us automobile manufacturers are facing rough weather following Canada's move to adopt stringent auto emission rules that have been adopted by California (see Down To Earth,

An agreement on the division of the Caspian Sea and its resources continues to elude the five Caspian littoral countries

A fierce clash over water has displaced thousands of people and killed at least 15 in the Mai Mahiu region, about 60 kilometers northwest of Kenya's capital Nairobi. The tussle over water rights

Renuka lake, named after the Goddess Renuka ji, the mother of Lord Parashuram, is situated near Dadahu in Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh. Since years, it has been receiving silt and debris from 22 nallas, which are all around the catchment of the lake, which is causing ecological deterioration, habitat degradation and eutrification, etc.

Scientists at the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) have found leaves of dhaincha (Sesbania bispinosa)

In September 2004, Down To Earth carried a two part editorial on the failure of the State to deliver basic services. In the September 15, 2004 issue we argued that on the one hand, the State has failed its citizens. On the other, the rich want s

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