Why Jammu-Srinagar national highway is so landslide prone
Most of the hills around Jammu-Srinagar highway were rocky and barren and any disturbance — natural or anthropogenic (man-made) — …
Why Jammu’s transgender community hit the streets in protest
Protestors alleged police inaction on the complaints of abduction and forced castration of 4 transgender persons
Leopard rescued from heart of Jammu city after it mauls three
An adult leopard has been brought to the Manda rescue centre in Jammu after injuring three people in the city
Jammu’s youth are trying to save river Tawi but they need support
Tawi, a major source of drinking water for Jammu residents, has turned into a garbage dump
Simply put : Art 370 scrapped
After Joshimath, now Doda? Land subsidence in Chenab Valley village; 300 evacuated
Government official tells Down To Earth situation is not similar to Joshimath
Winter tourists buoy up Kashmir’s battered tourism sector
Tourist operators say next three months crucial as the government tries to resurrect the sector
Ecological well-being of Jammu & Kashmir stands at a critical juncture
Impending deforestation, shrinking lakes and potential lithium mining pose significant environmental challenges
Indo-Gangetic Plain, Meghalaya will need to use flood protection for 1,000 years: DTE analysis
DTE analysed the need for flood protection measures in India in response to a study on the subject published in Nature
With state under lockdown, J&K FAC issues record forest clearances
Since August 5, the Forest Advisory Committee of the state has cleared 125 projects on forest land in just three meetings
‘Climate crisis a universal reality’: Heaviest snowfall since 2005 halts life in J&K
Widespread damage, disruption reported from several parts of the UT; L-G declares heavy snowfall a state-specific natural calamity
Simply put: J&K forestland
Wetlands in Kashmir shrinking due to urbanisation: Study
An analysis of land cover data from 2016 shows that the catchment of Narkara wetland in near Srinagar is now predominantly an urban setting, with …
Simply Put: Statehood for Ladakh
Simply Put: Hotel Naya Kashmir
Impact of climate change on Kashmir’s mushroom pickers
Unpredictable weather patterns, early springs, and above-average temperatures have left gucchi mushroom hunters in distress, facing another …
Jantar Mantar Protests: Why are Ladakhis demanding statehood?
The people of Leh and Kargil want to protect their homeland’s fragile ecology; they also want constitutional safeguards under the …
Why are nomads being evicted from Jammu and Kashmir?
Eviction drives come shortly after the J&K High Court declared the Roshni Act, allowed ownership of occupied government land …
A trashed valley: Kashmir needs to segregate its waste at source
Despite clear regulations and court interventions, local governments continue to ignore Kashmir’s municipal solid waste crisis
Silent saviour: This man is trying to save Kashmir’s majestic chinars, all on his own
For most of the last decade, Abdul Ahad Khan’s initiative has added much to the Band Wadar forest in Kupwara
Udhampur gets earthquake observatory
New seismological observatory will help further strengthen the region’s earthquake monitoring
Jammu and Kashmir farmers suffering due to rain, snow and lockdown
Unseasonal weather has destroyed apples in Kashmir and paddy in Jammu even as government promises to procure crops have rung hollow
Dog bites decrease in Srinagar but the fear remains
Though there has been a slight decrease in the incidents of dog-bites in recent years in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, cynophobia …
Underrated green
Kohlrabi is a healthy but little used member of the cabbage family
Doda to host lavender festival
Down To Earth last year reported on Jammu’s 'purple revolution’