Erin Frame from the University of Washington, US, says trust has been shown to be valuable in keeping COVID-19 infection rates relatively low till now
SARS-CoV-2 changes classic feature of virus becoming endemic: Shahid Jameel
COVID-19 is already endemic, lack of data plagues understanding about vaccine efficacy: Gagandeep Kang
'Half of India without significant wealth'
‘COVID-19 wave not distinct entity, will come periodically’
Epidemiologist Dr Chandrakant Lahariya on the new variant, vaccine immunity and India’s preparedness
‘India’s growing and aging populations require investments across all sectors’
Down To Earth speaks to demography expert Poonam Muttreja about the findings of the latest National Family Health Survey
We need to immediately stop oil and gas expansion: Environmentalist at helm of anti-fossil fuel movement at CoP26
Tzeporah Berman, a Canadian environmentalist, spoke to DTE at the sidelines of Glasgow summit
CoP26 first draft not good enough; climate finance grossly insufficient: Climate scientist Saleemul Huq
Saleemul Haq, director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development, Bangladesh, speaks to DTE on CoP26 progress and performance
Abandonment, poverty, sexual exploitation: Why Indian women pay a higher price for climate crisis
Women have limited ability to overcome climate shocks compared to their male counterparts: It is an uneven playing field. ...
'CoP26 must deliver to help developing countries deal with loss and damage'
Down To Earth spoke to Sunil Acharya, regional advisor on climate and resilience at Practical Action on loss and damage ...
‘High time India, other LMICs developed policy apparatus for COVID-19 drugs manufacturing and supply’
Expensive drug monoclonal antibodies may create inequity similar to vaccine distribution
How Assam's Bodo community used indigenous knowledge to tackle decades-old water supply problem
River water was diverted to the villages through dongs — earthen canals built and maintained by the villagers
Kuno not ready ecologically at the moment to accept cheetahs: Faiyaz Khudsar
Down To Earth speaks to scientist Faiyaz Khudsar to get a perspective on Kuno-Palpur, where African cheetahs will be ...
Songs of conservation: Ricky Kej only writes music on environment, sustainability
His latest album Divine Tides tries to inspire listeners to look within, not elsewhere
African cheetahs may adapt well to Kuno-Palpur: Dereck Joubert
Down To Earth speaks to veteran wildlife filmmaker Dereck Joubert about how the cheetah introduction project in Kuno-Palpur could pan ...
Kerala can’t withstand more COVID-19 lockdown: Thomas Isaac
Former Kerala finance minister TM Thomas Isaac stresses on maximum vaccine coverage; points out that Centre holds key
Scope of farmers’ movement greater than MSP, farm laws: Rakesh Tikait
“The movement is not limited only to Punjab-Haryana, farmers of entire country involved”
MGNREGA never intended to pay workers based on caste: Jean Drèze
Economist and honorary professor at the Delhi School of Economics, Jean Drèze speaks to Down To Earth
‘There is still time to reverse the climate crisis'
Daniel Swain, a climate scientist from the University of California, Los Angeles, talks about the new science of extreme ...
Group farming can transform agriculture post - COVID-19
Small and landless farmers are reviving group farming to combat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Bina Agarwal, professor ...
COVID-19: Beware of ‘Mexican variant’
Down To Earth speaks to Saumitra Das, director of the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics in West Bengal about ...
‘SUTRA modellers’ claim of India reaching herd immunity last September was wrong’
Down To Earth speaks to Ashoka University Professor Gautam Menon as to why the Union government’s model, SUTRA, failed ...
‘Second wave more severe in Nigeria; third wave imminent if COVID-19 rules not followed’
Pandemic badly affected basic healthcare delivery; poorly analysed data obstructs clarity on extent of situation, says virologist Oyewole Tomori
COVID-19 shouldn’t deter developed countries from Paris Agreement pledges: Bangladesh minister
Cooperation between India and Bangladesh on Sundarbans will lead to win-win situation, says Hasan Mahmud
‘February 7 appears to be what I would call a rock avalanche’
Down To Earth speaks to Daniel Shugar from the University of Calgary in Canada on what exactly could have ...