Former Senior Correspondent, Down To Earth
Bhavantar Yojna: MP farmers refuse to sign up for 2nd round
Most of the over 200 farmers Down To Earth talked to in 6 villages of Hoshangabad and Sehore districts said they would not register for the …
With China banning import of plastic waste, who will bear the burden of recycling world's toxic scrap?
Experts say that Southeast Asia could become the world’s new plastic waste recycle hub
Women's Day: These 900,000 health workers have no reason to celebrate
No end in sight for these accredited social health activists who have not received remuneration for months
Scientists in Bihar identify bacteria that can naturally treat arsenic in groundwater
The two types of bacteria identified break down a toxic form of arsenic to a less hazardous form
SC admonishes Centre for poor affidavit on solid waste management
The Supreme Court bench, which was hearing a PIL on Solid Waste Management Rules, came down heavily on the government counsel for not fully …
Jaitley says 47 projects completed under Namami Gange, but data suggests otherwise
While the Finance Minister said 47 projects are completed under Namami Gange, data from the National Clean Ganga Missions shows only 18 are …
Budget 2018: Swachh Bharat Mission funds cut down
For the first time in the last four years, the allocation for the sanitation programme was reduced
Why 275,000 National Health Mission workers have been protesting for 3 years
National Health Mission workers are up in arms, demanding salary and perks at par with the government's regular staff
Budget 2018: To make India open defecation-free, Centre must invest less in building toilets
The focus should be on educating people and building capacity for effective implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission
Tobacco products will continue to have 85% pictorial warning as SC stays Karnataka court order
The Supreme Court also dismissed the industry’s plea that the package warning be increased from 40 per cent to 50 per cent and not 85 per cent
World at a loss as China bans import of plastic waste
In 2017, China imported 7.3 million metric tonnes of waste, including metal, plastics and paper among other waste materials
Why social health activists in India live a life of uncertainty
More than 0.87 million ASHAs in India are facing salary issues, lack of incentives and exclusion from social safety schemes
Glaring loopholes in new draft rules for groundwater extraction
The new draft rules for regulation of groundwater are a move towards decentralisation but many key concerns have been overlooked
Rare takes on the year just passing by
Being a Down To Earth reporter entails merging the personal with the professional. The magazine you so dearly own has a fascinating world hidden …
A 5-star hotel in Udaipur botches up green clearances
A five-star hotel on Rajasthan's Udaisagar lake nears completion despite having flouted every rule in the book
Assam prepares to spend Rs 40,000 crore on an economically unfeasible project
Removing excessive silt from the Brahmaputra by dredging will not solve the problem of annual floods in Assam unless the government pays …
Latha Anantha: The agricultural scientist who fought for unhindered flow of rivers
The 51-year-old river activist passed away today morning after battling cancer for three years
Rapid urbanisation in Delhi-NCR creating heat stress, abetting climate change
Urbanisation has exacerbated air pollution levels, shrunk water bodies, increased temperature and heat emissions
Supreme Court bans sale of firecracker in Delhi till November 1
The order comes after Delhi-NCR experienced its worst case of smog in 17 years in 2016, and pollution from crackers was cited as a …
In-depth: What ails India’s coronavirus genome sequencing system
The country sequenced only 0.2% samples till date, one of the lowest in the world
जानिए भारत के कोविड वैक्सीन खरीदने और कीमतों की नीति से एक्सपर्ट क्यों है नाखुश?
Vaccine Scarcity: Government projection of vaccine demand goes haywire
Not expecting second surge, Centre exported more than 60 million doses
Dismal figures: ‘India sequenced less than 1% of total COVID-19 samples in nearly 3 months’
Lack of funds, difficulty in getting samples among reasons for poor numbers
Govt neither denies nor accepts adverse event in Serum Institute COVID-19 vaccine trial
Health secretary claims all procedures followed but refuses to divulge details
Delhi hasn’t done enough to contain COVID-19, Centre tells Supreme Court
Affidavit lists lack of testing, beds, contact-tracing