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Where gold rush hurts

More than 13 million small-scale miners are destroying themselves and the environment  

Seizure of LG Polymers: Was it a good or bad decision

While some aspects of the Andhra Pradesh High Court were well thought of, others could have been given more consideration

Telangana observes bandh over Polavaram project

Residents are annoyed over Modi government’s decision to merge 136 villages that would be submerged when the project will be completed

Bullish turn: The return of the bullock to India’s farms

Post mechanisation, for the first time there is innovation in farm equipment to revive bullocks and aid small farmers

Life in Red corridor: Future still bleak for those displaced from Chhattisgarh

Authorities in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana claim Salwa Judum displaced from Chhatisgarh are destroying forest land

Grey pelicans die in droves in Srikakulam

Migratory grey pelicans ate fish infected with roundworms in Srikakulam, which caused their deaths, according to forensic reports

Indebted India: Over half of farm households still under debt

Andhra, Telangana have highest percentage of agricultural households under debt; Average debt: Rs 2.45 lakh in Andhra  

Has bureaucratic bungling led to problems for natural farming scheme in Andhra Pradesh

Five years after it was launched, non-payment of staff salaries, excessive hype plague the scheme, observers say

No improvement in process safety regulations almost 40 years after Bhopal: Report

The report, by Scientists for People gave the damning indictment after having looked into an explosion that occurred in Nellore May 11 this year

Eluru mystery disease: What needs to be done

Lead contamination in water samples, nickel poisoning in milk and pesticides in vegetables are being investigated

2019 set to be record-breaking cyclone year for India

Cyclone Bulbul, to hit Andhra and Odisha by November 9, to be seventh such storm this year

Telangana approaches Supreme Court to stop work on Polavaram

Environmental clearance given to the project in 2005 is not applicable today, it contends

Drought but why: Deciphering the disaster in detail

Do you know that a normal monsoon doesn’t mean no drought and the same districts are parched every year. Read all this and much more here …

How Machilipatnam became site of a pioneering discovery in 19th century

It was in Machilipatnam that the world caught the first glimpse of light from a new material - helium

Spinach gives green signal to smokers

A diet rich in leafy vegetables and minerals can ward off cancer of the mouth, claim researchers.

Science learns from tradition

Seeds of nuts used by Andhra tribals to purify water yields a substance that can be used to remove toxic metals from industrial waste.

Sound and fury

Monsanto talks too much. Misinformed activists rush in to burn fields in protest against the company. And India's government authorities, sitting …

Green levy plan scrapped

Andhra Pradesh government junks ecofriendly tax plan proposed for 15-year old polluting vehicles

Is Andhra government favouring contractors in Jalayagnam projects?

Ministers protest order relating to contracts for irrigation projects which they say will put additional financial burden of Rs 20,000 crore on …

About 20,000 tonnes of Red Sanders were smuggled from India between 2016 and 2020: Report

Heartwood of Red Sanders is in demand in the domestic and international markets for making furniture, handicrafts and musical instruments

Antimicrobial resistance: These tribal Andhra districts effectively use ethnoveterinary medicine for poultry care

The formal poultry healthcare service system in the tribal districts Alluri Seetha Ramaju and Parvathipuram Manyam is almost non-existent

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 31, 2022)

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

Tomato price rise: Farmers in Andhra say that is only part of the whole story

All-year demand, the pressures of cultivating tomato off season and changing climate are making life difficult for Chittoor’s farmers

First December cyclone in 130 years: Odisha gears up for Cyclone Jawad

As many as 879 floods and cyclone shelters in the coastal pockets have been readied to house villagers, says official