Senior Assistant Editor, Down To Earth
Soft drinks cause permanent damage to young mouths
Research suggests 30 seconds is all that acidic drinks need to cause lifelong damage to tooth enamel
US announces $100 million fund to prepare vulnerable communities in Africa, Asia against disasters
Initiative plans to rope in private sector, civil societies and governments, and use crowd sourcing to find sustainable solutions to build …
World headed for water crises by 2040
Two studies suggest immediate change in the water use by power sector to avoid global drought
Forest to farms
India's paper industry now sources more wood from farmers. Why does it still demand forestland?
How Fukushima nuclear disaster affected monkeys
Macaques in Fukushima region found are low white and red blood cell levels and high on radioactive caesium, says study
Climate change, pollution to increase chances of crop slowdown in future
Agencies affected by international food availability and price may require plan differently to cope with the projected slowdown, warns study
Probe launched into 'contaminated' poultry supplies to UK's leading supermarkets
Undercover investigation exposes how UK’s two biggest poultry firms are flouting hygiene norms
UN issues seven licences for deep sea mining
Licences have been awarded to mining companies from India, the UK, Germany, Brazil, Singapore and Russia
Antarctic sea ice expansion overestimated, says study
Findings say data error could have led to belief that Antarctic ice cover was increasing even as Arctic ice cover was shrinking because of global …
Chinese city sealed after man dies of plague
Police have cordoned off the entire town of Yumen in the north-western Chinese province of Gansu and restricted the movement of the residents
Pacific Ocean rising because of human activity
New research warns the ocean near the Philippines and northeast Australia are rising by about 1 cm per year due to human activity
Obama rolls out slew of climate change initiatives
Announcements come at a time when world is undergoing climate change at the most rapid pace ever
Efficient farming can feed 3 billion more people worldwide, says study
Targeted efforts to make food systems more efficient can also reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture
World “on track” for a climate change deal by 2015
Two-day Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin ends on positive note as Germany pledges $1 billion for UN’s Green Climate Fund
Beijing steps up to check air pollution
Environmental protection bureau fines polluting industries a record US $4.2 million in 2014
World Bank pledges to eliminate river blindness from Africa
Forty years after its project to fight river blindness, World Bank says the disease exists only in conflict-hit African nations
Bonds for a cause
World Bank and African development bank raise funds through financial bonds to meet Caribbean catastrophes and reduce African poverty
World’s protected areas do not safeguard biodiversity
New study suggests nations will have to go for a paradigm shift they are serious about protecting wildlife
‘Insect farming can be done efficiently in urban areas’
Down To Earth speaks to Dave Gracer, president of Small Stock Food Strategies, about why insects can be introduced in the diets of non-vegetarians