Reservoirs losing capacity

Floods hit power projects in Himalayan states; plans for more raise safety concerns

FIR against dam activists

Devsari hearing postponed

Thirsty? Try a glass of skywater

Water can be made from air, but it has its cost   

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 18, 2022)

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

COVID-19, floods and landslides: What Uttarakhand needs to brace for

An above-normal monsoon, as predicted by IMD, may cause the state to experience interweaving challenges of flooding or landslide events  

Uttarakhand opens biodiversity park in Haldwani to encourage conservation

The state’s rich botanical heritage is facing threats from climate change, degrading landscapes, habitat loss and development activities

ISRO data shows Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag and Tehri Gharwal most prone to landslides in India

Mizoram saw 12,385 landslides from 1988-2022, the highest; followed by 11,219 in Uttarakhand and 8,070 in Tripura

Out of control: why monkeys are a menace

Damage by raiding monkeys has become a menace of unprecedented magnitude. Down To Earth travels to Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 26, 2020)

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

Springing back to life

Two villages in Uttarakhand take lessons in hydrogeology to revive dry springs, end water conflict

Uttarakhand on bumpy recovery road

The state needs stringent town planning and environment assessment to prevent disasters

Joshimath: What escalated the situation on the intervening night of January 2-3?

New leaks reported in several areas; closed tunnel in Tapovan may be the source

Industry shadow on forest panel

Controversy over non-official members; one appointee to advisory committee quits

Joshimath Sinking: Preparations for Char Dham Yatra begin; locals still clueless about permanent rehabilitation

Reports by eight central technical institutes behind the cause for the crisis in the holy town not released to public yet.

Labour exit

Labour shortage in agriculture forces Indian farmers to innovate to stay afloat

For a clean ganga

Shut and opened

Sewage discharge in Ganga: NGT orders Uttarakhand PCB to take criminal action against officials concerned

Just half of total sewage generated daily in 13 districts treated properly before being dumped in river

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 7, 2024)

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

Yours unilaterally

Nepal suffers as India builds dykes along a trans-border river without informing the neighbour

Trespassers allowed

Unregulated tourism around the Corbett Tiger Reserve has restricted animal movement  

Pindar’s last gush

Dam proposed on the last unrestricted tributary of Alaknanda stirs valley residents

Can rural Uttarakhand retain its COVID-19 returnees

Deserted villages are springing back to life as residents return due to lockdown. The state government has announced several schemes to retain …

Delivering safety

All safe motherhood programmes of the government are focused on institutional deliveries, but health centres are in disarray. Experts suggest …

Dangerous deal

To promote development in hilly states, a committee recommends dilution of forest clearance rules, reward for setting up projects