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Agriculture

Upset over onion export ban, this Maharashtra taluka has shut doors to Lok Sabha campaigning

Farmers in onion belt vow to express resentment during elections, point out opposition parties also failed to offer respite

NEWS AND VIEWS

Energy

EV industry can reshape Indian employment landscape with green jobs, but building a skilled workforce is key

By the nature of electric vehicle industry, all jobs within this sector could easily be labeled as green jobs. Photo for representation: iStock

Industry could generate 10 million direct jobs, 50 million indirect ones by 2030; Can …

Waste

Run-up to Ottawa: New study shows how global plastic waste trade evolved recently & ways for resposible management

Run-up to Ottawa: New study shows how global plastic trade has evolved recently & ways for resposible management

A most significant shift in global plastic waste trade landscape has been the decline in …

Waste

Global plastic profiles: How do nations view use of recycled plastic content?

In ongoing talks to combat plastic pollution, the use of recycled plastic content …

Waste

Global plastic profiles: CSE groups nations on the 5 Rs. What are they?

The principles of ‘Reduce, Reuse, Refill, Repair, Refurbish’ foster a …

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Africa is full of bats, but their fossils are scarce — why these rare records matter

Scarcity of bat fossils has implications for bat conservation strategies today

Africa

How to end hunger in sub-Saharan Africa: Fight inequality, gender imbalances and climate change

People have a right to food – to produce food, to be free from hunger, and to participate in policy decisions that affect food systems. Photo: iStock

Food sovereignty is very tightly interlinked with social justice and sustainable development.

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Colossal snake fossil unearthed in Gujarat from 47 million years ago could be world’s largest

A computer-generated illustration with the prehistoric giant snake Titanoboa, considered the largest snake ever found. The researchers believe Vasuki indicus rivalled it in size. Photo: iStock

Vasuki indicus remains measure 10-15 metres long; could be comparable to current largest …

Africa

Moderna is not committed to ‘vaccine equity’: Africa CDC

Moderna's decision to abandon plans to construct vaccine plants in Kenya drew flak from …

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Videos

Climate Change

Extreme weather events in Mumbai and Dubai

On April 16, 2024, the two cities suffered from two different extreme weather events

Health

Whooping cough outbreak reported around the world

Water

No relief for Marathwada droughts: Failure of the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan

Climate Change

How shifts in the rivers are threatening food security in Assam | Alarming Variations Ep-02

Climate Change

Extreme heat affects Indian women more than men, says new study

Climate Change

Watch: Why farmers in parched Marathwada are uprooting citrus orchards

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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

Climate Change

No snow in paradise: See Kashmir’s dry winter in pictures

A dry winter spell is showcasing the impact of climate change in Kashmir. The once snow-capped locations lie bare this year, even during the harshest 40-day winter period known as Chillai Kalan. Here are pictures of drastic changes in the region.

डाउन टू अर्थ

वन्य जीव

गुजरात में 4.7 करोड़ साल पुराने विशालकाय सांप का मिला जीवाश्म, क्या हो सकता है दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा सांप?

शोधकर्ताओं का अनुमान है कि वासुकी इंडिकस की लंबाई 10.9 से 15.2 मीटर के बीच हो सकती है

महिला स्वास्थ्य

आज भारतीय है धरती का हर छठा इंसान, चीन को पीछे छोड़ 2024 में 144.2 करोड़ हुई आबादी

1950 में देखें तो भारत की आबादी महज 35.3 करोड़ थी, तब से 74 वर्षों में देश की आबादी बढ़कर चार गुणा हो चुकी है

विश्व लिवर दिवस 2024: लिवर की बीमारियां हर साल 20 लाख जिंदगियां लील रही हैं

गैर संक्रामक रोग

विश्व लिवर दिवस 2024: हर साल 20 लाख जिंदगियां लील रही हैं लिवर की बीमारियां

पर्याप्त नींद लेना, तनाव कम करने के लिए अभ्यास करना, स्वस्थ आहार लेना, नियमित रूप से व्यायाम करना, शराब और तंबाकू से बचना कुछ ऐसे उपाय हैं जिन्हें हम अपना कर लिवर को स्वस्थ रख सकते हैं।

Data Centre

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

Water

Counting India’s waterbodies

Down To Earth breaks down data from the country’s first census on waterbodies conducted by the Centre last year

Governance

International Women’s Day 2024: How much unpaid labour do Indian women take on?

In both urban and rural areas, girls and women aged 6+ were several times more likely than boys and men to do care work and especially domestic work

Factsheet

Water

Scheduled for Day Zero

The cities with population above 1 million in 2016, which would face water scarcity in 2050

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