Great change in Little Rann: How solar power is helping Gujarat's salt workers
Only one male Great Indian Bustard left in Gujarat: experts
Most males in the area have fallen prey to power lines built by Suzlon and GETCO
How India lost its finest Banni grasslands to an exotic species called Prosopis Juliflora
A weed maligned
A fearsome weed in the Rann of Kutch is hardly, as is feared, sucking the land to death
Saurashtra, Kutch on red alert as Vayu approaches
The cyclone is likely to hit the Gujarat coast early on June 13
Sudden death
Biporjoy has slightly weakened as it approaches Gujarat coast, evacuation suggested: IMD
An eye should be kept on the Gir forest, says IMD director general
Duplicity
Mermaid's second life
The dugong stages a revival, thanks to conservation efforts
World Dugong Day 2020: Marine mammal fighting for survival in Indian waters
Conservation only way to save species from extinction, says experts
OPG flouts environmental laws again
Begins construction without taking forest and CRZ clearance
Conservation as tool for assertion: How Banni pastoralists took matters in own hands
The Maldhari community of the area used various sections of forest rights act to regain livelihood options
Great change in Little Rann: How salt workers on the brink in Gujarat brought about a solar revolution
In this first part of a three-part series, here is a look at how Agariya salt workers in the Little Rann of Kutch transformed their lives by …
Save these camels of Kutch
The Kharai is a unique breed of camel found only in Kutch, which feeds on mangroves. But salt-making industries operating in the area are …
As Arabian Sea cyclones like Biporjoy increase, the following of Karachi’s Abdullah Shah Ghazi could rise: Sarah Ansari
Down To Earth speaks to Sarah Ansari, professor of history at Royal Holloway, University of London, about the patron saint of …
Greener pastures: How Indian pastoralists are being aided to return to their traditional livelihood
Change is taking place in the way the Centre and state governments look at pastoralism; the belief that livestock management is done better …
Earthquakes hit Gujarat and Maharashtra
Four tremors hit Gujarat’s Saurashtra and Kutch regions early on January 20, while a 3.6 tremor hit Palghar near Thane in Maharashtra in …
Biporjoy: Landfall process begins over Saurashtra and Kutch; expect extremely heavy rainfall, warns IMD
The landfall process is relatively slower and will continue till midnight, according to IMD director general, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
Gujarat government backtracks on granting CFR rights to Maldharis
Despite granting 47 Community Forest Rights in 2015, the government, through a notification dated September 27, has asked for surveying the land, …
Indian scientists develop technology for harvesting water from dew
A suitably designed dew-cum-rainwater harvesting plant can potentially harvest 320- 325 mm of rainwater and atmospheric moisture during a year
Biporjoy inundates low-lying areas on Kutch-Saurashtra coastline
Moderate flash flood risk is likely in Saurashtra, Kutch and the extreme northwest Gujarat region in next 24 hours
Biporjoy: Saurashtra, Kutch highly vulnerable to cyclones
Gujarat, with the longest coastline in India and unique climatic conditions, is particularly at risk to cyclones according to the Gujarat …
Lumpy skin disease epidemic in Saurashtra; 39 animals dead: Govt
Government takes measures to control epidemic spread in animals; over 25,000 cattle vaccinated across affected areas
Great change in Little Rann: How solar revolution helped cut salt industry’s carbon tracks
Several rounds of research and help from non-profits, solar pumps suitable for salt makers’ needs was designed
NGT upholds rights of pastoralists in Banni grasslands, wants encroachments removed
The court highlighted the lack of coordination between revenue and forest departments for the problem