Saving the taj

Dumping live ammo

Ghaziabad blast is the tip of a hazardous import iceberg

Running the show

Women effect a remarkable change in two districts of backward Bundelkhand

Duty free

Uttar Pradesh can't deliver vaccines to its children. But it wants to import vaccine

In Short

Kalanamak

The future of Indian scented rice?

Wedding vows

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 29, 2022)

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

Chilbil: A seed sprouts wings

The seeds of the Indian elm are nutritious and have multiple uses in traditional medicine

Wheat prices going strong in Madhya Pradesh, courtesy Ukraine, loss of yield in north India

Private traders are offering much higher prices than government MSP of Rs 2,015 per quintal

Decision 2022: How beneficiaries as votebank won 2 of India’s poorest districts for BJP

Shravasti and Bahraich, both have large numbers of beneficiaries of a dozen small and big schemes; this could also be a factor in the BJP winning UP

Not entitled to break the law: Conservationists slam Jyoti Randhawa

The ace golfer was arrested on December 26 with a hunting rifle and animal parts in Uttar Pradesh

The river of Ayodhya is choking to death

Over 3 lakh diyas were lit on the Sarayu's banks on Diwali despite the fact that the river's waters are not even fit for bathing

Wah Taj! Really?

While the SC expends its energy on shouting at the authorities to save the Taj Mahal, let’s look at the 17th century mausoleum’s sad …

Bitter sweet: The story of Agra’s petha waste

In 2021, when merely 7 per cent of the units were functional, 17.8 tonnes of petha waste per day was generated

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: Rs 355 crore spent on stray cattle, but problem persists

Rs 30 being given for the daily upkeep of cows in cattle shelter simply not enough, say voices on the ground

Banana wise: This fashion designer in Shravasti uses banana crop waste to make women financially independent

Tejashwi Pathak’s Baudhanchal self-help group helps women in the east Uttar Pradesh district to make handicrafts from banana waste and …

Devotees observe yet another Chhath on a dead Yamuna

Toxic froth made up of ammonia and phosphates covered the Yamuna’s waters in Delhi as Hindu devotees offered oblations to Surya, the sun god

Poor health infrastructure, high population density make UP a ‘COVID-19 hell’

Health infrastructure cannot be built overnight, experts say, as the state bleeds under the viral assault

How effective is NGT's Rs 79 cr fine on Singrauli mines, power cos?

The penalty has been levied for pollution caused in the area during the last two decades

Unsung heroes of Varanasi

In spite of over 3.2 million domestic and foreign tourists visiting Varanasi annually, the local boatmen lead a life of deprivation, …

26 killed, 100 injured in Raebareli NTPC plant blast

NTPC, which is a public sector undertaking of the government, has ordered a detailed probe in the incident

Skeletal existence

The number of fluorosis cases in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, is overwhelming. Despite having full knowledge of the causes, the state …

Save our democracy

The death of an activist in Gujarat following his arrest and the recent arrest of social workers in Uttar Pradesh gives rise to a number of questions

The torrid charm of being a UP politician

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati has resigned. She's ended, as a newspaper put it, her "third honeymoon" with the Bharatiya Janata Party, a …