Ecological well-being of Jammu & Kashmir stands at a critical juncture
Impending deforestation, shrinking lakes and potential lithium mining pose significant environmental challenges
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 17, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Jammu's purple revolution: Lavender brings in scent of profit for Doda farmers
Around 500 farmers across villages in Doda had their incomes quadrupled after shifting from maize to lavender
Is environment finding a voice in conflict-ridden Kashmir?
While the human toll due to conflict is well documented, little is known about its impact on environment
Long wait in the valley
Months after the devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir, thousands of victims are still waiting to be rehabilitated. Meanwhile, this year's …
How people turn to social media during natural disasters
Social media has redefined communication and made it even better, especially during emergencies
Indus Water Treaty: Has it prevented Jammu & Kashmir from using their own resources?
The people of the region blame the treaty for their underdevelopment
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
New study sheds light on genetic affinities of Gujjars and Ladakhis
The study is the first comprehensive attempt to determine the genetic relatedness of the Gujjars and Ladakhis to populations within India and …
Kashmir gets warmer
Rising winter temperatures make rain and snowfall erratic in the valley, deplete streams
Monsoon progresses over Maharashtra, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir
More than three quarters of the country have experienced monsoon showers in the last four days
Can Omar Abdullah help restore TosaMaidan’s lost glory?
The former chief minister, who won with a narrow margin from Beerwah, was instrumental in getting the armed forces to vacate the large meadow in …
Mission Dal lake
Vice-chairperson of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority of Jammu & Kashmir, Irfan Yasin, speaks on the state authority's efforts to …
Brace for more extreme weather events in Himalayas, warn experts
Maximum temperatures in mountain region may rise by 0.5°C to 2.5°C, says state action plan on climate change
Incessant rainfall brings north India to its knees
The IMD said the intense rainfall over north India is because of an interaction between a western disturbance and monsoonal winds
North India Deluge 2023: Ladakh, a cold desert, received over 10,000% of its normal rain on July 8-9
Heavy rains are now a reality for Ladakh due to global warming; Ladakhis may now have to unlearn their former ways of living
India removed from annual UN list of countries where children are impacted by armed conflict
India has taken measures to protect children, especially in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the UN
Fungal scab attack can spell doom for Kashmir’s apple growers this year
Early, intense snowfall in November 2019 & a wet monsoon produced conditions for outbreak; lockdown abated it; farmers blame …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 31, 2020)
Does poverty trigger extremism?
Two recent developments could precipitate a global debate on whether poverty triggers extremism
Saffron production to drop over 90% as Kashmir sees lowest rainfall in 35 years
Scarcity of rain and the failures of the National Saffron Mission have left local farmers in a precarious position
A question of survival
Restrictions on the manufacture and sale of Shahtoosh shawls threaten the livelihood of thousands of people in Kashmir
Diseased fields
Dying paddy crops leave Kashmir valley farmers high and dry. The state government chips in late to combat the crisis
Beyond the odds
Kashmiri youth reach out to people in the midst of war and loss with their 'environmental awareness' campaign
Wings Of Change
Migratory birds stage a comeback after a long hiatus as Kashmir wetlands get a fresh lease of life