A vicious nexus

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

Breathless silence

The inconvenient truth is that when there is a public health emergency in Delhi, only the poor are asked to sacrifice

Why I would not advocate vegetarianism

Meat eating is not the key issue, it is the amount that is consumed and the manner in which it is produced. This is where India differs.

My clean air concerns

The bottomline is even with the region practically closed down, air quality is still nowhere close to where we need it to be. This should worry …

वक्त जागने का

आईपीसीसी रिपोर्ट भविष्य में बढ़ने वाले तापमान के खतरे क…

That time of the year

Although health impacts are shouted about, there is still only “little” more appetite for action

The wake up call

It’s time we understood that the IPCC's report could be an underestimate of the kind of dangers that await a warmed world and stopped …

कैसे करें गांधी को पुनर्जीवित

गांधी पुराने नहीं पड़े हैं, हम उनके विचारों को व्यवहार म�…

How to resurrect Gandhi

We don’t have leaders who can take his ideas and adapt and rework them for today’s world.

Mindless metro debate

What is at stake is a discussion on what it would take to make the public transport system of our cities truly the one that moves people, not …

Is bamboo a tree or a grass?

Solving India’s garbage problem

Segregation at source should be at the heart of municipalities’ solid waste management system

“मानव निर्मित” आपदा

केरल में जो हुआ वह पूरी दुनिया में हो रहा है। यह एक असहज क�…

Call for business unusual

What has happened in Kerala is also happening across the world. It is an uncomfortable fact that we do not have a semblance of the plan to deal …

Change the climate now

Now that the rich are also being hit by climate change & the “attribution” is clear, the targets for the world’s anger will …

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 …

Genetically modified food: Whose health, whose business

People are concerned about the possibility of eating GM food.  Can we not expect the government to ensure that they have the right to choose?

स्वास्थ्य का व्यापार

जीएम भोजन का स्वास्थ्य के प्रति एक चिंताजनक पहलू यह भी ह�…

Balancing trade wars

Livelihood opportunities should take precedence in global trade talks as it is more about employment than anything else right now

हर बूंद मायने रखती है

जलस्रोतों को कानूनी संरक्षण की जरूरत है ताकि वर्षा जल क�…

Can we save Ganga?

The Ganga is getting political attention. What does it take to clean the river? Down To Earth team travels to the most polluted stretch of the …

परिवर्तन की पीड़ा

भारत में पर्यावरण पर चल रही बहस को अमीरों और गरीबों के चश…

Every drop matters

If water efficiency is the agenda for agriculture, then water recycling has to be the agenda for cities and industries

Shadow of storms

The fact is that storms of 2018 hold a mirror to our future

The plastic cycle

Will the world’s anti-plastic movement succeed? Or will it once again succumb to a new set of technology “fixits”