Maharashtra proposes to reduce eco-sensitive areas to one-third
Environmentalists are wary of the state government’s decision that contradicts earlier expert-committe reports
NH-7 expansion project: NGT stays felling of trees for two weeks
Earlier, a petition against the widening of the highway project was filed by three non-governmental organisations
Weed on my plate
Tribals of central India vouch for the taste and health benefits of neglected wild vegetables
Has forest cover really increased?
The provisional figures for India's forest cover are now ready, and Down To Earth has managed to acquire a copy. The figures, when compared to …
Sewage power
Mumbai's Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers recycles sewage to run the cooling towers of its plants
Lavasa: Dream for one, nightmare for many
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava finds how people affected by Lavasa are coping with the destruction it has caused
24 die of jaundice in Maharashtra's textile city
Ichalkaranji does not have the facilities to care for the 3,500 persons taken ill by Hepatitis E
No trial incineration of Bhopal’s toxic waste in Nagpur
Madhya Pradesh High Court takes cognisance of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Boards objection
Maharashtra farmers demand better price. Chief minister offers aid package
Considering the acreage of soybean, cotton and paddy, the aid would be a paltry Rs 941 per ha
Kharif season 2023: Rajasthan plants two times more bajra as India’s paddy acreage drops by 26%
Impact of Cyclone Biparjoy and uneven distribution of monsoon clearly visible on kharif crops
Project Cheetah: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh can share some animals, expert tells DTE
Lack of knowledge on the carrying capacities of cheetahs is because of complex factors in Indian protected areas
Farm Laws: Is MSP guarantee really the elixir that Indian agriculture needs?
Concept is unreasonable and will be detrimental for country’s agricultural system, feel experts
BMC’s 24X7 decentralised ‘war rooms’ helping stem COVID-19 cases in Mumbai
Down To Earth reports on the arrangements put in place by India’s richest civic body to help save lives
COVID-19 vaccine update: AstraZeneca vaccinations should continue, benefits outweigh risks, says WHO
Strategic advisory group of experts on immunization called the one-dose Janssen shot as a safe and lifesaving addition to Pfizer, Moderna and …
Meet Padma Bombale, a Maharashtra onion farmer fighting the odds
A landless farmer from Vetale village near Pune, she has to work for Rs 100 a day to make ends meet
How Maharashtra’s dam on ‘Human’ river threatens tigers
The dam proposed at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve threatens to submerge more than 90 per cent of a 7-km forest area
Maharashtra issues circular to curb cost escalation in projects
Move aims to end ‘contractor raj’, wherein powerful contractors, backed by politicians, siphoned off large sums of public money from …
Maharashtra orders corruption probe into construction of check dams
Newspaper and TV reports, in last few months, have made allegations that quality of construction is poor
Eat it bland, eat it pickled
Stubborn weed selni was once a favourite among central India farmers for its cooling effect
Large-scale child deaths in tribal Maharashtra
from April to August this year, almost 300 children fell prey to malnutrition in just two blocks (Akkalkua and Taloda) of Maharashtra's Nandurbar …
Divided over royalty
Should states or private seed companies regulate price of Bt cotton seed?
Report flags violations in creation of India’s first critical wildlife habitats
CWH notification was first initiated in 54 of Maharashtra’s 55 protected areas, where rights of forest dwellers can be recognised under …
Maharashtra forest department gets flak for its August 15 diktat
Department has asked gram sabhas to pass resolution on Independence Day, accepting forest village status, which will mean relinquishing rights …
18 tribal villages in Maharashtra get tendu rights, finally
Sulking contractors refuse to put in auction bids; state tribal development corporation to the rescue