Matter of life and death
Unplanned urbanisation, encroachment blamed for Srinagar flood
Illegal structures had mushroomed on Jhelum’s banks and around lakes, clogging drainage channels
Extreme weather events of 2013 a result of human influences: WMO
Typhoon Haiyan, heatwave in Australia, frigid polar air in parts of Europe and the US are a few events mentioned in the World Meteorological …
Uttarakhand's hydel projects need urgent review
Projects under way do not take into account ecological impact on the Himalayas and the rivers
Cradles of hope
A recent health survey throws up figures that defy logic. Some districts in India’s nine most backward states have curbed infant mortality …
Gods must be dazed
Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind
COVID-19: Will Uttarakhand be able to provide work to its migrant population?
More than 330,000 people have returned to their villages so far, with Almora and Pauri Garhwal districts getting the greatest number of returnees
Letters
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 10-14, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 27-31, 2020)
Organic Universe
Organic is all the rage. Organic food, cosmetics, clothes and even organic medicines. But mostly it is food. There are speciality stores that …
The past and present of rivers
Author(s): Karuna Futane We are a generation that has turned flowing fresh water rivers to rivers of sewage and garbage. We have lost rivers. …
Sand slips
Where there is a river, there is sand. Called a minor mineral, it fulfils a major requirement of the booming construction industry. No wonder, …
Tensions that continue
While launching this newsmagazine, our founder-editor Anil Agarwal had said that in the years ahead, India will have to seize every possible …
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