Simply Put: Lovers’ quarrel

‘February 7 appears to be what I would call a rock avalanche’

Down To Earth speaks to Daniel Shugar from the University of Calgary in Canada on what exactly could have happened in Chamoli

COVID-19: Around 800 Nepali workers stranded in Dharchula, Uttarakhand

The workers want to enter Nepal but the Nepalese government has declared a complete lockdown

Fault lines in expressway

To assess the extent of the ecological damage that construction activity is causing, Down To Earth travelled 250 km on the Char Dham Mahamarg …

Karela's sweet cousin, a delicacy in the hills

The little-known vegetable grows abundantly in Uttarakhand and people either eat the baby karela raw or cook it as a vegetable

Uttarakhand: 4 arrested for starting fires, policeman dies fighting flames

More than 2,900 hectares of forest have been razed in last three months, and the fires have killed at least four people so far

Simply Put: Movable assets

Joshimath, a well-engineered calamity

Sinking of the Himalayan town shows we have completely lost the ability to plan keeping in mind the ecological uniqueness of fragile areas

Do forest fires hinder solar power production?

A new study has found that forest fires that break especially during the summer season play a major role in reducing solar power generation in …

Rising heatwaves ravage the Himalayas; here’s why

According to experts, the hot winds blowing in from Pakistan could also have been the reasons behind the unusually high temperatures in many …

Phool Dei: Uttarakhand's festival of flowers to teach kids environmental conservation

The festival is celebrated in Garhwal, Kumaun regions to teach children to cherish & nurture nature

Is apple really good for the Himalayas?

Apple is the major crop in hills, but its role as a water guzzler or spread of orchards at the cost of nature is rarely discussed

UP village demanding compensation for riverine erosion stops fast

The residents of Kamhariya in Sitapur district had been on a 48-hour hunger strike, demanding measures against erosion by the Sharda river. They …

Earthquake alert system in Uttarakhand to be expanded

100 new sensors along with the existing 84 spread over 200 kilometres will cover the gap area and help monitor the seismic activity

Ganga is a living entity, says Uttarakhand High Court

The only other place in the world to have given rights to a river at par with humans is New Zealand

Not Cherrapunji or Mawsynram, Rishikesh was India’s wettest town for most of August 2023

Between August 1 and August 25, the town received 1,901 millimetres of rainfall

'Defaulting Ganga dams in Uttarakhand to be shut for a month'

A state govt undertaking and 2 private dams don't want to follow water discharge norms

Is Ganga losing its resilience?

First bacterial diversity study shows high number of pathogens

Shoot-to-kill orders issued in Uttarakhand town for leopard

Hunters are scouring Bageshwar and its surroundings after a leopard that was blamed for several attacks and two deaths, was declared a man eater …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 5, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal  

How Uttarakhand’s pristine forests are being concretised for tourism

The mountain views and the beleaguered mountain wildlife may soon become memories of the past if better land use policies are not established

Uttarakhand Floods: Respect Himalayan landscape if you want to preserve it, say experts

The recent flooding in Uttarakhand will recur across the biodiversity-rich Himalayas; respecting the landscape is the only way to conserve it

What is killing Uttarakhand’s small wetlands? Degraded Niranjanpur pond carves a live example

These waterbodies are neglected for their size and disappear even before they are documented

The Royal Bengal could become a 'tiger of the snow': study

Climate change making Bengal tigers move to higher altitudes in India, Nepal and Bhutan, it says

Residents force Uttarakhand hydro developer to abandon hearing

Villagers were protesting the lack of notice and the lack of information in the local language