Of sunshine and oasis

A new solar pump brings water to the doorsteps of people living in remote areas

Recipe for disaster

An under-developed district becomes one of the leading polluted areas in India

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Dying for water

It is unfortunate that the conflicts arising over water issues are dealth with by force

Rajasthan cries foul

President's choice

K R Narayanan's keen interest in environment leaves a lasting mark on Rashtrapati Bhavan

No simple solution

California's dilemma: clean air or clean water

Work for food

Employment guarantee means entitlement to rural livelihood and food security

Thinking afresh

Course charted

Purification project

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

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

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

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 …

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

Courtyard as cold island

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

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  

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