Taking charge for water

A young sarpanch in Maharashtra helps his village residents avail drinking water at home 

Seeds of solace

Jharkhand’s Pahariya tribe aims to achieve seed independence by depositing native varieties in community-led banks

‘Reality is not as fixed as people like to think’

Neuroscientist Nadine Dijkstra talks to Down To Earth about reality and perception

A wild chase

Based on a 2015 probe that bust a major ivory smuggling racket in india, ‘Poacher’ provides a rare glimpse into the work of forest …

This Tamil Nadu farmer simplifies organic farming methods to encourage others to adopt the practice

Raising of overall farm income was the main motivation for Dharuman to adopt organic farming some 15 years ago

साक्षात्कार: पौधों के बेहतर अभिभावक होते हैं बच्चे

नूरसराय के रहने वाले राजीव के नेतृत्व में स्वयंसेवकों क…

World Day To Combat Desertification 2023: My job is to communicate complex issues involving land, Ricky Kej to DTE

The three-time Grammy Award recipient has been striving to highlight the need to pay attention to and reverse the growing trends of land …

Mission Hariyali: This man distributes free saplings to bring back fruit trees to the nearly barren villages of Nalanda 

Now, there are at least 4,000-5,000 plants in the villages of Noorsarai block; residents do not just eat the fruits but also sell them for income

Resource wise: This panchayat head in Tamil Nadu uses tech to curtail water and power wastage

K Kanchana Kannaperumal installed sensors in eight villages of her panchayat; the move has benefitted 750-odd households

Healthy start: This Delhi entrepreneur makes complementary foods for babies using millets, traditional recipes 

There is no sugar, milk powder or preservatives in the products manufactured by Arvind Singh’s company

Icebergs and fog: These unconventional sources can help beat global water scarcity

Cloud-seeding, physical transportation and wastewater management can help tap into millions of cubic kilometres of water, says new book by UN …

ग्रैमी विजेता रिक्की केज: जो संगीत की धुनों से देते हैं पर्यावरण को बचाने का संदेश

उनका नया एल्बम डिवाइन टाइड्स सुनने वालों का बाहर की बजा�…

‘More women reach extreme ages than men’

Down To Earth speaks to Michael Pearce from the University of Washington in the United States about the possibility that the world record for …

Inheritance of loss: The young are restless to conserve the world, want to be heard in global forums

The young environmentalists are taking climate action into their own hands as “leaders are lost and planet damaged“

Songs of conservation: Ricky Kej only writes music on environment, sustainability

His latest album Divine Tides tries to inspire listeners to look within, not elsewhere

‘Vapour on Venus will tell us if it’s alive’

More than two-and-a-half decades after its last missions to Venus, NASA has planned a trip to Earth’s nearest neighbour

Forest fires in India: Alerts since April 1 nearly double that of 2020

The country reported 82,170 VIIRS alerts in the fortnight till April 14; Uttarakhand sees significant jump in number  

‘It will open up a new area of Mars exploration’

As NASA's Ingenuity touched down on Mars, Down To Earth spoke to Ingenuity’s chief engineer J (Bob) Balaram on the significance of the …