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Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (October 14-18)
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Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high …
October 19, 2019
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Health

Johnson & Johnson recalls 33,000 talcum powder bottles after asbestos traces found
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The multinational corporation says it will conduct an investigation parallel to the one …
October 19, 2019
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Agriculture

Global seed market crossed $45 billion in 2018: Report
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Asia, Europe and Middle East-Africa main drivers of growth
October 18, 2019
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Health

Inter-Parliamentary Union calls for Universal Health Coverage
Inter-Parliamentary Union calls for Universal Health Coverage by 2030. Photo: Getty Images
The grouping of national parliaments passed a resolution to the effect in Belgrade, Serbia
October 18, 2019
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Agriculture

India's camel population is declining

With increasing mechanisation and synthetic fertiliser usage, the camel is no longer needed for transportation, ploughing and manure 

डाउन टू अर्थ

दिल्ली में साफ हवा अच्छी है पर काफी नहीं!
Pollution

दिल्ली में साफ हवा अच्छी है पर काफी नहीं!

पिछले कुछ वर्षों में काफी कुछ किया गया है, लेकिन नाकाफी है। दिल्ली में पूरी तरह से स्वच्छ ईंधन मसलन गैस या बिजली की जरूरत है
नए सिरे से शुरू हुआ हिमालयी ग्लेशियर का अध्ययन, बर्फ के नीचे जीवन की तलाश
Climate Change

नए सिरे से शुरू हुआ हिमालयी ग्लेशियर का अध्ययन, बर्फ के नीचे जीवन की तलाश

डेनमार्क के विशेषज्ञों का मानना है कि ग्लेशियर की बर्फ के नीचे भी जीवन है। आर्कटिक में उन्होंने इस पर शोध भी किए हैं। अब वे हिमालयी ग्लेशियर के बारे में भी जानकारी जुटा रहे हैं
जग बीती: ओडीएफ का सच
Rural Water and Sanitation

जग बीती: ओडीएफ का सच

Sunita Narain's Desk

Director General of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and the Editor of Down To Earth magazine. She is an environmentalist who pushes for changes in policies, practices and mindsets

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GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX
Health

Hunger meter: How India fared over the years

A lookthrough of five factors and how the country's performance has changed 

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Blogs

Soundaram Ramanathan
Soundaram Ramanathan

Renewable capacity additions exceed new coal in India
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Maximo Torero Cullen

World Food Day 2019: Why we must prevent food wastage
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Tarun Gopalakrishnan

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In-Depth

Governance
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Poverty eradication, a top priority or not?

October 17, 2019
On World Poverty eradication Day, here’s a lowdown on the recent developments in …
Climate Change
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All that happened at UNCCD COP14

October 14, 2019
The 14th Conference of Parties in New Delhi saw delegates discuss desertification in detail.…
Climate Change
How desertification threatens most of India

How desertification threatens most of India

September 16, 2019
A state-wise analysis of land degradation by soil erosion, mining, urbanisation and many …

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