribbean Sea is a crucial resource for the 40 million people who inhabit the region’s small island states

In strange waters

Kenyan authorities are caught between reviving a dying lake and ensuring livelihood to farmers living in its catchment

Fragrance of life

Rhododendrons are usually promoted as ornamentals. But, the plant provides a lifeline to an array of rich flora and fauna in Sikkim

Kerala's protected, yet polluted lake

Though Kerala's Ashtamudi lake is a Ramsar site, government bodies and industries continue to pollute it

Mucking around the Taj

Is there any point in keeping an architectural beauty radiant while the rest of the city goes to pot?

A paradise in search of greenbacks

With Vietnam opening its doors to foreigners, tourism and foreign-exchange earnings are booming. However, fears are being raised of resultant …

Net loss

Fishing practices in Chilika are threatening the Irrawaddy dolphin, which is not only rare but also little known

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 4, 2024)

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

Tourists flock to the Mediterranean as if the climate crisis isn’t happening. This year’s heat and fire will force change

Warm-weather tourist destinations will have to radically change

Kenya

Vanishing forests

The dense foliage around the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe is fast disappearing

People's prize

Nanda Devi reserve awarded