National Girl Child Day: Without HER, there is no tomorrow
There are millions of girls across India, who are waiting to find their voice and realise their dreams; let’s extend a helping hand
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 25, 2022)
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 (November 22, 2022)
An Adivasi’s demise brings forward the outrageous gaps in India’s food security
Denied dignity in both life and death, a tribal man from Bengal is now receiving the blame for his own death
Fourth wave on in Bengal but experts say COVID-19 endemic, less virulent this time
INSACOG plans sewage testing for early prediction future waves
Diversify crops, shift rice to places that can support it: Central panel
Low returns and high risks from alternative crops among reasons past efforts failed, says report
Odisha authorities keep vigil though Cyclone Asani to skirt coast
Officials have established a control room and are monitoring the movements of the cyclone
Arsenic now in wheat, potato — and more than that in drinking water — in rural Bihar
Groundwater contaminated with arsenic is extensively used for irrigation and finds its way into the food chain
A third of India’s coastline underwent erosion in 28 years, Bengal worst affected
27% of coastline expanded between 1990 and 2018, according to a report by Union Ministry of Earth Sciences
Too much rain, dams & South Bengal floods: Is it really man-made as Mamata complains
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee blames “unprecedented” release from DVC dams, critises Centre
Cyclone Yaas: Record evacuation saves lives in Sundarbans but not livelihoods
Flood waters brought about by rains due to Cyclone Yaas breached embankments across region; residents used their bodies to plug embankment …
How India’s sweets industry has adapted to diabetes
The link between sweets and diabetes has introduced a new challenge that sweets shops have decided to tackle head-on
Cyclone Sitrang forms, may intensify by Oct 24 night
The cyclone is expected to stay a severe cyclone for around six hours or so
Will the Bill on Electricity Amendment change the power sector for the better?
Distribution companies in India have long been known as loss-making entities
Kolkata gasps for clean air even with Rs 536 cr in 3 years to control pollution
Money spent on non-priority sectors laced with political interest, allege experts
COVID-19: Bengal beckoning 3rd wave with norm flouting during Durga Puja, warn experts
Positive cases in the state are rising and may spike in the days to come, data shows
Sundarbans has been slipping in rank despite an increased tiger count; here’s why
Lack of adequate manpower is its main challenge, a member of the evaluation team points out
Cyclones getting fiercer; account for nearly half of India’s deaths due to climate-related disasters
Frequency of very severe cyclonic storms during the post-monsoon season has increased by 1 event per a decade
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 18, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Asani update: Cyclone to dissipate into sea after moving parallel to Andhra coast
Andhra Pradesh government assures all precautions taken in coastal districts; track of cyclone not unique, say experts
Cyclone Asani may not make landfall at all
Odisha to witness maximum impact; West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh likely to have rains
MGNREGA: Less than a million people got 100 days of work in first 7 months of this financial year
Least number of people got 100 days of work under MGNREGA in 5 years
How disasters, poverty fuel human trafficking
Natural disasters triggered 30.7 million displacements globally in 2020
Barges carrying fly ash from India to Bangladesh eroding Sundarbans: Bengal minister
Ghoramara island erosion cited as proof by a scientist; central agencies deny allegation
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 12, 2023)
