Analysing the magnitude and international nature of illegal trade of Indian wildlife species
Meat Matters
Champaran Satyagraha continues
For a good night's sleep
Real or fictional, these women are heroines of all time
From the spirited Bathsheba to Mandakini Amte, from unrecognised midwives and unsung domestic labourers to fearless tribal activist Sumani Jogdi, these women deserve our admiration
Men as the wind beneath our wings
From Mahabharata hero Bhima to Nobel Laureate Tagore, from Infosys founder Narayana Murthy to Bhagwad Gita’s Krishna, we bring to you memorable men whom women love and admire
Sister Solar System and Earth's cousins
After discovering Earth-like planets in 2014 and 2015, the NASA took a step towards finding life outside our own solar system by discovering a new one with seven Earth-sized exoplanets
Death and resurgence of mother tongue
On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, we present to you stories on dying dialects, language revival movements and their significance to ecology and culture
Bellandur Lake: a story of toxic froth and fire
Bengaluru’s failure in managing solid waste and lack of a sewage management plan explain repeated incidents of Bellandur lake catching fire
Lock & hold
The jallikattu bull row in Tamil Nadu provokes the law v culture debate
Dirty air dooms Indians to early death
New analysis of global burden of diseases shows very high rate of increase in early deaths from particulate and ozone pollution. Over a quarter of global deaths from air pollution occurs in India.
A fruitful journey
A food safari in the desert of Rajasthan reveals a variety difficult to imagine in cities
Life in limbo: the Rohingya refugees trapped between Myanmar and Bangladesh
Abuses on Rohingyas have reached new height but neither Myanmar nor neighbouring Bangladesh are taking responsibilities to grant basic human rights to this population
Chennai oil spill: planning, assessment and action inadequate
The extent of ecological and economic damange is yet to be known and coordination between the maritime board, the state disaster response team and the port authorities is absent
Lake Chad's forgotten crisis
Ecological degradation in the Chad Basin has triggered Africa's latest humanitarian crisis. It's time, the basin countries looked beyond the excuse of insurgency
Relevance of Gandhian environmentalism
Mahatma Gandhi never used the words environment protection, but his writings are replete with remarks on the excesses of industrial society
Budget expectations: quality education needs financial backing
In absence of substantial financial backing, achieving quality education appears to be distant dream
Budget 2017-18: will the government soothe frayed tempers post demonetisation?
As India looks forward to the latest budget, we bring to you the expectations from it and the step-by-step process of how it is formulated
Analysis of Union Budget since 1947
As countdown to the Union Budget 2017-18 has already begun, Down To Earth looks back at the history of budget presentations and how they responded to nation’s demands
Kosi, a wild prisoner
An engineering folly unfolds over a week-long journey along the Kosi river in Bihar
Trump must confront climate challenge, but will he?
People in the US must turn up the heat on Donald Trump so that he doesn’t water down Obama's environmental agenda
Mortal combat
Can life be extended indefinitely? There is a renewed vigour among scientists looking for ways and means to cheat death
Sounds of silence: a forest that survived 'development'
A trip to the Silent Valley National Park is a valuable lesson in the history of environmental movements and biodiversity conservation
Tracking decades-long endosulfan tragedy in Kerala
Down To Earth takes a look at one of the worst and longest-running pesticide poisoning episodes in India and how it culminated with the Supreme Court ordering compensation for victims
Bastar beyond Maoists: tale of a rich region and its poor people
The obsession with insurgents is so deep that no one is paying attention to health and education in this ancient and beautiful land
