Damage by raiding monkeys has become a menace of unprecedented magnitude. Down To Earth travels to Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to understand what's causing this problem
Will India get freedom from open defecation?
Creative conundrum
Sri Lanka becomes first country in South Asia to recycle compact fluorescent lamps
Elephantine block
A wall to keep elephants at bay ends up alienating people in an Uttarakhand village
Soybean expressions
The culinary adaptation of soybeans has produced some delectable and nutritional recipes
Dying oceans
Oxygen-deprived zones in oceans across the world have emerged as a huge threat to marine ecosystems
Cough resistance
Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in India is plagued by delayed diagnostics and inaccurate treatment procedures. An initiative in Manipur breathes some relief
Money for nothing
A global tax regulatory body to finance the SDGs could have rescued the international conference in Addis Ababa. But the culture of privilege once again won over the culture of equality
Tiffin career
Home-made and home-delivered food is a hit in Delhi
Crop of debt
Surplus sugar production in the country has brought down sugar rates. As mills stop purchasing sugarcane, farmers are driven to suicide
Vyapam virus
The scam in Madhya Pradesh exposes the criminal nexus which has infected India's medical education system
Mimicking nature
Emerging technologies inspired by nature are reducing consumption, enhancing speed, sequestering carbon and much more
Is illegal trade pushing the mongoose towards extinction?
Reports suggest that brushes made of mongoose hair are in great demand in several countries and are often smuggled to the US, the Middle East and European countries
No health without wealth
The latest NSSO data shows that people are being forced to take loans and sell assets for treatment as the government healthcare system deteriorates
Shale trail
The US is seeing a shale gas revolution. Domestic gas prices are historically low and the US is on the verge of exporting it. Chandra Bhushan decodes the pros and cons of the gas boom
Protecting the ozone
Countries are participating in the 36th Meeting of Open-Ended Working Group of Parties to Montreal Protocol in Paris this week. Aditi Sawant reports on the negotiations
Madhya Pradesh's call to bamboo investors reignites debate over forest access
Agreements for planting bamboo over 36,000 sq km of forestland take away the rights of the community, say forest rights activists
Monsoon enters deficit phase
India receives its highest share of rainfall in July, making it critical for farmers
Forest fires getting more frequent. Is climate change the reason?
Green rating of coal-based power plants in India by CSE offers starting insights into the sector
Let the Sangai dance
A critically endangered brow-antlered deer found in the world's only floating wildlife park in Manipur may soon lose its habitat
Neem-coated growth
The Union government's decision to produce neem-coated urea will not only improve soil health and agriculture, but also halt its illegal diversion to industry
Big idea
Monsoon vegetable jackfruit has caught the fancy of entrepreneurs in India, one of its biggest producers
Kerala's protected, yet polluted lake
Though Kerala's Ashtamudi lake is a Ramsar site, government bodies and industries continue to pollute it
Small sweet success
Farmers in the Western Ghats warm up to wonder fruit kokum after local organisations create a market for it
