Rivers have always been a part of Punjabi and Sikh identity, memory

For 5,000 years, the five ‘torrents of water’ that flow through its plains, have fashioned Punjabi life and character

Gharial seen in Pakistan’s Punjab after 3 decades; it likely crossed over from India

Gharials were reintroduced to the Beas river in 2017, having been extirpated in the Punjab region now divided between India and Pakistan  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 19, 2023)

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

Kinnaur hydroelectric project: A setback for Himachal’s natural resources, culture

The proposed 804 mega watt Jangi Thopan Powari hydroelectricity project over the Satluj threatens life, livelihood and ecology in the basin 

Re-negotiate Indus Treaty with Pakistan in light of climate change: Standing Committee on Water Resources

The 1960 Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan did not take present-day issues like climate change into account, a new parliamentary …

Indus Water Treaty: Has it prevented Jammu & Kashmir from using their own resources?

The people of the region blame the treaty for their underdevelopment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 24, 2020)

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 11, 2020)

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

WWF confirms the presence of gharials in Pakistan’s Punjab

Gharials may have been in Okara and Head Sulemanki nearly a year ago

Moon River: The Chenab, a symbol of lovers, today symbolises pain of partition & consumerism, says Surjit Patar

Down To Earth speaks to prominent Punjabi poet about the Chenab as the inauguration date of the bridge over it nears