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Governance

Americas: Yet another country in Western Hemisphere turns right as Panama elects Jose Mulino as president

Mulino joins Argentina’s Javier Milei & El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele even as Donald Trump & Jair Bolsonaro hope to return to power

NEWS AND VIEWS

Waste

Gurugram does it right: Dedicated portal to register and manage bulk waste generators

The MCG initiative is truly unique & has potential to inspire other Indian cities to …

Renewable Energy

Floating solar: Opportunities abound, but so do obstacles

By utilising existing waterbodies, floating solar minimises land requirements and its …

Pollution

Water pollution in rivers: A long pathway to a better tomorrow

The Ganga, perhaps the most revered river globally, is also unfortunately one of the most …

Urbanisation

Unplanned constructions, wastewater seepage causing land subsidence in Chenab Valley

A house in Ramban damaged due to land subsidence. Photo: Tahir Ramban

More than 60 houses damaged in Ramban area of Jammu

Wildlife & Biodiversity

An elephant cow and her calf being transported from Assam to Jamnagar is once again raising several questions

The transfer, on intervention of an animal rights group, shows that illegally captured &…

Governance

Digital democracies and the challenges of Anthropocene

Only sustained human intervention can effectively mitigate challenges to daily human life

Governance

The corporate takeover of India’s media

Press freedom in India has been badly hit by the gobbling up of media platforms by a few …

Governance

Free and fearless journalism in a fight for survival

Journalists’ attempts to foster public accountability from elected representatives is increasingly pitting them against the power of the state. Photo: Michael Joiner, 360info

Freedom of the press, a cornerstone of democracy, is under attack around the world, just …

Videos

Climate Change

Extreme weather strikes on opposite sides of globe in Brazil, Texas, Vietnam & Indonesia

Extreme weather strikes four different regions of the globe

Africa

Kenya Floods: Weeks of heavy rain continue to devastate region

Waste

Ghazipur landfill in Delhi catches fire again. But why?

Climate Change

May Day: Excessive heat putting workers at risk

Governance

Ludhiana’s Giaspura gas leak remains unsolved

Food

Watch: How the global food crisis is unfolding, with 1 in 5 people in need of urgent action

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Environment

Ghazipur landfill fire: Annual choking hazard for Delhi

Authorities have missed multiple deadlines to clear out the legacy waste from Ghazipur landfill

Africa

Sudan, a country displaced

One of Africa’s largest and most populous countries is on the brink of famine after a year of war between its Army and main paramilitary

Down To Earth video journalists, Prabhat Kumar and Dhruval Parekh, are at the ground zero of the ‘Farmers’ Protest 2.0’. Both were at the Shambhu border crossing between Patiala in Punjab and Ambala in Haryana as hundreds of farmers from Punjab attempted

Agriculture

Farmers’ Protests 2.0: DTE reports from ground zero Shambhu border

DTE video journalists, Prabhat Kumar & Dhruval Parekh, at Shambhu border as Haryana Police fired tear gas on farmers crossing from Punjab

It has been an ‘arid winter’ in the Union Territory of Ladakh. There has been a complete absence of snowfall since November 2023. And it has set alarm bells ringing in the fragile region. This photo shows the Sangam Point near Nimmo village of Leh distric

Climate Change

Ladakh: No snow in the cold desert

The arid winter in the region this time is raising concerns among the local population, as it forebodes a potentially alarming situation

डाउन टू अर्थ

औद्योगिक प्रदूषण

यूनियन कार्बाइड परिसर में लगी भीषण आग, जहरीली हवा से दहशत में आए गैस पीड़ित

भोपाल स्थित यूनियन कार्बाइड कारखाना वही है जहां कि 1984 में गैस रिसी थी, जिसने हजारों लोगों की जान ली थी और लाखों लोगों को अपाहिज बनाने का काम किया था

बर्ड वॉचिंग से छात्रों के मानसिक स्वास्थ्य में हो सकता है सुधार, तनाव कम करने में मिल सकती है मदद

गैर संक्रामक रोग

क्लास की खिड़की से पक्षी देखने से सुधर सकता है छात्रों का मानसिक स्वास्थ्य

अपने मानसिक स्वास्थ्य को बेहतर बनाने के इच्छुक कॉलेज के छात्रों के लिए, एक संभावित उत्तर उनकी खिड़की के ठीक बाहर पक्षियों को देखना हो सकता है

रिसर्च

मंगल की मिट्टी में कैसे बढ़ सकती है सब्जियों की पैदावार, वैज्ञानिकों ने सुझाया रास्ता

रिसर्च में इस बात के प्रमाण मिले हैं कि मंगल ग्रह पर विभिन्न किस्मों की फसलें एक साथ उगाने से पैदावार में इजाफा हो सकता है

Data Centre

Climate Change

Islands of heat

CSE study shows how Indian urban centres are trapping more heat due to built-up landscapes, in turn impacting health

Waste

Global stances on various facets of plastic pollution

As the fourth round of talks begin in Ottawa for a global plastic treaty, CSE analyses positions taken by various countries on plastics

Environment

The ground beneath our feet

Why soil health and biodiversity matters for the survival of the planet

Water

Parched Garden City

How Bengaluru’s water crisis is of its own making

Factsheet

Governance

Lok Sabha 2024: Is it too hot to vote?

DTE analyses if there is a direct correlation between rising temperatures and a decrease in voter turnout

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