Dibang dam on hold

Power trickles down

Successful cooperatives compel Maharashtra government to hand over control of irrigation facilities to farmers

A watershed plan

Recurrent droughts and floods coupled with mass poverty, chronic unemployment and pervasive malnutrition are the major challenges before India. …

India’s parched rivers: At least 13 without water, much lower than same period last year

With peak summer days ahead, condition particularly alarming for farmlands that make up 60% of basin

Understanding climate effect on crop yield and associated risks to water security in India is crucial

Reassessing policy options requires a better understanding of climate impact on farm water management in India

Responsibility of PM’s irrigation scheme to go back to water resources ministry

Government sources say that this to and fro of the scheme may affect its implementation

The orphan of development

Himalayan plunder: Experts fear frequent landslides, floods, cloudbursts in J&K following Joshimath crisis 

Unchecked construction, destruction of karewas and illegal riverbed mining pose threats to the region's ecology

War zone Cauvery

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are once again at loggerheads over the sharing of the Cauvery waters. Why have the successive agreements failed to …

How current drought is adding to India’s water crisis

The agriculture sector has the biggest demand for water, followed by industries, the power sector and domestic consumption

Khap panchayat bans paddy

Rice cultivation has led to waterlogging and soil salinity in Haryana’s Jhajjar district

The escape route

Punjab, which accounts for only 1.5 per cent of the total geographical area of the country, cannot continue producing for the whole country. It …

Cancer-struck

Incidence of cancer and other diseases have increased. But callous officials prefer to call it a 'coincidence'

Punjab: end of the revolution ?

Cost of production has spiralled, but the rate of increase in production has not shown a similar trend. Ecological and social costs, meanwhile, …

Paan loses flavour

Iconic paan no more appeals to farmers, traders and common people. They say the contagious spread of chewing tobacco, especially gutkha, is fast …

Newest Biggest Deal

In Kyoto, in 1997, nations of the world agreed the Clean Development Mechanism (cdm) was a competent way to combat climate change. The process …

Barind's three crop revolution

Unique irrigation model developed for Bangladesh's arid region is helping farmers grow as many as three crops a year

Emergency

Chennai, crippled by water crisis, is also a metaphor for what Indian cities are experiencing in sourcing and managing the most precious natural …

Is the joyride over ?

There was fear in the 1960s. Would India continue to wait for food imports to feed itself? The scientific community came up with an answer that …

Centre flouts norms to allow Polavaram construction to resume

Mandatory public hearings are still pending in Odisha and Chhattisgarh

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 1, 2023)

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

Wheat crisis: Additional irrigation may not save Rabi crops; here is why

Additional moisture to save wheat and maize from high temperatures not feasible due to irrigation and groundwater level concerns, say …

Tamil Nadu farmers want Centre to take unbiased view of Cauvery dispute

They launched a 48-hour state-wide rail blockade demanding the constitution of Cauvery Management Board

Water reserves go up; 50 reservoirs have 100% storage

Maharashta has 18 reservoirs at full capacity; Just 5 out of 143 major ones in India have 40% or below storage

How a water project put women in charge and turned the fortunes of a dry Bengal village

With men quitting agriculture to work as unskilled labourers, women lead measures to curb soil erosion