Good news: Trees that bind families

An Uttarkhand teacher gives reasons to take care of plants after plantation drives

Payment for Ecosystem Services: Himalayan states should demand more

Their demand for “green bonus” triggers the payment for ecosystems debate

Elephantine block

A wall to keep elephants at bay ends up alienating people in an Uttarakhand village

Web unravels

Spiders can tell us about the health of the environment

Prickly, delicious

Damage due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand’s Kotdwar point to greater need for rainfall and water level monitoring

Removing illegal encroachments and climate resilient infrastructure need of the hour

Risky slope: What makes Dharamshala vulnerable to landslides

Anthropogenic pressure adds to high risk of earthquakes in this Himachal city

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 9, 2024)

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

Curb colossal ecological destruction during Char Dham Yatra: NGT-appointed panel

The NGT will assess the report when it hears the matter January 25, 2023

True measure of growth

Deer don’t need more space

Uttarakhand says extending sanctuary will hamper development

On the wild side

Residents of Garhwal swear by the taste and health benefits of a lesser known vegetable

Unlikely man-eaters

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   

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

Labour exit

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

For a clean ganga

Shut and opened

Pindar’s last gush

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

Call of the phantom

Government fails to effectively execute Project Snow Leopard

Ganga's moment