Why Hatti community leaders want Fifth Schedule status
The Hatti community lives along the Giri and Tons rivers in southeastern Himachal; they feel their development has been stalled due to …
How one Gram Panchayat in Himachal built a waste-free, water-surplus village
Pappla village constructed water-harvesting structures, soak pits and a plastic waste processing plant to transform itself
Dealing with climate fury: Why small is big
This microcosm from a lesser-known mountainous region such as Kumaon represents the macrocosm — where humanity wears a macabre face and …
Writing on the wall: Himachal govt report warned of rise in cloudbursts, landslides in 2012
Rainy days in Himachal would go up by 5-10 days by 2030, the report by Himachal government had warned
Blazing India: The Himachal hills feel the heat too, but in different ways
As the plains scorch, residents head for the hills in the thousands, posing a threat to their fragile ecology
Himachal's fodder management initiative can help save lives of rural women
Many rural women in hilly states sustain injuries while collecting fodder; agro forestry initiative to help address this issue
Climate change in India: Mountains play hocus-focus in Himachal Pradesh
Climate change has reduced grass cover, forcing nomadic communities in the state to alter their age-old tour patterns and profession
Himachal Pradesh: Floods hit 16th state this monsoon, to impact crop yield
The hill state got 15 times its normal rainfall on Sunday owing to a depression settled over west MP and east Rajasthan
Quarrying for trouble
Controversy over Himachal limestone mining The subject of limestone mining in ecologically fragile Himachal Pradesh has become a political …
Afforestation project suspended as anti-poor
A scheme under which 75,000 families were to each get and maintain two ha of forest land has been put on hold following fears that it would …
Labour pains
Birla Textile Mill in Himachal Pradesh is yet to pay dues to 2,300 workers. The unit was 'shifted' from Delhi for causing pollution
Apple orchardists in Himachal worry after unseasonal rain and snow kill Italian honeybees
Apple, stone fruit growers rent Italian bees from apiarists for pollination of their crops in April
Kinnaur hydroelectric project: A setback for Himachal’s natural resources, culture
The proposed 804 mega watt Jangi Thopan Powari hydroelectricity project over the Satluj threatens life, livelihood and ecology in the basin
Joshimath Crisis: We must learn to live with earthquakes in the Himalayas
The Himalayan frontier area where Joshimath is located has witnessed many earthquakes in the past
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 23, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
The lost shepherds of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh | The Gaddi tribe
Climate change is making it difficult for the Gaddi shephard tribe preserve its traditional livelihood
A question of sales: Natural farming faces challenges in Himachal; here is how
Natural farming practices have drastically reduced input costs, but Himachal Pradesh’s farmers still lack market access
Tantalising wait: Will India be able to harvest its own ‘heeng’
As Himalayan farmers grow the country’s first asafoetida plants, changing weather threatens to play spoilsport
COVID-19: Himachal gears up to meet post-lockdown challenges
From economic relief to different use of premises to regulation of hotels, hoteliers are considering a number of options
COVID-19: Amid travel history concerns, Himachal has a plan in place
Many who returned from the Gulf hid their travel history, said officials. The state has launched a helpline for the purpose
This unique Himachal ‘restaurant’ saves vulture species
Populations of this scavenger bird have suffered from rapid urbanisation and deteriorating climate
Can high density plantations save Himachal's apple economy?
While experts say the technique can help the state fight climate change, farmers are worried if the state government is prepared
Solan building collapse: Wake-up call to end illegal, unscientific construction
The fragile hilly terrain endures haphazard construction without proper clearance, land evaluation mechanism
Apple line goes topsy-turvy in the Himalayas
The traditional apple growing areas are shifting with changing pattern of rainfall and increasing temperature
Ensure development doesn’t go against the flow of Himachal rivers, activists ask govt
Activists staged a dharna and sent a 10-point memorandum to the CM demanding clean and free-flowing Himalayan rivers
