Why are Indian farmers protesting?
Farmers all over India are protesting against the government to get fair prices for their agricultural produce. Down To Earth explains the …
Left groups launch national-level movement to demand policy changes
The Jan Ekta Jan Adhikar Andolan will raise demands for changes in economic policies and labour laws, among other issues
Challenges stand in way of African agricultural transformation
Land degradation and soil erosion can play a detrimental role in limiting Africa’s agricultural transformation
'River regulation responsible for decline in water bird population in Australia'
Kate Brandis, joint research fellow at the Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW and Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organisation
Jostling for jhuggi land
The Shakur Basti eviction drive calls for a thorough review of the railways’ mandate, politics of urban land and housing of urban poor
Deserted by policy
Rajasthan's livestock is facing a threat as grazing lands disappear and laws paralyse traditional economic incentives for keepers
Unshackling the Ganga
The Ganga Mukti Andolan is endeavouring to free a stretch of the Ganga -- and the exploited fisherfolk that derive their livelihood from it -- …
Environmental scapegoats
Are goats responsible for increasing desertification? No, say many environmentalists and researchers. In fact, this hardy animal …
`The Australian government is amending laws to push Adani's coal mine project'
The Adani Group's US$ 16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine project in Queensland is mired in a controversy as it not only threatens the Great …
Jaisalmer villagers march 225 kilometres to get sacred groves listed as ‘oran land’
More than 100 orans documented by a non-profit still listed as wastelands
Left in peace (L.I.P.)
Forget ideological shibboleths. The market is the great equaliser. Even politically
Nandigram and CPI(M)'s insensitivity to rural sector
Learn to walk lightly
Will land Bill cross Rajya Sabha hurdle?
Narendra Modi government accuses rival parties of opposing amendments in the land acquisition law for the sake of opposition
Village refuses to part with forest
People near Chennai plan protest against industrial estate
Protests against land acquisitions
Simply Put: Road to perdition
World may pass 1.5°C warming threshold in less than a decade
Carbon dioxide emissions expected to continue to rise in 2022
Despite PM Modi’s assurance, land degradation, desertification increasing
Some 29.7 per cent of India’s land is degraded, according to a new ISRO atlas
Levelled out: MGNREGA helps bring in more land under cultivation in Ranga Reddy
Having levelled the terrain, farmers for the first time take up agriculture
How the Act governing the Statue of Unity area violates the Constitution and the PESA Act
The provisions take away the autonomy of the tribal population to manage resources
Mechanisms: Rough Guide
What Southern delegates and NGOs should watch out for in CDM negotiations
Hi-tech control
Whose land?
Mining for disaster