Medicinal plant rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh

Bioremediation works

Appetite for sewage

Bacteria feed on pollutants in sewage, kill odour, but are they a complete solution?

A taste of mountains

Jakhiya seeds are used for tempering almost all types of vegetables and curries in the Garhwal region

Environment ministry amendment gives coal thermal power stations full licence to pollute: CSE

The modified notification favours operation of old inefficient coal power stations, which can continue to run indefinitely on paying a nominal …

MPs can drive home policy changes — by asking the right questions

Question on non-compliance by thermal power plants in Rajya Sabha should have driven home a bigger point. Problem, however, was the question …

Gandhamardan revisited

Fifteen years ago, BALCO made an abortive attempt to mine bauxite in one of India's richest biodiversity reserves, Gandhamardan in Orissa. Now …

"Forests are the main source of herbs"

Meghalaya's abundant flora is the basis of its traditional healthcare system. Now, rapid urbanisation and breakdown of the community structure …

Are we ready to hand over on our life-forms?

There are certain plants, vegetables and fruits indigenous to India having medicinal properties. The knowledge of these properties rests with …

Polluting coal power plants may get blanket 20-year extension of compliance deadlines 

Only 5% Category C plants in compliance with emission norms at present

Aloe vera helps cure kala-azar

Prickly, delicious

One person's weed, another's medicinal plant

Local citrus goes global

India’s coal power sector continues to disregard water norms: CSE report

CSE surveyed over 154 GW coal power capacity and found about half of freshwater-based power plants were non-complying with 2015 water norms; most …

Roadside remedy

A common plant growing in the wild in Garhwal, basingu is traded both as a medicinal herb and vegetable

Caught in the crossfire in Nepal

The Bankariyas, a forest-dweller community of central Nepal, have been uprooted from their traditional habitat and are living like refugees in …

A green company in a grey market

There was a time when Payinthulasi, a 40-year old herb gatherer of village Utchananthal in Virudunagar district of Tamil Nadu, had to trudge to …

Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (June 24 – June 30)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (July 29 – August 4)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Go foraging for edible plants

One person's weed can be another person's green

These 11 invasive alien species have wrought havoc on India’s natural systems

A look at which species these are and what damage they can cause

Light wavelength can determine plants’ greenness: Study

Too much exposure to far-red light was harmful to plants, according to the study

High on green

Moringa leaves are packed with nutrients, but very few know about it

Sponging away pain