‘We will only wake up when sal trees have been driven to the brink of extinction’

The ‘treeman of Delhi’, Pradip Krishen talks to Down To Earth about the recent decision to cut 2,500 British-era sal trees on the …

Farmers at Singhu and Tikri have a host of global peasant revolts to look up to

As the farmer protests continue in Delhi, we examine other instances in world history when cultivators have rebelled

Red List Assessment of Indian grasshoppers to kickstart

The assessment will include a recently-discovered grasshopper in Eravikulam National Park in Kerala  

The ‘qissa’ of Basmati

As the European Union gets set to pronounce whether to give a GI tag to India’s Basmati rice, we explore the history of a grain that …

How peasants are an indelible part of Sikh theology, history and tradition

The latest protests against the new farm laws only validate the importance of the peasant in Sikh religion and society

क्या भारत में चीन से आए थे बाघ?

अध्ययन बताते हैं कि बाघ 12,000 साल पहले दक्षिण चीन से आए और भ�…

The link between climate change and the snow leopard

Climate change will shrink the habitat of this apex alpine predator; the key is to spread the word about its plight and get governments acting …

‘My method’s an addition to the knowledge about climate change ending the Indus Valley Civilisation’

Down To Earth speaks to Nishant Malik from the Rochester Institute of Technology, United States about the new method he has developed to show …

Tibetan snow lion is a symbol of political authority: Jamyang Norbu

Tibetan political activist and writer delves into history to talk about mythical creature’s origins

New education policy to shrink India’s school system: GN Devy

The National Education Policy 2020 agregates where it should segregate and vice versa, veteran linguist and activist says

World Rhino Day: COVID-19 keeps rhino poaching in check

According to a new report by the International Rhino Foundation, the COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be beneficial for rhinos, especially in Africa

World Elephant Day: Poaching of elephants for their skin could wipe them out

Poaching elephants for their skins to use in Asian medicine, will not just target males but also females and calves 

International Vulture Awareness Day: What is the status of Indian vultures?

The legacy of diclofenac continues to cast a shadow over India’s vultures. However, efforts are being taken to revive populations&…

International Red Panda Day: How safe are India's Red Pandas?

The cute and cuddly carnivore is threatened by a host of factors 

‘Hong Kong’s lost tigers show us a species once gone, cannot return’

Down To Earth speaks to journalist John Saeki about his upcoming book on the lost tigers of Hong Kong

COVID-19 to Black Lives Matter: How the Columbian Exchange still shapes lives

Down To Earth talks with American journalist and author Charles C Mann about the relevance of the Columbian Exchange in today’s pandemic-…

World Coconut Day: A wonder fruit that has nurtured humanity

Coconut flesh, water, oil and milk are widely consumed across the tropical coasts of the world

‘US beef market is why the Pantanal is burning’

Down To Earth speaks to MK Ranjitsinh and others who have visited the iconic wetland of South America

Are the indigenous people of Andaman and Nicobar contracting COVID-19

Jarawas also very vulnerable; experts say administrative failure to blame for tribals getting infected

‘Barbary lion reintroduction in north Africa is possible but needs long-term plans’

Down To Earth speaks to Simon Black, who teaches conservation science at the University of Kent in the UK about the now extinct-in-the-wild …

‘Molecular data and fossils are the gold standard for research on the tiger’s origins’

Down To Earth speaks to Samrat Mondol, associate professor at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, to know more about the origins of the tiger

Conservationists slam draft of new government report on elephants

It fails to understand the ecology of elephants, they say

Oil spill could devastate Mauritius’ coral reefs, say experts

They also call for more coverage of oil spills in India

Genocide uncovered

Deeply embedded in the battle for land and pastoral hegemony, the first genocide of the 20th century—Namibia's Herero and Nama tribes by …

World Snake Day 2020: Dozens of snake species facing peril, say herpetologists

Habitat loss is the gravest threat facing snakes, says Romulus Whitaker