Sikhs of Lakhimpur-Kheri: How India has to discover itself everyday because of its education system
The elevation of Charanjit Channi to chief ministership and the tragic deaths of Sikh farmers in Lakhimpur-Kheri show us just what exactly is …
Is 100% electrification another myth before polls?
As with most govt schemes, real efficacy of Saubhagya scheme remains unclear & there is reason to question if the real goal of power …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 12, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
More than 5,000 gharials born in Chambal sanctuary
Although many may not survive their first year, conservationists are delighted that their efforts have borne fruit
Sonbhadra women, others seek to participate in Supreme Court FRA hearing
Two ST women demand “equal and independent” rights to women over forest land
Climate change has transformed pearl millet cultivation zones in India
East Rajasthan, Haryana now India’s core pearl millet production area; farmers in Gujarat shifting from pearl millet to cotton, castor
State cracks down on farmer protest, lookout notices against 44
Amarinder Singh blames Delhi Police for using January 26 protests as excuse to harass genuine farmers
More rain for South India; storms return to central region
A new upper air trough has hit India, changing the weather conditions across the central and southern regions of the country
Is there an election angle to leather industry boost?
Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, hubs of the leather industry are also up for election this month
Golden thread of misery
What's forcing the weaver community of Varanasi to abandon their profession, end their lives?
UP’s mini-grid policy tries to boost rural electrification
Private players can now set up solar plants to power rural households and recover tariff from the users in Uttar Pradesh
Darkness before light
Down To Earth visited Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh and found that despite electrification, households continue to depend on kerosene and …
Taj could have solved India’s foreign exchange problem had it been preserved: SC
The court blasts the Centre and UP government on their ‘lethargy’ to protect the monument
Fertility in India is declining rapidly, says National Health Profile 2018
Total fertility rate falls below two children per woman in 12 states, reaches replacement levels in 9 others
Costs threaten future of green army
Putting retired Indian army personnel to work on reforestation was a unique and effective idea. But the decade-old scheme has been soured by a …
Rehabilitating land
Innovative technology and consolidation ofscattered land holdings has made agriculture profitable in UP
Book review: Panchayats, democracy and development
In 1992 the Indian Parliament approved of the 73rd constitutional amendment, which made it mandatory for state governments to devolve powers to …
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Communities in Chhattisgarh & Uttar Pradesh are using tech, on-ground monitoring to reduce human-elephant conflicts
Engaging communities in conservation efforts is critical as India is witnessing an increase in conflicts between people and pachyderms
Simply put: Labour laws
UP headed towards drought? Less than normal rainfall in 96% districts
Police stop farmers from using tube wells to irrigate their fields
Tremors in Delhi-NCR again after fresh quake in Nepal
Earthquakes struck Nepal thrice this week on November 9,10 and 12
Deteriorating air quality in Delhi and Dhaka, as smog envelops both capitals
Bangladesh has been urged by the World Bank to clean up the air by coordinating more closely with its south Asian neighbours
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 22, 2023)
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