Doctors absent in flood-hit areas
Hospitals have not got green signal for deploying teams; state government unclear of medical help actually needed
Why flooding raises alarm over bearing of hydropower plants on the Himalayas
The need of the hour is to put halt large hydel-power projects in the Himalayas. Can small hydropower plants offer a sustainable solution?
Forest Survey Report 2021: India’s mountainous states, already facing climate change, lose forest cover
Jammu and Kashmir has lost very dense forests, while the North East is top in terms of total forest area loss
Black carbon is a threat to Himalayan glaciers
Banning fossil fuels or the introduction of glacier tax can be a deterrent in these high-altitude areas
Kumbh amid COVID-19: 1.3 million bathe at Haridwar as COVID-19 cases spike
Officials at Kumbh Mela report decrease in number of pilgrims at second royal bath even as COVID-19 cases surge
Departure in rainfall across flood-affected districts this June very sharp: DTE analysis
A detailed study of data across districts and subdivisions reveals that such excess rainfall in June has rarely occurred otherwise
‘We will only wake up when sal trees have been driven to the brink of extinction’
The ‘treeman of Delhi’, Pradip Krishen talks to Down To Earth about the recent decision to cut 2,500 British-era sal trees on the …
Pastoralist Van Gujjars ask why they still need permit to enter their own land
Voices of the Van Gujjars have been silenced by restrictions in the form of ‘permits’
Scientists in Bihar identify bacteria that can naturally treat arsenic in groundwater
The two types of bacteria identified break down a toxic form of arsenic to a less hazardous form
Fading scent of musk deer
With winters approaching, Uttarakhand forest officials set out to protect the state animal, but without sufficient funds or a proper plan
Heavy rains in north India; rivers swell to dangerous levels
Heavy rainfall is expected in eastern Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and across the north-eastern states in the coming days
Cloudburst in Uttarakhand: 30 killed, many missing
All the major rivers in the region have swollen following heavy rains; Mandakini and Alaknanda have crossed their danger marks
Thunderstorms to provide slight relief from heat
An upper air trough is set to bring rain in many states of India in this week
Why this abandoned village is a threat to Uttarakhand
People are abandoning their villages despite high economic growth, leaving behind few, who find it difficult to continue farming without …
Super food Amaranth: healthy for whom?
People in cities shell out large sums of money for health foods such as Amaranth, little realising that those who grow these super foods don't …
Man-made reasons for Uttarakhand disaster
Expansion of hydel projects, roads and tourism is making the Himalaya in Uttarakhand crumble
Cloudbursts in Himachal, Uttarakhand evidence of climate change: Experts
At least 26 cloudbursts occurred in the Himalayan region between January and July, 2021
Save Sattal: Tomorrow will be too late; we must start change today
Sattal has been engulfed by raging fires. It grieves the dying springs that once cascaded down to form powerful rivers that now run dry&…
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 10, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
‘Assault on the Himalayas’: Chairman of Char Dham Committee resigns
The belief that the HPC could protect this fragile ecology has been shattered. I can do no more, Ravi Chopra wrote
‘One snow leopard gets killed every day’
As India has a sizeable proportion of the global snow leopard distribution range, it has an important role to play in conservation of the world&…
Farmers to continue protests after inconclusive meeting with government
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wades into row, external affairs ministry hits back
Let the Van Gujjars remain nomadic
The attitudes of the forest department towards the Van Gujjars’ nomadism must change in order to view it as a matter of right for …
Cloudbursts in Uttarakhand again, flooding too
Several homes and roads in a number of villages in Uttarkhand’s Chamoli, Tehri and Rudraprayag districts flooded due to cloudburst …
Glacier breaks in Chamoli, experts blame low snowfall
Use of concrete instead of traditional wood and masonry in the Himalayas is creating a heat-island effect, warming the range, they added