How is Centre making skewed projections to show success of agri-insurance scheme?

The non-loanee farmers from Maharashtra, Kerala and Telangana are shown in loanee category to project the insurance scheme as a success

A village in Maharashtra stands up for its rights

Residents of Lavari have blocked the construction of a transmission line to demand compensation for livelihood loss

Pune Court orders four rescued circus elephants to be sent back to where they came from

The foundation for the court decision rests on procedural flaws committed by the enforcement authorities during …

Energy security in drought-hit Maharashtra

A large amount of energy produced in the state is from water-intensive coal power plants. Moving to renewable sources will solve the problem

Noise Pollution: An ignored element in Great Indian Bustard conservation

Along with all other measures to revive Great Indian Bustard numbers, the aspect of regulating noise pollution levels needs to be …

Live in Mumbai, work in Mumbai, but these workers can't vote in Mumbai

Ragpickers, DNT members and construction workers in India's financial capital don't possess the most powerful tool in democracy

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 …

Bullet train or safe sanitation: Tough choice for Nanded

When Nanded already lacks the basic infrastructure of sanitation, what is more important for the city at present

Oxygen parks, protected grasslands: A small Maharashtra village’s efforts in environmental conservation 

The efforts of the villagers are driven by a common goal of leaving behind a healthy home for posterity

Organic farming: How Indian states are stepping up the act

Organic farming is in a nascent stage in India. Some states have taken the lead in improving organic farming coverage, but a major part of the …

Aditya Thackeray turns focus on coal power: What Maharashtra should keep in mind

CSE lays down 4 steps for the state that may face biggest challenge to meet central emission norms    

Climate counsel: These farmers in Maharashtra protect each other’s crops from extreme weather; here is how

They use social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Youtube, and in-person gatherings for information about the weather; they also share …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 20, 2023)

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

Energy aplenty

The recycling option has once again shown that wastes like bagasse and wheat straw can be profitably used to generate energy, which could in all …

In the name of development: How Nashik’s Goda Ghat juggled concretisation & de-concretisation over 2 decades

Recurring urban floods exposed how thoughtless development projects have renedered the area vulnerable

Gujarat has put just one e-vehicle on the road in last six months: Govt data

Maharashtra, which set a target of registering five lakh EVs by 2022 — an average of 274 vehicles per day — managed only four per day …

Maharashtra heads towards a drier drought

While last year, the state’s 14,679 villages were hit by drought, this time 20,000 villages are already facing drought-like conditions

Cloudy days for solar cooker

Subsidy amounts and sales figures may not always be indicators of commercial success. After a decade-old promotion campaign, only a few …

Gram sabha empowered

Anna Hazare's relentless crusade leads to ordinance granting more powers to the gram sabha in Maharashtra

Village Forest -- with Draft Rules Under Sec 28 of Indian Forest Act 1927

Millions of Indian villagers today act as guardians of forests, forming a mutually beneficial relationship, quite often without outside help. But …

Platter of joy

People in Mendha-Lekha village in Maharashtra fashion plates out of locally available leaves. avilash roul learns lessons in sustainable forest …

The saas-bahu cereal

Aparna Pallavi took 20 years to understand Vidarbha’s culinary character. It lies in the staple

Untreated effluents released in Mumbai rivers, industries flout norms: Report

The Ulhas and its tributary Waldhuni are among 53 of the most polluted rivers in Maharashtra

Rs 1,400 MSP for wheat disappoints Maharashtra farmers

Demand minimum support price of above Rs 2,000 per 100 kg; say present MSP does not meet even cost of cultivation

Watch: Why farmers in parched Marathwada are uprooting citrus orchards

In this battle against nature’s fury on the warming planet, the sweet lime orchards have become unfortunate casualties