[Commentary] Fires, leopards, boars and migration: the complex story of a simple people
It was when I first read an article in Down To Earth some years ago that I got interested in the people who lived in the hills of the Western…
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No place for political campaigning as Vemulaghat’s ongoing protest stands strong
This is the second article in a two-part series on the role of environment in the upcoming elections in Telangana. Part One examines the scarcity of water in the state despite…
Meghalaya’s black holes: Unregulated rat-hole coal mines ravage environment
The attack on an activist in a coal belt in India’s northeast frontier state of Meghalaya has spotlighted the issue of ecological degradation from “rat hole mining” and the outlawed…
Water scarcity: Will the elections quench Rajasthan’s thirst?
This is the first article in a two-part series on the role of environment in the upcoming elections in Rajasthan. Part Two will examine the issue of mining in the state…
Kerala first state to act on antibiotic immunity, a public health crisis
In a significant move for the public health sector, Kerala has become the first state in India to launch an action plan to combat the growing cases of antimicrobial immunity, arising…
Sentimental value alone can’t save Mizoram’s dying river
This is the second article in a two-part series on the role of environment in the upcoming elections in Mizoram. Part One examines the issue of land use for agriculture, especially…
Singrauli, India’s energy hub, fails to power lives of its people
This is the third article in a three-part series on the role of environment in the upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh. Part One examines the priority given to environmental issues like…
Agriculture distress in MP could be the clincher in these elections
This is the second article in a three-part series on the role of environment in the upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh. Part One examines the priority given to environmental issues like…
In spite of mega projects water is scarce in rural Telangana
This is the first article in a two-part series on the role of environment in the upcoming elections in Telangana. Part Two highlights the pre-election situation in villages where the ongoing…
Can election promises fix India’s ailing heart?
This is the first article in a three-part series on the role of environment in the upcoming elections at Madhya Pradesh. Part Two describes how agriculture can be the clincher…
