Paying the price

Uttar Pradesh forest officials slap a hefty fine on poachers

Constructing A Dream

Nature's fury

This is a good bioenhancer

Drumstick molecule increases absorption of drugs

Heritage in peril

Policing the police

A constable who gets corrupt officials behind bars  

Population: Has bio-politics arrived in India?

A collection of articles which re-examine the population debate in the light of the BJP-ruled Assam and Uttar Pradesh proposing population-…

The logic of mass tree plantations

Such plantations can succeed in India only if farmers are given proper incentive and protection to grow them

Good old sap

Gums secreted by trees are a treasure trove of nutrition and have been used by communities in making seasonal delicacies

New votebank on the block: Beneficiaries over rights-holders

Narendra Modi’s stress on governing via welfare schemes is antithetical to a  rights-based approach

More vehicles coming into Delhi from other states in 2018 compared to 2009: Report

Standing Committee on Home Affairs calls for formulating policy to regulate the entry of inbound traffic and ensuring smooth exit of outbound traffic

India, alongside China and US, set to suffer maximum climate impacts on economy by 2050: Report

Bihar to be most affected in India; increase of climate impact in Assam to be highest globally during 1990-2050  

UP village demanding compensation for riverine erosion stops fast

The residents of Kamhariya in Sitapur district had been on a 48-hour hunger strike, demanding measures against erosion by the Sharda river. They …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 16, 2022)

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

Watered down: Almost half of India’s rivers still remain polluted; here is why

India has mostly focussed on cleaning only major rivers; most states have recently started reviving their small rivers, but the progress remains …

MSakhi: digitising healthcare at the grassroots

A mobile application, developed in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh government, is revolutionsing mother and child care in Jhansi 

Amid election din, encephalitis quietly kills 104 people in east UP

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's tall claims of improving UP's healthcare system is an insult to the people

The lingering scent of Kannauj

The world's oldest hub for producing itr, the traditional Indian perfume, is fighting to retain its fragrance

Land for ladies

Rural women in Uttar Pradesh join hands to end gender bias in agriculture and claim joint ownership of land

Tying a green knot

In a small town in Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh, a marriage is also a tree-planting occasion

NGT pulls up UP municipalities for sewage discharge into Ganga

The tribunal refuses to accept financial crunch as the reason behind the nagar palikas polluting the river

Replenishment study of riverbed sand must for sand mining in Uttar Pradesh: NGT

Replenishment studies must be done by credible institutions, says court  

Blast in Anpara D power station

Hydrogen leakage from generator suspected to have caused blast

Children once again

A chat and books persuade parents in Shravasti to not marry off young girls

Yogi's gift to Uttar Pradesh farmers: loan waiver, higher MSP, guaranteed procurement

The decision comes as a huge relief for about 20 million small and marginal farmers