Some villages are parched, some are seeing unusual floods: The climate crisis is doing the unimagineable in North East India. DTE tells why and how the crisis is unfolding
Food labelling: Why you are not aware of what you eat
The living planet: Full coverage of 2021 biodiversity meet
Explainer series: What sixth IPCC report says about India and the world
COVID-19: How steroids worsened the second wave
A 3-part series that examines the role played by steroids during the devastating second wave of the novel coronavirus disease pandemic
What does India’s solar growth story look like: A 3-part series
A collection of articles that analyse India’s solar power manaufacturing capabilities, as well as factors that undercut its growth
Population: Has bio-politics arrived in India?
A collection of articles which re-examine the population debate in the light of the BJP-ruled Assam and Uttar Pradesh proposing population-control laws
Biden’s climate summit puts climate back on the agenda
It may not have galvanised the rapid and far-reaching changes needed, but has forced leaders to confront the scale of the task ahead
The New Oil Rush: Nations scramble for minerals critical to clean energy
As a bitter battle ensues between China and the rest of the world to control rare earth minerals, can India secure its place in this new energy order?
COVID-19 vaccines: India’s 2021 challenge
India has enhanced its global standing by supplying COVID-19 vaccines to rich and poor countries alike. It must now scale up its manufacturing by roping in public sector units to cement its position in the changing geopolitics
World Water Day: How Indian villages used 15 years of MGNREGA
A look at how the world’s largest public wage programme has helped fight water shortage and revive India’s agrarian economy
FULL COVERAGE | Chamoli glacier burst: A changing climate & human errors
What does India need from Union Budget 2021-22
This is not corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility has generated a lot of buzz in the last half-a-decade, but not as much understanding. These five papers try to examine aspects of CSR in India. They were presented at an e-conference in partnership with Corporate Responsibility Watch and Partners in Change
How CSE trained professionals to address sanitation problems in India and abroad
Here are some inspiring stories of how alumni from CSE’s School of Water and Waste workshops used their acquired knowledge to attend to problems of water and waste managment
Organic farming: How Indian states are stepping up the act
Organic farming is in a nascent stage in India. Some states have taken the lead in improving organic farming coverage, but a major part of the area is concentrated only in a handful of states
COVID-19 & the ‘Dharavi Model’: Reportage from the ground
Down To Earth hit the ground to see how the densely populated Dharavi was tackling the pandemic. This 3-part series delves into different aspects of what worked, what didn't and what remained untackled.
Locust plague: How India can fight this menace
Locusts have spread to new territories across India, with new factors contributing to their spread. What can be done to curb this ‘other plague’?
In-depth: The COVID-19 testing paradox
There is a growing demand for tests, amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, but they may weaken our response
In-depth: Climate change and water
In a world driven by climate change water, as a public resource, has become crucial. In this series, four experts look at different aspects of the correlation.
Water-stressed in India: Reports from the districts
Down To Earth hot the ground at water-stressed districts that were adjudged the best and worst in water conservation works under Jal Shakti Abhiyan by the Union government. Our reporters returned with some new experiments, learning points and the sense that a lot was left to be done.
Urban commons
Down to Earth reaches out to experts to understand the scope and limitations of reimagining urban commons
FULL COVERAGE: Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals CoP in Gandhinagar
India's population: Fertility rate below replacement rate in 20 states, UTs | COVER STORY
Locust attack: How swarms pose a threat to Indian farmers