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Mine collapse kills six in Jharkhand, 12 feared trapped

The caved in mine saw illegal extraction of coal

‘Workers must have a right to digitally disconnect’

The Global Commission on the Future of Work calls for new sets of regulations and rights in digital work era

Onboard the FlipFlopi: A boat made of used plastic

A traditional dhow made of trash, collected from beaches and towns in Kenya, is set for its maiden voyage from Lamu to Zanzibar in Tanzania

Air pollution is not letting the world sleep well

American researchers find that increasing pollutants in ambient air causes sleep apnea

Renewable energy in India: why rooftop remains the most untapped solar source

Rooftop solar source doesn’t match the rise in renewable energy in India; while industrial and commercial consumers account for 70% of …

Renewable energy in India: In 33 years, India struggled to exploit just 12% of its wind energy potential

Abrupt policy changes and technological challenge of transmitting energy a big setback

Renewable energy in India: Tamil Nadu one of the world’s top 9 green power markets

But a stagnation in wind energy generation and payment delay might derail this

Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (Jan 14-18)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Africa and Asia come together to lead a global initiative to diversify staples

This would have a strong impact on nutrition and the environment, in turn helping to fulfil Sustainable Development Goals

It takes more than half of India’s minimum wage for a nutritious diet

The country places 50th among 52 in terms of ease of buying food items

New global alliance commits over $1 billion to help end plastic waste

Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), comprising about 30 companies, aims to invest $1.5 billion over the next five years in fight against …

Climate change to lower living standards of 50% Indians: World Bank

Most affected states will be Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh

More toxic sludge than fresh water produced from desalination

That is the conclusion reached by the first global assessment of the desalination sector’s industrial waste

India's cow crisis: The full coverage

All that you need to know about what's wrong with India's cow laws and the problems they are leading to in a five-part series

Yellowstone’s solution to its excess bison problem: Capture and send them for slaughter

Park officials will capture 600-900 of the animals this winter and ship them

Did the Cow lead scientists to birth of a black hole?

A rare celestial explosion, nicknamed the Cow, has scientists scrambling for an explanation

Ethiopia observes second edition of ‘Car Free Day’

Citizens walked or rode bicycles to get around, rather than using cars

Live bombs, war scrap at India’s container depots: CAG

Auditor asks Department of Revenue to develop mechanism to monitor uncleared containers

Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (Jan 7-10)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

This Hawaiian tree snail is the first extinction of 2019

George, of the species Achatinella apexfulva, died on New Year’s Day, 2019

The mystery behind radio signals from deep space

Many theories revolve around the origin and nature of fast radio bursts coming to us from far points in the universe. Down To Earth breaks down …

World Bank staff calls for ‘open’ system of presidential selection

The move comes even as the global body called for nominations to select a new president after Jim Yong Kim resigned recently

We don’t know much about air pollutants that cause every eighth death in India

Researchers at Yale University find that molecular makeup of a pollutant varies despite it being from the same environment

Waste-to-hip ratio affects the brain too

Study finds that those with higher ratios of obesity and waist-to-hip ratio had the lowest brain volume