Hydraulic marvel

An eighteenth-century canal system in Pune remains fresh despite long disuse

In court

Online Pure hype

Lake in transition

Is the Pushkar conservation project off the mark?

Farmers foil water tariff hike, for now

Maharashtra’s water regulatory authority to hold more public hearings

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 13, 2023)

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 13, 2023)

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

Scientists detect two water worlds 218 light years away

Study of the twin planets shows exoplanets are more diverse; new planet in same system discovered  

How a noxious aquatic weed was used to make eco-friendly products, generate employment in rural Bengal

Demand for woven baskets, cups, plates, boxes and other cottage industry products is high in the state, neighbouring areas

COP 26: Water and Climate Coalition stresses on better disaster-warning to buffer water cycle changes

Water dimensions of climate change adaptation and mitigation must be addressed, says letter to global leaders

Bandh over Cauvery: Mixed response in Bengaluru; Mandya fully shut down

Another statewide bandh called by farmer associations on September 29 expected to evoke bigger response  

Ganga cleanup delay may cost states Rs 10 lakh/month: NGT

Green bench order also said the National Mission for Clean Ganga would be held liable to pay 50% of the amount if directions not followed&…

How 40 villages in Odisha came together to address water crisis

Charmalik has recorded a 2-2.5 ft increase in the surface and sub-surface water level since 2010

Flour surplus: Ponds transformed farming in villages of Jharkhand's Pakur

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act helped flood-hit Jhenagaria build back stronger

Patiala village uses unique method to treat wastewater

The wastewater treatment plant in Dhingi village uses the Seechewal method to use treated wastewater for irrigation and prevent further …

Once upon a time, the Chilika was a part of the Bay of Bengal: Study

Historical records and the presence of stone anchors and hero stones confirm that the Chilika was a part of the sea once

Delhi’s groundwater plummets

As groundwater levels fall to crisis levels, the government moves to limit use of borewells, but activists say it's not enough, and not based on …

Sikkim best prepared to tackle drought, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh the least

All four districts of the northeastern state are resilient to drought, but that’s not the case with any of the districts in Rajasthan and …

Will Africa meet its sanitation target?

African countries, although serious about safe and total sanitation, are likely to miss Sustainable Development Goals by 2030

42 rivers have extremely high concentration of neurotoxic heavy metals

Ganga was found to be polluted with five heavy metals, namely chromium, copper, nickel, lead and iron

Union Cabinet approves setting up of Tribunal for Mahanadi water-sharing dispute

The Centre’s move comes a month after the Supreme Court ordered the Constitution to settle the decades-long dispute

Drought hinders efforts to make Maharashtra open defecation-free

The drought scenario in Maharashtra forces us to think what will happen to the ambitious plan of making the state 100 per cent Open Defecation-free

‘Today, people love seeing reality in movies’

Nila Madhab Panda spoke to Down To Earth about his film and doing ‘realistic’ cinema

Courtyard as cold island

With a little twist in traditional design, Akshay Urja Bhawan in Haryana provides a model for affordable green buildings

In crisis

The desert city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan is an excellent example of how Thoughtless processes of modernisation and urbanisation have destroyed an …