'Rat-hole coal mining must be discontinued'

There is no such thing as environmentally acceptable and safe rat-hole coal mining 

पर्यावरण के लिए कैसा हो 2019 का एजेंडा

2019 के लिए एजेंडा स्पष्ट है कि प्रमुख कार्यक्रमों को लागू…

Agenda for 2019

The governance blueprint to combat major environmental problems must be institutionalised and strictly enforced

जलवायु कूटनीति का सार

जलवायु परिवर्तन वार्ता का लक्ष्य “न कोई हारे, न कोई जीत…

पेइचिंग से सबक

पेइचिंग ने समयबद्ध लक्ष्य निर्धारित करके तथा व्यापक क्�…

COP24: Sum and substance of climate diplomacy

Climate change negotiations must move from being a zero-sum game to a positive-sum game

धरती बचाने का प्लान ‘बी’

क्या फौजी ताकत बढ़ाने पर खर्च होने वाली धनराशि धरती बचा�…

Lessons from Beijing to Delhi

In just four years, Beijing has improved its air quality by setting time-bound targets and implementing a comprehensive regional action plan

सिर पर खतरा

केरल में आई विनाशकारी बाढ़ जैसी घटनाओं को रोकने के लिए व�…

Why world cannot afford a 2°C rise

The climate change goal must be fixed at 1.5°C so that we get a chance to avert the worst impacts

Consumption and emissions: rich Indians v/s rich (and poor) Americans

Here’s an attempt at starting a serious debate around sustainable consumption and production by drawing a comparison

Climate change should be at centre of India's development policies

Beyond a certain temperate increase, our ecosystem and economy cannot adapt and, climate change is a clear and present danger

हक पर हमला

खनन से प्रभावित लोगों के जीवन में सुधार के लिए जिला खनिज…

अस्वच्छ सर्वेक्षण

स्वच्छ सर्वेक्षण में उन शहरों को नजरअंदाज किया गया जहां…

Safeguarding Ozone and Earth

As we celebrate the 22nd International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, Down To Earth takes a look at what should be done to …

Swachh Survekshan 2018 misses the clean mark

Majority of the top 50 cities recognised as clean by the Swachh Survekshan-2018 dump waste in poorly managed landfills and dumpsites

India’s very own Dust Bowl

Rising temperatures, changing weather patterns, depleting groundwater, unsustainable agriculture and deforestation are turning large parts of …

Environment ministry, Tamil Nadu Pollution Board must own up to Tuticorin killings

Until we reform environmental governance fundamentally, cases like Sterlite will keep happening and environmental conflicts will only grow

Letting go of the colonial hangover should be the goal of the new forest policy

Forest department in India needs to reverse its role from being the owner and regulator of forests to becoming a facilitator in community-managed …

Tribunal on a tightrope

Poor implementation of polluter pays principle and conflicts with the environment ministry risks the National Green Tribunal's effectiveness

An open letter to Sania Mirza

The truth of the matter is that antibiotics are rampantly misused in India by the poultry industry to fatten chicken in less time and with less …

The futility of CoP23

Although in its 25th year, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is still struggling to find a way out of this century's …

A tree grown outside forest is a tree protected inside forest

Can we do away with permits, allow forestry-based economy to grow and still increase forest cover, protect wildlife and conserve our ecology?

Ease of living without a clean environment is meaningless

Finance Minister largely ignored environmental challenges in the budget

कोयले का अंत 2050 तक!

तकनीक का विकास दुनियाभर को नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा की दिशा में आ�…