Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 16, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Population: Has bio-politics arrived in India?
A collection of articles which re-examine the population debate in the light of the BJP-ruled Assam and Uttar Pradesh proposing population-…
More vehicles coming into Delhi from other states in 2018 compared to 2009: Report
Standing Committee on Home Affairs calls for formulating policy to regulate the entry of inbound traffic and ensuring smooth exit of outbound traffic
MSakhi: digitising healthcare at the grassroots
A mobile application, developed in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh government, is revolutionsing mother and child care in Jhansi
The lingering scent of Kannauj
The world's oldest hub for producing itr, the traditional Indian perfume, is fighting to retain its fragrance
Land for ladies
Rural women in Uttar Pradesh join hands to end gender bias in agriculture and claim joint ownership of land
Tying a green knot
In a small town in Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh, a marriage is also a tree-planting occasion
NGT pulls up UP municipalities for sewage discharge into Ganga
The tribunal refuses to accept financial crunch as the reason behind the nagar palikas polluting the river
Fever kills 202 in Bareilly, district administration records just 28
The district hospital has one bed for every two patients suffering from fever and just two physicians to attend to them
Assam, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh worst states to be born in
Infant mortality, neo-natal mortality and maternal mortality are much higher in these states as compared to national average
In a first, Uttar Pradesh begins otter census
Beginning in the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, the exercise will end by the end of March, 2019
Poultry farm owners in eastern UP losing a rupee on each egg they produce
Farmers blamed increased costs of feed as well as those of power, transportation, labour and medicines for the losses
Jal Saheli: women water warriors of Bundelkhand
In the Talebhat block of Uttar Pradesh's Lalitpur district, women have been made water managers. Their water conservation initiatives have turned …
Avartanasheel Kheti: Bundelkhand Diaries
A farmer in Uttar Pradesh's drought-prone Bundelkhand region demonstrates the benefits of mixed cropping
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 11, 2022)
Will India's camels amble forever into the sunset?
Decreasing use of camels in agriculture and transportation, diminishing pasturelands and an erroneous legislation by the Rajasthan government is …
Skilled hands turn waste bark into art
The planting of commercially valuable chir trees has become embroiled in controversy in Ultar Pradesh's Almora district. But a local …
Forests of fire
The prolonged dry spell and the history of forest fires were clear warnings that went unheeded. And thousands of hectares of forests were charred …
UPPCB chairman appointed in violation of NGT orders, claims activist
JPS Rathore — a former state BJP vice president — was also not qualified to hold the position of chairperson, the activist claimed
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 8, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Dense forests lost; increase in net green cover: Forest Survey of India 2015
While northeastern states are the most hit, Andaman & Nicobar Islands gained maximum forests
Daily Court Digest: Major Environment Orders (June 15, 2020)
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
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
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