West Bengal Panchayat election: Candidates in fray campaign on green issues
Environmentalists welcome trend, but point out slack from mainstream political parties
Labour union raises concerns over housing scheme for Bengal tea workers
Pashchim Banga Cha Majoor Samiti Study presents analytical report based on RTI, workers’ replies; shows scheme will reduce income, …
Germs of terror
As terrorists arm themselves with biological weapons, India wakes up to find how ill equipped it is to face this deadly reality
Rains fall short: Major losses ahead, fear Bengal paddy farmers
Heavy rain for rest of monsoon might complete the deficit, says IMD, but will that be enough?
Two cyclones and a gas leak: Journey of migrants between urban precariousness and ravaged villages
A report narrates the story of three migrants from Assam and West Bengal who have been uprooted from their hometowns by extreme climate events or …
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (May 18-22, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
‘Less atmospheric aerosol may have intensified Cyclone Amphan’
Low concentration of aerosols due to COVID-19 pandemic strengthened Amphan, said experts. Aerosols weaken an existing tropical cyclone by …
Crushed and torn
Closed tea gardens of West Bengal are enclaves of death and destitution. Speculative ownership and a callous government have prolonged the crisis,…
Playing with sea
Flouting laws, over 90 hotels have mushroomed on what once was a pristine beach in West Bengal
Science meets fiction
Down To Earth invites sci-fi buffs and writers to take its readers on a guided tour of the world of science fiction that throws a mirror to the …
Higher incidences of water-borne diseases in fishermen drinking from Ganga: Survey
Consumption of and exposure to contaminated water has also led to predominance of skin diseases among fishing community
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 13, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
COVID-19 outbreak: Cities with higher air pollution at more risk, say experts
Kolkata’s average exposure level was the highest in the country, because of the city’s compactness
Good ol' dug well
Traditional shallow wells can supply arsenic-free water. All one needs to do is install it with caution
Blood donation declines sharply in West Bengal in poll season
Students’ unions and trade unions that actively participate in blood donation camps are busy campaigning
Tram to oblivion
Kolkata witnesses the last days of a non-polluting and once-efficient mode of transport, while trams make a comeback in cities around the world. …
Homeless hilsa
The ocean fish that swims against the tide to spawn in rivers is moving away from Bangladesh
Middle path of conservation
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Indo-Gangetic Plain residents live 7 years less than other Indians: Study
This is because air quality in the region fails to meet the WHO’s guidelines on particulate pollution
Kalahandi Gram Sabhas write to NCST, invoke atrocities act against Jharkhand DFO
DFO illegally seized consignment of kendu leaves being transported from Odisha to West Bengal, federation of Gram Sabhas alleges
COVID-19 warriors: How a student group helped stranded migrants
A group of 30-odd students in rural Bengal started a forum with a helpline service, provided relief to 5,000 migrants across the country
COVID-19, bad weather affect livelihoods in Bengal's Sundarbans
Inhabitants forced to enter forest areas that are home to man-eaters, other wild animals
Damp, snowy weekend ahead: Minimum temperatures to rise, dip again from January 14
Dense fog and cold wave over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar for the next 24 hours
Blind spot in Namami Gange
By 2019, when Swachh Bharat Mission comes to an end, some 30 million septic tanks and pits would have been dug along the Ganga. It's time the …
Fancy wall for Sundarbans
Government starts building massive embankments on the fragile delta using untested technology. Experts say the project benefits contractors, …