Learning from disasters

Crores of money pours in after every disaster. But only a fraction reaches the people for whom it is meant

Court orders on Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand to declare missing persons as dead by July 15

973 first information reports for 3,078 missing persons lodged; government, telecom companies attempt to trace the missing

Van Gujjars: A repeat of historical injustice

The Uttarakhand High Court’s August 16 order on the removal of Van Gujjar families from the Jim Corbett National Park shows the deep-seated …

How to save India’s elephants from killer rail tracks

The government, railways and forest department have it within their power to initiate a number of measures to reduce elephant deaths on rail tracks

उत्तराखंड: राहत के नाम पर क्यों उड़ाए जा रहे हैं हेलीकॉप्टर?

उत्तराखंड में हेलीकॉप्टर की क्रेश लैंडिंग के बाद यह सवाल उठ रहा है कि सरकार सड़कें खोलने की बजाय प्राइवेट हेलीकॉप्टर क्यों चलवा रही ...

COVID-19: Uttarakhand wants to retain returning citizens

Uttarakhand is dealing with a migration problem for a long time.

Global Eco Watch: Carnivorous frog enters South Australia, could wreak havoc

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 17, 2020)

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

यूपी के माइग्रेशन बेल्ट में जारी है असंगठित मजदूरों का प्रवास दंश, लॉकडाउन के बाद चमोली त्रासदी के शिकार

चमोली त्रासदी ने प्रवासी मजदूरों के ढ़के हुए गहरे जख्मों को फिर से उधेड़ दिया है। हादसे में बच गए हीरालाल ने कहा कि ...