Chinese hydropower dam on Brahmaputra becomes partly operational in Tibet

Commissioning of dam bound to raise alarm bells downstream in India’s Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Bangladesh

Climate crisis in North East India: What is behind water scarcity in the region

Drying up of water springs, land degradation, sandy soils of the Brahamputra point to a grim situation in the region

Beyond protected areas: This new book explores how India's conservation scene turned inclusionary

‘At the Feet of Living Things’ journals experiences of ecologists who practise a collaborative and socio-ecologically sensitive …

Hunters are invited

At Pakke Tiger Reserve, NANDINI VELHO learns how a hunting tribe can be partner in conservation

An Arunachal Pradesh town has swapped its water pollution problem for air pollution

Residents take to burning waste after orders to not dump it in Kameng river; facility to handle waste incomplete due to lack of funds

Climate crisis in North East India: Monsoon variations should ring alarm bells NOW

Over the past century or so, rainfall in the region, along with the flood-drought cycle, has changed character for the worse. The phenomenon has …

Erratic pre-monsoon, monsoon rainfall impacts North East agriculture

Kharif cultivation of paddy delayed in Assam, Tripura, Nagaland; Boro harvest was affected too   

Climate change in North East: Arunachal’s Seijosa shows connect between shifting patterns, declining biodiversity

Loss in forest cover, change in rainfall patterns, human interventions may together set in motion irreversible patterns   

Climate crisis in North East India: How geography, rainfall variations define calamity course

DTE analyses geography of 8 northeastern states and shows what changing climate and rainfall patterns mean for the region  

Forest states want money in lieu of felling

On August 1, 2003, Madhya Pradesh made a plea in the Supreme Court seeking a fund-generating mechanism for forest protection. Earlier, in June, …

Crossroad

nitin sethi visits Arunachal Pradesh and finds the Apatani grappling with stereotypes and change

‘African swine fever may have come to Arunachal Pradesh, Assam from Tibet’

Swaraj Rajkhowa, acting director of ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig, Guwahati, speaks to DTE on African swine fever and pork meat ban …

Why waste management in Northeast India needs an urgent overhaul

Specialised policies needed for mountainous regions;standardised national-level policies lack nuance for regional challenges

Passive neighbour

India remains indifferent as China builds dams on upper reaches of Brahmaputra  

At the crossroads

As the debate continues, the Northeast must stamp the decision: log out of forest bureaucracy and log in to local-based prosperity

The verdict

Read between the lines: the Supreme Court order has a development model hidden for the Northeast

The accused

Governments clinically interpret the ban to make space for the forest bureaucracy, alienating people from their own habitats

Bamboo flowering

People in northeast India fear bamboo flowering. According to an ancient belief when bamboos flower, there is death and destruction.

What it means to have a crisis: Understanding labour law relaxations in India and global trends

We may move towards a decision that pushes industrial production at the cost of our environment and the relaxation of environmental laws  

Narendra Modi takes U-turn on large hydro projects in Arunachal

After endorsing smaller hydropower projects during pre-election campaign, the prime minister pushes for big dams during his recent visit to Itanagar

How National Board for Wildlife gives legitimacy to illegal mining in Assam

The board approved coal mining proposal that diverts 98.59 hectares of forest land in Dehing Patkai

Let’s talk

On February 24, Centre for Science and Environment raised the curtains for the Anil Agarwal Dialogues on green clearances. The two-day conclave …

Extreme weather in North East: Floods in some districts, others stay dry

While some districts such as Assam’s Dhemaji and Dibrugarh received excess rainfall, others in Manipur and Mizoram are reeling under …

When exactly did the tiger colonise the Indian subcontinent?

Down To Earth popped the question to geneticists, historians and experts on the cat superstar. Here is what we were able to deduce

Bringing order to streets

Centre legalises street vending and gives the profession its due respect. But accommodating vendors is a challenge