World Forest Day 2024: Rajasthan communities at risk of losing land
Village residents oppose declaring traditional pastoral land as deemed forests, fearing loss of access and livelihood
Cattle herders in western Rajasthan suffer heavy losses due to Lumpy Skin Disease
Some 749 animals have died of the disease in Jodhpur division alone
Bringing the Aravallis back to life
Tree species like sheesham, babool and others planted over 75 hectares of land that was previously mined illegally are helping restore greenery …
Biporjoy: Landfall process begins over Saurashtra and Kutch; expect extremely heavy rainfall, warns IMD
The landfall process is relatively slower and will continue till midnight, according to IMD director general, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
‘It’s her job’: In water-starved Chambua near Udaipur, women are disproportionately affected
The act of filling water, too, sets the norm of who collects it and who gets to consume the most of it
Activists show lacuna in Assam PCCF’s notification on elephant microchips to prevent illegal transport
Microchips are issued for stolen or illegally captured elephants too; a captive elephant with a microchip may be a wild-caught one, they say
International Day of Indigenous People: Tribal culture has stayed intact in this part of Rajasthan
Traditional way of living dating back several hundred years is still practiced in Banswara villages
There is a desert in Tamil Nadu and the dunes are red
There are a couple of theories regarding the formation of these dunes, the most plausible being the role of south west monsoonal winds
Unyielding heatwaves: Temperatures may soar to 50°C as conditions worsen over northwest India, Pakistan
Worst-hit areas to record temperatures 5-7°C above normal, says UK meteorological office
In photos: Hard times for India’s wool industry
India’s wool industry may have set off on a decline: Degrading pastureland and an increase in agricultural activity has affected sheep herding …
Forests’ lingering question
Nearly three decades have passed since the Supreme Court ruling in 1996, which mandated the use of dictionary definition to delineate forests. …
Simply Put: Our lives matter
Groundwater in 12 Indian states found to be contaminated with uranium
Punjab is the worst-affected state with Haryana being the second
World Water Day: In Alwar, community-based water management, recharge key to solving crisis
The water crisis has limited the farming season to just a few months
As told to Parliament (December 1, 2021): Lightning strikes killed 2,862 Indians in 2020
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Bird flu confirmed in Sambhar, 80 birds dead in 5 days
Veterinarians deployed by local administration yet to reach bird flu-hit Sambhar
Winter Capital: How Khichan, a village in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district, came to host demoiselle cranes
Down To Earth’s photographer Vikas Choudhary captures the village of Khichan and its annual visitors
An unusual contest: Great Indian Bustards vs great Indian green energy quest
Rajasthan's state bird, the great Indian bustard, might lose its last natural habitat to wind and solar power plants
Drug debacle: Diclofenac was not the last threat for India’s vultures
Sixteen years after India banned the veterinary use of diclofenac to save its vultures, three other drugs revive the old challenge
Will Jaipur lose its last major patch of green?
Dol Ka Badh, spread over 105 acres of land in Jaipur’s Sanganer tehsil is home to trees, shrubs and various bird species
World Wildlife Day: India’s National Heritage Animal deserves the best in captivity and in the wild
Let us ensure that these giant pachyderms stay safe in this land that has revered them for milliennia
There is an urgent need to know the present status of the Great Indian Bustard population: Sumit Dookia
Down To Earth speaks to wildlife biologist on 64 GIBs being counted by the Rajasthan Forest Department during its annual waterhole survey
Simply Put: Ration denied
75 years of people’s power: Lalsot in Rajasthan is helping rural areas to treat their faecal sludge
This is an example of the informal use of urban facilities to treat rural faecal sludge
The real climate warriors
Communities in the desert of Rajasthan this year made full use of the very heavy rain that the region saw; there are many lessons we must draw …