Democracy is good for heart, increases life expectancy

A study of 170 countries between 1980 and 2016 brings out for the first time the impact of democratic systems on population health

The wise debate

As the world debates the effectiveness of industrialised agriculture, the good-old small farmer emerges victorious

How much politics is too much politics for civil society

 Should non-profits contest elections? Should they be identified with parties? 

पृथ्‍वी के सबसे सूखे इलाके में बाढ़ और बर्फबारी के मायने

चिली के अटाकामा रेगिस्‍तान में अभूतपूर्व बारिश हो रही �…

Election Commission, NGT, environment ministry say no to plastics in 2019 poll campaigning

Efforts are on for the first time to reduce the use of non-degradable materials during the upcoming general elections

Why is Earth’s driest place flooding and snowing?

The Atacama Desert in Chile is witnessing rains like never before, including regions that never recorded rains in history

सर, अगर हम जंगल को परिभाषित करते हैं, तो कई खामियां पैदा होंगी : पर्यावरण मंत्रालय

वन की स्पष्ट परिभाषा न होने पर संसदीय समिति के सवाल पर के…

मवेशियों का पाद ग्लोबल वार्मिंग के लिए जिम्मेदार: यूएनईपी

यूएनईपी के कार्यकारी निदेशक की रिपोर्ट में मांस के उपभो…

'Sir… if we define forests, it could create many loopholes'

Union forest ministry’s reply to parliamentary committee’s query on absence of a clear definition of forests  

India’s food self-sufficiency is conditional to drought-hit districts

For over 40 years India’s net sown areas remain the same; drought-hit areas have to increase production to match food demand

सूखे का दंश : सूखाग्रस्त जिलों से ही पूरी होगी खाद्यान्न आत्मनिर्भरता

भारत में पिछले 40 सालों से बुवाई का क्षेत्र स्थिर है। खाद�…

सूखे का दंश: सामान्य मॉनसून सूखे से बचने की गारंटी नहीं

सूखा एक स्थायी आपदा है जो हर साल 5 करोड़ भारतीयों को प्रभ�…

Drought, but why: Normal monsoon doesn’t mean no drought

One-third of India’s districts are chronically drought-hit despite receiving above normal rainfall

World’s working-age population growing slowest in over 2 decades

The unemployment rate will continue to be high for years to come

Global share of women in labour force stagnating for over 15 years

Women’s participation in the labour force globally was only 48 per cent in 2018. For men, this was 75 per cent. 

An Arctic Council-like Himalayan body brewing in India’s backyard

The ICIMOD is pursuing 8 countries, including India, to set up an inter-governmental body to protect the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, known as …

Full coverage: Impacts of climate change on Hindu Kush Himalayan region

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development assessed the ecologically important but fragile region for the very first time. Here'…

वैश्विक औसत से अधिक तेजी से पिघल रहा है हिंदु कुश हिमालय

वैश्विक तापमान को 1.5 डिग्री सेल्सियस तक सीमित रखने के बा�…

“नया भारत” कितना नया?

स्वतंत्रता की 75वीं वर्षगांठ मनाना गौरव की बात है लेकिन &…

Himalayan meltdown: Number of glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalayan region is rising

Rapid warming of the region leads to not only melting of glaciers but also fragmentation, says the area’s first-ever assessment

Himalayan meltdown: ‘Besides global warming, pollution also impacts glaciers’

ICIMOD director general talks to Down To Earth about the first-ever assessment of climate change impacts on Hindu Kush Himalayan region and how …

Himalayan meltdown: Hindu Kush Himalayan region warming faster than global average

Capping global warming at 1.5°C will still mean a higher rate for the region through this century

1 करोड़ नौकरियों का नारा, वाजपेयी से मोदी तक

कैसे इस वादे ने इंडिया शाइनिंग अभियान को जन्म दिया और अं�…

10 million jobs: Vajpayee floated, Manmohan adopted, and Modi faltered

How the promise gave birth to India Shining campaign and ultimately led to defeat of NDA-I

क्या हमारे बजट में जन भागीदारी है?

बजट में जन भागीदारी बढ़ाने की सरकारी कोशिशें क्या वाकई �…