Awarded : Bhaonta-Kolyala
... for reviving the Arvari river, for showing that a healthy ecology and good water management mean prosperity, for proving that drought is a myth
Pesticides in our food
There is never any end to learning. And so, surprises. We have learnt, over 20 years, that environmental governance in India is lackadaisical. …
Hubballi-Ankola railway line will augur desertification, water crisis, warn experts
The proposed 164-kilometre railway project cutting through Western Ghats will prompt deforestation and accelerate climate change …
Why NGT’s calls on restoration of water bodies is need of the hour
National Green Tribunal’s 2019 order asking states to identify, protect and restore water bodies underlines the urgency to save them
Andhra to challenge Krishna tribunal award in Supreme Court
Final award on sharing Krishna waters takes away most of the surplus water given to the state by earlier tribunal
Delhi witnesses record June flood
River Yamuna rose to unprecedented levels on June 19, exacerbated by unregulated activities in the catchment
Prayers for a little
Rivers’ flows must be maintained to protect the services they provide, but India has no legislation
Testing time
Revisits by Down To Earth reporters to villages that undertook water harvesting offer some valuable lessons in drought management
Made to fail
Employment Guarantee Scheme, first of its kind drought relief scheme has had no impact on the drought-prone areas of Maharashtra in almost 30 …
Out of focus
The government's drought relief programmes are bound to fail in the long run. Even the Planning Commission acknowledges that funds for the …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 29, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Cauvery, Karnataka’s deep anguish
The current distribution of Cauvery waters is unfair to Karnataka and its roots lie in the 18th century, when the British defeated Tipu Sultan
North India Deluge 2023: In haphazard urbanisation lies Delhi’s perennial flooding conundrum
Development imperatives of Delhi dealt with the construction of buildings & other infrastructures; protection of stormwater drains in their …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 3, 2023)
Poisoned Punjab: This tiny village in Punjab is impacted by non-communicable diseases, cancers
Down To Earth ground report finds Pakki Tibbi village suffering due to consumption of polluted water; poverty and illiteracy adding to …
Poisoned Punjab: Cancers, dental problems plague Ludhiana village residents
Down To Earth ground report finds pollution due to industries taking a toll on Gaunspur villagers’ health
Slippery slopes: Why the Auckland storm caused so many landslides and what can be done about it
While climate change and the warming of oceans that pump-prime extreme weather events are certainly pressing issues, changing land use is also of …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 28, 2022)
Number of full reservoirs go up from 26 to 35, 10 overflowing
Central Water Commission bulletin also shows reservoirs in at least 7 states at less than normal storage, worst in Bihar
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 10, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Here are five ways to counter groundwater depletion in the Ganga basin
Managements of river catchments, surface waterbodies, wastewater and the agricultural sector, in addition to a water resources database can …
Sanitation workers: They clean our poop and face a lot of dangers; here is how
Is Swachh Bharat being achieved at the cost of the health and safety of sanitation workers? Or by funding for infrastructure?
All That Breathes: Ecological conscience at the heart of Shaunak Sen's Sundance-winning documentary
With an optimistic lens, Sen looks at the symptoms of environmental and ecological degradation that stare back at us.
Rising water levels in Kenya's Rift Valley lakes: 379,935 people require urgent humanitarian assistance
The increased water levels changed the composition of the lakes and damaged biodiversity
New rules put larger onus on small, medium poultry farms
Till now, small poultry farms in India were exempt from environmental laws but this will change now