Has the slump in monsoon really ended?
The all India rainfall deficit is down to 25 per cent as of July 23, showing an improvement in the rainfall scenario. But will the 'run rate' of …
Badrinath dodges a weather bullet
After showing a full horror film of what it can do in Char Dham Yatra last year, weather gives a fresh trailer at Badrinath by featuring a …
Are smaller states better off?
Government data shows Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand, which were carved out of larger states, have not performed as well as their parent …
Forgotten healers
Traditional medicine system has time and again proved its worth. Then why the cold shoulder?
A delicious affair
During a trekking trip to the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, Chandra Prakash Kala discovers the succulent kafal fruit, which has found its way …
Rooftop solar power scheme a big hit in Uttarakhand
Government receives applications for more than 65 per cent of its installation capacity target for the year within 15 days of start of programme
Himalayas: the agenda for development and environment
We need to think about a pan-Himalayan development strategy which is based on the region's natural resources, culture and traditional knowledge
Harappa, Rakhigarhi, Dholavira: 200 years of droughts may have erased these Indus megacities, says study
The prolonged droughts forced the civilisation to reorganise their settlements & switch to drought-resilient crops
After Joshimath, it could be Karnaprayag, Nainital and other Uttarakhand towns next, say experts
Policy interventions are needed on construction work in Himalayan regions to avoid a repeat of Joshimath, according to experts
Uttarakhand forest officials try to capture tiger that killed 2 in December
Forest authorities are trying to tranquilise the tiger and not shoot it, says chief wildlife warden
Tigers have killed 11 this year in Uttarakhand; but don’t blame the animal, say experts
Tigers are not habitual man-eaters; each attack should be thoroughly investigated before a tiger is declared as a man-eater
Sacred super-spreader: Kumbh Mela begins amid second wave of COVID-19
Down To Earth captures the sights, sounds and the violations of COVID-19 rules at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar
Char Dham project: Is development equal to disaster?
A significant portion of the project falls under dry deciduous biome along dry slopes of rivers. Ruthless harvesting can be perilious for&…
Six-fold increase in forest fires as temperatures rise in many states
The Forest Survey of India’s large forest fires monitoring programme data shows that there are 192 large, active fires in the country today
Uttarakhand cloudburst: urbanisation, warming continue to intensify the impact
Sunday's incident follows the trend of a steep rise in number of days with cloudburst-like events in the Himalayas from 2001 to 2013
Rawain valley chooses vegetables over staple crops
Other areas of Uttarakhand can also profit from growing vegetables but regulations must be in place to restrict use of synthetic chemicals
Flood fury: writing was on the wall
Uttarakhand is all too familiar with disasters. A look at the man-made factors that have aggravated disasters in the past, and have yet continued …
SC order likely to stall only proposed hydel projects in Uttarakhand
What happens to those that are under construction or have already obtained green clearances?
Sinking town: Probe NTPC project, say experts as subsidence creates panic in Joshimath
Uttarakhand government to prepare prefabricated buildings to shift people whose houses have cracked
Introducing Gross Environment Product in Uttarakhand: A jargon or reality?
The Uttarakhand government should introduce a well-defined concept of ecosystem services; planting a new term raises doubts on its objectives
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
Forest fires in Uttarakhand: Absence of real-time air quality monitoring plagues Himalayas
Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh do not have a single official real-time air quality monitor
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 2, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Naini lake is depleting, but can we undo the wrongs?
Experts believe that obstruction in the subsurface recharge and increased abstraction of water to quench Nainital’s thirst are making the …
To cull or not to cull: protests over animal killing orders
The Centre has declared nilgais (blue bulls), wild boars and Rhesus macaques vermins after receiving requests from Bihar, Uttarakhand and …