This UP lake continues to stink despite over Rs 300 cr spent on cleaning it
Lack of funds to operate sewage treatment plants around the lake, locals say only boating area cleaned regularly
Hot century ahead: India can’t beat the heat even if global warming is capped at 2°C
Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat to experience extremely hot days (over 51°C) every year through 2100
Sowing wheat early in eastern India can increase yield by 69%, finds study
Moving paddy transplantation forward by two weeks can lead to 36% greater wheat yield
Ken-Betwa river interlinking: Core forest area of Panna tiger reserve will come under water, warns study
At loss: 2 million trees, tiger and its species, 58.03 sq km of critical tiger habitat
Ivermectin for COVID-19: Is India overusing
The medical fraternity is divided on its use amid lack of strong evidence of its success in treating COVID-19
COVID-19 Update: SARS-CoV-2 is predominantly airborne, says new Lancet study
Karanataka Chief Minister hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID-19 for second time
UP, Maharashtra have most critically polluted industrial regions: CSE
Air-quality levels continue to worsen in several industrial regions of UP, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan despite pollution abatement plans …
Bumper kharif amid excess stock? Is India staring at hard agri decisions
Restrict procurement from Punjab and Haryana; stop procuring from states offering bonus on MSP; divert excessive stock for ethanol and cattle feed
Unpaid dues to cane farmers over Rs 15,000 crore: Govt
Sugar prices had remained depressed, which had affected the liquidity of sugar mills, a govt reply said
Effective deterrence needed to ensure full ash utilisation by coal power plants in India
Non-complying coal power plants, unable to effectively utilise fly ash, must act now to avoid paying huge penalties towards environmental damage
Maharashtra consumed the most chemical pesticides in 5 years: Report
Pesticide consumption in India grew by 13.07 per cent in India between 2014-15 and 2017-18
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 12, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Data gaps in heatwave deaths widen as India battles record-smashing temperatures
Human casualty is an important indicator of loss and damage due to heatwaves — a significant climate-related extreme weather event
Millets should be mainstreamed for better nutritional outcomes in children
Civil society organisations can play an enabling role in helping the government to combat malnutrition by introducing millets in ICDS
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 8, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
COVID-19: UP to inoculate people below 45 only on weekends; complete lockdown mulled
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will take a final decision on whether to extend lockdown in UP after review
On Constitution Day, police use tear gas, water cannon on farmers
While many farmer leaders were detained November 24 and 25 and taken into preventive custody, others were detained November 26 too
Reporter’s diary amid COVID-19: Reaching home
Down To Earth’s Vivek Mishra has walked from Delhi to Shravasti in Uttar Pradesh to capture the plight of workers returning home after …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 12, 2020)
Population populism: How redundant is UP’s two-child policy?
The recent UP Population Policy aims to reduce the state’s current total fertility rate, which is 2.7, and bring it down to 2.1
Heavy rain in UP: Paddy farmers in east happy, while vegetable farmers in west suffer huge losses
In meeting with state government, Relief Commissioner asked to assess crop losses due to rain in a week
Farm losses: Heavy rains destroy paddy, cotton crops in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
Scarce rain during monsoon, heavy rain during harvest spell agricultural doom; Bajra, jowar also affected
Bengaluru, Lucknow flooding: What do we mean by water-sensitive cities?
Inadequate urban planning means thirsty and flooded cities have become the new normal: Part 1
Loan burden increased across India in 2020 amid pandemic: Study
Among marginalised groups, indebtedness was highest in Muslim-majority and Scheduled Caste-majority hamlets
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 17, 2020)
