Rakesh Jaiswal: 1962-2019
A Kanpur-based journalist remembers Rakesh Jaiswal, who devoted his life to making the Ganga clean in its most polluted stretch
Grossly polluting industries more than doubled in 8 years: SOE in Figures
11% of these industries continue to flout pollution control standards in the country; nearly half of these are in Uttar Pradesh
State after state fail to procure kharif paddy
2 months into procurement season, 83% paddy lifted from Punjab & Haryana only
Elephant memories apart
Tania James offers an insight into the elephant's mind, while exploring the human-animal conflict through a range of narrative techniques
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 24, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
UP Assembly Elections 2022: Cane prices, arrears will have played big role in first phase voting
The farmers of western UP have been affected by the farmers’ protest and will have voted on the lines of their issues
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 2, 2022)
COVID-19 second wave robs 'eternal city' Varanasi of its eternal din
Bustling Banaras by the Ganga, a busy pilgrimage, trading and education hub, has fallen silent due to the lockdown
Good food: Enjoy nutritious ‘Annakut ki sabji’ this festive season
The medley of vegetables prepared on Govardhan Puja, is an example of how festival food in India always had inbuilt systems to protect and …
Floating solar a definite reprieve for land-starved Uttar Pradesh
While the technology has advantages over ground-mounted plants, it may still face financial challenges in India
Quandary over eradicating useful lantana weed
Forest officials are confronted with the spread of a weed that stifles tree growth but is useful for making baskets.
Karanda: Rural India's rich fruit
Karanda is a versatile but under-exploited plant found throughout the dry regions of India. It is cultivated for its edible fruits in Rajasthan, …
A tale of two diseases
India is the shining star in the global battle to eradicate smallpox. It is also a branded villain as far as polio is concerned. How is it that …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 23, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 18, 2020)
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
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
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
Why we may have missed the bus on ensuring paddy co-firing in Delhi-NCR coal plants this year
Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh need to identify the major aggregators in their respective states and ensure allocation of suitable land and …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 14, 2022)
Large share of India’s threatened endemic species in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka: Study
Tackling threats from agro industry, small-holder farming, grazing plantations most effective in reducing extinction risk
Fabulous Faba: Ancient super food set to stage a comeback
Food scientists are now trying to give this neglected ancient crop a makeover, given its high nutrition content
India’s kala-azar cases declined 98.7% since 2007: Health ministry
Around 99.8% endemic blocks in India have achieved elimination status, says Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
DMF best practices: These two mining districts ensured drinking water through DMF funds
In Jharkhand’s Ramgarh and UP’s Sonbhadra, drinking water supply has either started or is about to start