‘Rejuvenation treatment can delay onset of heart diseases, cancer’

Steve Horvath, a geneticist who was able to reverse nine people’s biological clock recently, spoke to Down To Earth about the study

‘It is not just a nuclear risk, but a climate risk’

Jan Haverkamp, a nuclear expert of Greenpeace (Central and Eastern Europe), spoke to Down To Earth on about Akademik Lomonosov — the first …

Lexical conundrum: Desertification does not allude to deserts

Today, desertification just means a reduction in the productivity of the land that is not reversible

A closer look at how brain fever gripped Bihar

The dreaded acute encephalopathy syndrome has Bihar struggling every year. The state has lost 1,673 children to the disease since 2010, shows …

State of India’s Environment 2019: In Figures (eBook)

This annual e-book is the end result of analysing tons of data on India’s environment and development, and using cutting edge tools to …

Investors accuse 22 Indian firms for hiding environmental impact

A group of 88 investors have written to corporate giants such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries and 20 others to disclose their impact …

161 wild animals died in road, rail accidents in 2018

According to Wildlife Protection Society of India data's, both rail and road accidents killed leopards the most

Drones deliver medicines in Africa

A US-based company transports life-saving drugs, 148 vaccines and blood units to 2,000 health facilities across Ghana

Cyclone Fani: Winds of change

Warming oceans are altering global wind systems, which have either slowed down or changed directions. The result: weather events including …

World breached safe atmospheric CO2 levels 33 years ago

Global consumption of fossil fuels, the primary source of CO2 emissions, has gone up by 78 per cent in last three decades

India most vulnerable to climate change

More than 22 million Indians were affected by extreme weather events in 2017, making the country most open to the cliamte attack

'UN does not have real powers to execute its decisions'

As the United Nations observes 100 years of the International Civil Service, Down To Earth speaks to Henning Melber of the University of …

State of India's Environment 2017 In Figures (eBook)

State of India's Environment 2017 In Figures is India's first and only e-book that not only communicates environmental issues through facts and …

15 राज्यों ने राष्ट्रीय कृषि विकास योजना का फंड इस्तेमाल ही नहीं किया

आरकेवीवाई-आरएएफटीएएआर योजना के लिए तीन तिमाहियों में ज�…

20 Indian cities saw 80% of building fire deaths

The latest Indian Risk Survey report ranks fire outbreak as the third biggest risk to businesses

15 states yet to use funds of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

The Centre's flagship agriculture scheme’s 75 per cent released funds lie unspent

It is unhealthy to be a woman in India

The 2018 Global Gender Gap report ranks India at a dismal 108 out of 149 countries; and in the South Asian region, India …

Here are 3 of 21,000 industrial pollution cases pending in Indian courts

Industrial pollution cases in Indian courts often span over decades and, as a result, the country had over 21,000 pending court cases on …

India has the highest number of organic farmers globally, but most of them are struggling

Poor policy measures, rising input costs and limited market are affecting growth of organic farming in the country

SDG remains a distant dream in Sub-Saharan region

Africa's progress is crucial to the world achieving the 37 health-related indicators under the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals by …

We live in a sugar rich and protein poor world

The world over-produces grains, fats and sugar while greatly underproducing fruits and vegetables and proteins. A correction in the imbalance can …

These three state capitals have air quality as bad as Delhi

In the past eight days, Lucknow, Kolkata and Patna have recorded poor or very poor air quality levels

World has already breached carbon emission threshold

Even as nations commit to reduce carbon emissions, global carbon dioxide levels have gone past the safe limit of 350 parts per million and …

Here is a panoramic view of the growing threat to agriculture in India

This map shows the increasing desertification of India’s soil, which is a reason to worry right now with Rabi season fast approaching and …

India had a deficit monsoon in 13 of the last 18 years

The country had its last surplus monsoon in 2013