Heavy rains in north India; rivers swell to dangerous levels
Heavy rainfall is expected in eastern Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and across the north-eastern states in the coming days
Besides illegal structures, tourist influx, focus on sanitation systems in Himalayas too: CSE
Most Himalayan towns lack sewerage systems; millions of litres of grey water seeps into the clayey, loamy soil, making landslides inevitable
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 3, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Why flooding raises alarm over bearing of hydropower plants on the Himalayas
The need of the hour is to put halt large hydel-power projects in the Himalayas. Can small hydropower plants offer a sustainable solution?
Denied forest rights, Himachal Pradesh villagers take to awareness campaigns
About 2,614 individual and 54 community claims made under the FRA in 2009-10 were rejected by the District Forest Officer in 2015
1,500 people evicted from slum in Dharamshala; rehabilitation uncertain
People living in Charan Khad slum for over three decades are now being chased away from Dharamshala as local authorities don’t want them to …
Apple subsidies a political game
Apples are at the care of Himachal politics and withdrawal of subsidies can be politically disastrous
Shape of things to come
A novel method to convert plastic bags into new shapes could help minimise their adverse effects on our environment
Greening a state
Himachal Pradesh chief minister has broken all bureaucratic shackles and initiated eco-friendly programmes in the state
Rock rap: companies, HP face the music
SC comes down heavily on corporates and HP government, slapping a Rs 5-crore fine for defacing rocks in Rohtang Pass
What caused the landslides in Uttaranchal?
Debris flow is a natural occurence. Environment-friendly town-planning can reduce its impact on human settlements
‘One snow leopard gets killed every day’
As India has a sizeable proportion of the global snow leopard distribution range, it has an important role to play in conservation of the world&…
Explained: Why north India didn't get the December rainfall it usually does
Here’s a deep dive into why strong western disturbances hit the region just once last month
Indian states’ implementation of plastic ban a mixed bag
Tamil Nadu is the latest entrant to the band of Indian states that have banned single-use plastics; here’s a status update on all of them
May heat in March shrivels wheat: Centre to revise procurement norms
The Punjab government April 12 appealed to the central government to allow relaxation in the norms of shrivelled grains without any value cut, …
Can unmarked individuals of a species inhabiting rugged terrain be estimated? Study on Asiatic Black Bears shows how
The model can be replicated in mountainous landscapes with minimal sampling bias, ease of sampling and robust density estimation, the researchers say
Reservoir levels remain below normal in 5 states
Water in reservoirs in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh was less than normal
Learning curve: E-Mobility stories from India’s hilly terrains
Shimla, Agartala, Guwahati are steadily switching to electric buses for public transport
Sewage treatment plant failure leads to jaundice outbreak in Shimla
More than 1,000 people get jaundice as city’s sewage mixes with the drinking water supply
Pollution fears cloud future of cement plants
The announcement that more cement factories will be set up in the state has unleashed a controversy. Units already operational have not …
A third of monitored antibiotic manufacturers in Himachal found to be polluting
Direct emissions from the pharma industry are a hotspot of antibiotic residues since they are discharged in larger concentrations than other …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 26, 2023)
Two steps ahead
After becoming the first large state to achieve total sanitation, Himachal Pradesh is all geared up to manage its waste and ensure cleanliness. …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 10, 2020)
Cancer among elderly women more prevalent than among men: LASI report
Himachal Pradesh, at 2.2%, showed the highest self-reported prevalence of cancer in adults aged 45 and above