Green Credit Rules will negatively impact forest ecology, say experts
Former forest official alleges Centre wants to facilitate ‘ease of business’
Water of Ganga, 21 other rivers in Bihar unfit to even bathe in, finds state pollution control board
Six sewage treatment plants in Patna not fully functional, direct discharge of effluents in Ganga
Distinct disquiet in the Himalayas
Global warming is reshaping the world’s highest and youngest mountain range and its interaction with the region’s weather systems
Are cheetahs at home?
Concerns raised on progress of Project Cheetah after more than a year since translocation of the wild cats
Need for SDG-linked outcome budgeting in India: A case of Assam
OBS, a budgetary instrument linking expenditure to specific targets, can be a crucial tool to meet aspirations within a defined time frame
Researchers find new crustacean in Odisha’s Chilika lagoon
Parhyale odian is brown in colour and around eight millimetres in length; it has 13 pairs of legs
Unable to get food, Adivasi tea worker in north Bengal estate dies of starvation
Fact-finding team formed by independent labour organisations reveals the worker and his wife had no access to food under the public …
Copyright legacy of the great
Mahatma Gandhi’s works have been available freely thanks to his copyright philosophy, but not those of Martin Luther King Jr
India will continue to rely on coal to meet its rising electricity demand through 2026: IEA
Rapid economic growth and increased demand for space cooling contributed significantly to the rise in India’s electricity demand last year
DTE Coverage: ‘Arid winter’ in the Himalayas
DTE reports from Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand as Western Himalayas report a mostly snowless winter
Ladakh’s arid winter: Cold desert will face short- & long-term repercussions, warn experts
Apricots have blossomed & insects seen in peak winter; the Zojila is motorable even as the Chader Trek has started later this year
What are Western Disturbances? How do they impact rain and snowfall in India?
It is a non-monsoonal precipitation pattern that induces low pressure systems in the lower layers of the atmosphere; this, ultimately, causes …
CAG flags MoEFCC projects costing Rs 4.47 crore for procedural lapses
Two projects failed to take-off due to lack of monitoring and non-signing of agreements between parties
Overcoming digital divide key to achieving Digital India goal
Those with gender, caste and class privileges enjoy enhanced access to technology & internet, contributing to their progress
Indian villages are 100% electrified, but what’s next?
Government must introduce policies that focus on utility of quality electricity than just connections
Extreme heat makes women extremely vulnerable
Our response and mitigation approaches to heat and other such extremes should be gender-sensitive
There is an urgent need to know the present status of the Great Indian Bustard population: Sumit Dookia
Down To Earth speaks to wildlife biologist on 64 GIBs being counted by the Rajasthan Forest Department during its annual waterhole survey
Water storage at just 23% in India’s key reservoirs
The low water availability in reservoirs can affect the yields of summer crops sown between the Rabi and Kharif seasons
Male Y chromosomes evolving faster, reveals DNA analysis of humans and apes
Study uncovers rapid changes in Y chromosomes compared to the stable X chromosomes in humans and apes
Monsoon begins in Kerala 2 days ahead of schedule, advances over Northeast India
Both regions in midst of rainfall spell due to long-lasting cyclonic circulation over Kerala, Remal remnants in Northeast
Voting without voters: In Odisha’s ‘plumber capital’, anti-incumbency, pro-BJP sentiments strong among migrants
Migrant workers of the district are a vital vote bank and is being wooed by all major parties in the fray
World Dhole Day 2024: Sambar for lunch, with some coffee
India’s iconic wild canids, mostly forest predators, seem to have adapted to live alongside people in agroforests like coffee and tea …
Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad, the royal environmentalist
Gaekwad played an important role in implementing Project Tiger, founding Wildlife Institute of India and WWF-India, saving Silent Valley, among others
There’s a pressing need to implement antibiotic protocol in all hospitals
Life-threatening healthcare-associated infections caused by increasingly drug-resistant bacteria are taking a toll on the lives of thousands of …
Centre finally greenlights Karnataka Climate Action Plan after 3-year wait; but implementation is key
Karnataka has been caught between two extreme conditions for the last decade of floods in the southern districts and droughts in the north and …