SUBSIDISED KILLING

They may survive the drought. But they cannot survive government policies. When people have to abandon their livestock, they are reduced to misery,…

Digital nomads have rejected the office and now want to replace the nation state. But there is a darker side to this quest for global freedom

For the moment at least, digital nomadism is a privilege which largely depends on your place of birth, long-term place of residence, and economic …

Yak in Indian Himalayas face threat of climate change

The increasing trend of environmental temperature at high altitudes is resulting in heat stress in yak during warmer months, also affecting …

Let the Van Gujjars remain nomadic

The attitudes of the forest department towards the Van Gujjars’ nomadism must change in order to view it as a matter of right for …

Islands in the river

The insular but self-sufficient existence of the marine nomads inhabiting the islands that pepper the Brahmaputra river as it winds across …

Interim Budget 2019: Board for marginal communities, but where’s the welfare?

Government announces setting up of a welfare development board for de-notified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes

In Pictures: How climate change is threatening the livelihood of Himalayan shepherds

The rising temperature in the Himalayan region has increased pests and diseases among livestock. This is affecting wool quality, reducing animal …

Problems faced by the Bahima, a nomadic pastoral community of Uganda

Elizabeth Katushabe, a cattle keeper from Uganda, talks to Down To Earth about erratic weather patterns, which is affecting the cattle reared by …

Pastoralists at the crossroads

Hemmed in by intensive agricultural and industrial activity, pastoralists are finding less room to carry on their activities. This could upset …

Kolkata artist’s project aims to inculcate environmental awareness in rural areas

It aims to make people question popular notions of development at the cost of the environment

Small is more

A small water harvesting structure can produce amazing economic crossover effects. The same may not be true for large canals

Natural embrace

Are we ecological serial killers or benevolent conservationists? Muriel Kakani narrates some refreshing perspectives of camel herders in Rajasthan

Why are nomads being evicted from Jammu and Kashmir?

Eviction drives come shortly after the J&K High Court declared the Roshni Act, allowed ownership of occupied government land …

Why the attack on Kashmir's pastoralists is a big concern

Gujjars and Bakkerwals, the nomadic pastoralists of Jammu and Kashmir, now face a new deadly enemy: Gau Rakshaks

Drying wetlands

Ladakh's high altitude wetlands are under severe stress from the livestock population as well as tourist influx

Strangers in their own land

The final notification of the Great Himalayan National Park has jeopardised the livelihood of a tribe of migratory pastoralists. It has also …

From discovering insulin to unearthing a double agent, our pick of Insights long reads in 2022

44 long-form articles that put the spotlight on groundbreaking new research and compelling human interest stories from around the world

Himalayan upheavals

NATURAL PREMISES: ECOLOGY AND PEASANT LIFE IN THE WESTERN HIMALAYA 1800- 1950·Chetan Singh·Oxford University Press·New Delhi&…

Grasping at grass

Maldharis resort to Forest Rights Act as forest department plans to restrict grazing on Banni grassland

Saving the tongue

Language>> Nomads • Nepal

A 'common' problem

A sustainable lifestyle in the mountains

Living with the Gaddis was an environmental lesson worth learning.

Nomadic sophistication

Exhibition>> Nomads • The US/Kazakhstan

Kenya

The green guards

Van Gujjars lead the way in forest management by forming a voluntary protection force