‘Currently, we are focusing on multi-stress tolerant rice varieties designed to withstand multiple stresses of drought, flood, salinity, extreme temperatures & diseases’
‘India’s unemployment is highest in four decades’
There is a tendency, across governments and over time, to disregard local knowledge systems: Arati Kumar-Rao
‘We still know very little about the cryosphere’
The Puroiks’ experiences with bonded labour made them a compelling subject for research: Prem Taba
Down To Earth speaks to Prem Taba, research scholar at Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, on his forthcoming paper concerning ...
India needs a single, comprehensive policy to tackle invasive species: Ankila Hiremath
Down To Earth speaks to plant ecologist Ankila Hiremath as the IPBES gets ready to release its landmark report ...
‘The charm of birdwatching is intact’
Birders are among the first to understand and warn of the repercussions of environmental damage, author Aasheesh Pittie says
‘There is a fundamental joy in exploring our universe, but it comes with great responsibility’
In a week when India created history with Chandrayaan-3, Down To Earth spoke to biologist Jyotsna Dhawan, daughter of ...
Unless we mainstream environment, we cannot bring true change: Nila Madhab Panda
Filmmaker talks to DTE on the need for more films on climate change & role of human innocence in conserving ...
Independence Day 2023: ‘There is no link between Lord Mayo’s assassination and the Criminal Tribes Act’
Down To Earth speaks to author Neelam Francis on the enigmatic figure of Sher Ali, an Afridi tribesman who ...
International Wolf Day 2023: The best lupine habitat is in the human heart, says Bilal Habib
Down To Earth speaks to Bilal Habib from the Wildlife Institute of India about the current situation of the ...
There is a big discord between the past as it was and as it is constructed in the history of a nation: GN Devy
Down To Earth speaks to scholar, linguist and activist about his latest book on the ‘histories’ of Indians
‘Harvesting water from air can help reimagine water infrastructure for humanity this century’
Founder of Bengaluru-based startup explains how sustainable the technology is
Our expertise and observations complemented those from Europe: Gopakumar Achamveedu
Down To Earth speaks to Gopakumar Achamveedu from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, who is part of the international team ...
‘Adaptation in Hindu Kush Himalayas gets little state support, measures reactive not anticipatory’
Amina Maharjan from ICIMOD on how the region is adapting to climate change, need for financing & regional mechanism for ...
Ecopoetry is artistic resistance, says K Satchidanandan
In a conversation with Down To Earth, the bilingual poet speaks profoundly on the capitalist idea of development and consumerist ...
World Dhole Day 2023: India, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand doing well on conserving enigmatic canid, says expert
Down To Earth speaks to Arjun Srivathsa, a wildlife biologist who works on large carnivore ecology and conservation about ...
Please give Project Cheetah some time: Divyabhanusinh
Down To Earth speaks to the author of ‘The story of India’s cheetahs’, first published in 1995, which has ...
‘Transgender people suffer in this so-called civilised world without any reason’
Odia filmmaker Jitesh Parida talks about the trials and ordeals of transgender people and his upcoming movie inspired by ...
The Borneo elephant has been overshadowed by its bigger cousins: Nurzhafarina Othman
Down To Earth speaks to Nurzhafarina Othman, a Malaysian elephant ecologist, on the little-known Borneo elephant
50 years of Project Tiger: Half a century on, conservation has to move on beyond band-aid mode, says Mahesh Rangarajan
Down To Earth speaks to Mahesh Rangarajan, professor of history and environmental studies at Ashoka University in Haryana, for ...
Ireland is past its ‘Celtic Tiger’ days; economic growth is good and we want it to be sustainable: Roderic O’Gorman
Down To Earth talks to Irish Green Party politician and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic ...
‘The regulator should monitor mercury in the air in Kodaikanal’
We still do not know how far the atmospheric mercury levels have come down in the last two decades, ...
‘India is serious about bio-CNG’
Bio-CNG is a clean and green fuel that fulfils the aspirations of various government schemes, says Bijay Kumar, in-charge ...
Laws alone won’t end female genital mutilation in India: Mariya Taher
Down To Earth speaks to Mariya Taher, the co-founder and United States executive director of non-profit Sahiyo on Female Genital ...