Waste trade: Is this right?

Waste is a resource for traders as they cannot afford to let it be burnt, but there is waste that cannot be recycled and has to be burnt

हमारे बच्चे, हमारा भविष्य, हमारे मार्गदर्शक

जलवायु परिवर्तन के खिलाफ 16 साल की ग्रेटा अर्नमैन थन्बर्�…

Environmental charter for the new government

Sustainable development, pollution, employment generation and agrarian crisis did not play major roles in deciding the outcome of the 2019 …

रास्ते हैं, बस चलने की जरूरत

महात्मा गांधी ने कहा था कि हम जैसी दुनिया देखना चाहते है�…

नई सरकार का पर्यावरण चार्टर

आम चुनाव में सतत विकास, प्रदूषण, रोजगार, कृषि संकट पर बात �…

Changing character of cyclones

Fani teaches us that the future is even more risked and even more unpredictable than we imagined. It is time we woke up to this reality

Holding the mirror, truthfully, for 28 years

Down To Earth's mission is not hidden in reams of corporate gloss. It is open. It is a dare, writes our editor, Sunita Narain.

आम चुनाव: सार्वजनिक संस्थानों की मजबूती से निकलेगा समाधान

लोग समझ चुके हैं कि जलवायु परिवर्तन और प्रदूषण उनके लिए �…

Climate caveats

Without the switch to renewable energy, CO2 emissions would have been 50 per cent higher in the world; that's great, but not enough

समावेशी विकास की ओर जाना होगा

सरकार अर्थव्यवस्था को औपचारिक रूप देने के लिए जितना काम…

On Greta Thunberg and the protesting students

Sunita Narain on the lessons from the ongoing #FridaysForFuture demonstrations  

First Food: A Taste of India's Biodiversity

This collection of around 100 recipes from different parts of the country brings to life the magic that takes place once biodiversity is combined …

State of India's Environment Report 2015

India's most credible annual statement on environment and development. Backed by our more than 30 years of research and reportage experiences, …

कागजों में बंद, जमीन पर चालू प्रदूषण फैलानी वाली इंडस्ट्री

हम बंद दरवाजे से मशीनों की स्पष्ट आवाज सुन सकते थे और नील…

Bending backward for good food

We need to make the connection between what we eat and why we eat it. Because if we lose the knowledge and culture of our local cuisines then we …

Go for inclusive growth

As much as the government works to formalise the Indian economy, conditions force people into illegal and informal business

Pollution’s underbelly

We have to change this cycle of destruction, where we shift our consumption to poorer regions where pollution does not matter

India's Cow Crisis Part 3: Brutal to kill India’s ancient uber economy

Sunita Narain on cow-vigilantism, cattle trade and the collapse of the livestock economy of India

The promise and reality of renewable energy

This is not the time to be complacent with green power growth in India because the challenges have grown too

NOT IN MY BACKYARD – Solid Waste Mgmt in Indian Cities

The book is an attempt to highlight the present status of solid waste management in the country and what should be the way ahead. It is clear …

Revolt of the rich and the poor

When a recent report says 26 people now own the same wealth as the world's poorest half and the IMF chief flags risks associated with India’…

असुविधाजनक शोध क्यों रोकता है कारपोरेट जगत?

कीटनाशक विषाक्तता पर शोध न के बराबर हुआ है। वायु प्रदूष�…

स्वच्छ हवा और मेरी चिंताएं

सर्दी के आते ही प्रतिकूल मौसम होने के कारण दिल्ली की हवा…

Time up for reinvention?

If 2018 was the year of revolt, 2019 should be the year of realisation that we must change the way we do business

A vicious nexus

To ensure that inconvenient research is besmirched and killed, industries are invariably attacking the science and researchers