Senior Assistant Editor, Down To Earth
Union Budget 2021-22: Do states have much to cheer for?
The recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission are unlikely to make much of a difference to cash-strapped states
World needs to rethink internet use post COVID-19
Data storage and transmission emits 97 million tonnes carbon dioxide a year, roughly equivalent to the annual carbon footprint of Sweden and Finland
Government told Supreme Court south India didn't protest new farm laws; How true is that?
The five southern states have recorded at least 26 major protests since September 2020. Of them, December saw the maximum 12 protests.
Drop of 8.7% in India’s per capita GDP in 2020-21: First advance estimates
Country’s real GDP will shrink by 7.7 per cent in 2020-21, a government release said
कोरोनावायरस: दुनिया भर में दिसंबर 2020 में सामने आए सबसे अधिक मामले
आंकड़े बताते हैं कि कोरोना समाप्त होने की बजाय बढ़ रहा ह…
‘Futures trading can bring efficiency to California’s water sector’
Michael Kiparsky from the University of California tells Down To Earth that fears about futures trading in water commoditising it are …
Indian farmers protests: The higher the yield, the greater the discontent
Loss of faith in government due to its perceived failure on multiple fronts regarding agrarian issues in the last 11 months have now boiled over
COVID-19: Cities become hotspots again
54% daily cases since October recorded in urban districts; rural districts had a larger caseload in August, September
COVID-19 warriors: How Assam’s Mishings brought agroforestry back into practice
A village in Assam escapes unemployment and food scarcity by reviving an ancient food forestry practice
COVID-19: Rural India’s case load has topped since August
The pandemic has also killed more people in rural districts than in urban ones in September
COVID warriors: More action than words protect consumer rights in UP
Rajesh Choubey has stopped ration shops from pilfering, sensitised people and assisted them in finding livelihood during the pandemic
Every day, 28 people dependent on farming die by suicide in India
People in the farm sector accounted for 7.4 per cent of the total suicides in India, according to the latest NCRB report
COVID-19 warriors: How a woman in a tribal village shared vegetables from her kitchen garden
Krishna Mawasi, who lives in Kailhora village in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, claims to have helped the hungry and destitute during the lockdown
GDP loss due to COVID-19 will lead to higher mortality
As economies take a tumble in states, expect a toll bigger than the pandemic itself
भारत के 127 जिलों में हालात बिगड़े, कोरोना से होने वाली मौतें राष्ट्रीय औसत से अधिक
भारत में कोविड-19 के 51 मामलों में एक मृत्यु हो रही है। 127 जिल…
COVID-19 fatality: India average 1 death in 51 cases, but 127 districts fare worse
Data gaps, under reporting suggest pandemic is more acute than Centre, states make it to be
COVID-19 warriors: How a student group helped stranded migrants
A group of 30-odd students in rural Bengal started a forum with a helpline service, provided relief to 5,000 migrants across the country
Meet the pandemic that has survived a decade
India, like most nations, is fighting two pandemics: COVID-19, the casualty numbers of which are ever rising, and swine flu, which never left the …
Private hospitals grow more expensive even as insurance coverage remain low: NSSO
Out-of-pocket expenditure per hospitalisation stands at Rs 15,937 in rural areas and Rs 22,031 in urban areas
COVID-19: The world is staring at a recession — the first to be driven by a pandemic
The novel coronavirus disease and measures to contain outbreaks can shrink the global economy by 5.2%; that would be the 4th-…
COVID-19: Who stands where as world tops 10 million cases
The world added the last million cases positive to the novel coronavitus in only 6 days — the fastest rate until now
Investors accuse 37 Indian companies of hiding environmental impact information
A group of 105 investors wrote to 1,051 corporate giants across 49 countries on the matter
Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Himachal top Down to Earth’s governance rankings
Down To Earth’s State of India’s Environment 2020: In Figures releases on June 4, 2020
Forced displacement is the new norm in India
Extreme weather events have been triggering widespread internal displacement for years now. Now COVID-19 adds to the pressure
India can move 40% districts out of COVID-19 lockdown
Most districts with no cases positive to novel coronavirus in forested areas, Himalayan regions, the North East