Island of hope

Sagar island will become a model for solar energy use

Fishing with pesticides

Devolution meet a damp squib

Precious little achieved as states resist financial empowerment of panchayats

Bloodthirsty arsenic

Damages white blood cells

Bengali adaptation of Animal Farm

PLAY>> POSHU KHAMAR Directed by Arpita Ghosh 110 minutes

Counting chickens

Tribals celebrate Sendra

A red politician who saw opportunity in green

A chief minister who gave autonomy to environment regulators

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 26, 2024)

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

Two ‘tiger widows’ in the Sundarbans granted Rs 5 lakh each by Calcutta High Court, kindling hopes for others

About 30 fisherfolk or honey gatherers fall prey to tigers annually in the Sundarbans as per unofficial estimates; the kin of most are not …

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

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)

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

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  

Odisha authorities keep vigil though Cyclone Asani to skirt coast

Officials have established a control room and are monitoring the movements of the cyclone

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 …

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

Adivasis in Jhargram fight a divided battle for the same aim in LS polls

In these General Elections, tribals in West Bengal are sparring among themselves over politicising their struggle for tribal rights

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

Tangy taste: Try a twist in your daal with heiribob this weekend

Little known outside the northeast, the Peel of a wild orange adds flavour to several dishes

Arsenic: Lurking in the shadows across Ganga, Brahmaputra basins

As the geography of arsenic contamination spreads, there is an urgent need for governments to reorient mitigation measures. That’s because …

Can rosogolla be healthy?

A 100 g serving of rosogolla has 186-200 calories, depending on the sugar content, but a tulsi rosogolla made by a young breed of …