Chamoli disaster: What lesson can Himachal learn

More than a dozen organizations from the hill state have come together to highlight dangers of climate change, exacerbated by exploitation of land,…

Uttarakhand forest minister blames UP poachers for tiger deaths in Corbett

Minister Harak Singh Rawat said increased fencing and drone surveillance will be introduced to curb poaching

Bastar witnessed more forest fires than Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal

FSI’s satellite data show that while Pauri Garhwal recorded 471 instances of forest fires, the highest in Uttarakhand, Bastar recorded 555 …

Tremors in Delhi-NCR again after fresh quake in Nepal

Earthquakes struck Nepal thrice this week on November 9,10 and 12

Joshimath sinking: Over 50% of Joshimath high-risk area, finds IIT-Roorkee

Part 4: A team from institute conducted tests at 12 locations around Joshimath to find cause for land subsidence

After Joshimath, now Doda? Land subsidence in Chenab Valley village; 300 evacuated

Government official tells Down To Earth situation is not similar to Joshimath

The monkey-catcher

Monkeys exact revenge on a naturalist

19,742 years off the mark

Threat from climate change to some of India’s sacred pilgrimage sites is reshaping religious beliefs

One significant theological change that seems to be underway within Himalayan Hinduism as a result of climate change is the transformation of the …

‘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 …

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

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’ 

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

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?

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

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  

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 …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 26, 2023)

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

Ganga equally polluted in pre- and post-monsoon phase: CPCB report

Prepared in June this year, the report was declassified recently

Rajaji Park director, forest officials named in poaching probe

The investigation is about tiger and leopard parts seized in Rajaji last year