Normally, flowering of mango trees begins in southern Kerala around this time
Most expensive disaster in 2022: Hurricane Ian caused losses and damages worth $100bn, says report
Indian Oil reported 113 major accidents during fuel transport in 2014-19: CAG
Coronavirus update: 157 new cases in the country; Drills at hospitals to check preparedness
2022 too short, too far: How food systems evolved for the hungry
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Curiosity, not repetition: New study offers clues on how babies learn to control their movements
Random exploratory behaviour helps infants carry out a sequence of movements
2022 too short, too far: Environment news you should not miss
2022 too short, too far: Five of 2022’s best books reviewed by DTE
Centre has withheld Rs 7,500 crore in MGNREGA funds to West Bengal for a year, claims report
MGNREGA workers in Bengal not paid wages of Rs 2744 crore for a year, report by Libtech India found
Expect more ‘bomb cyclones’, courtesy climate change
Severe rain and snow lay seige to large parts of United States, Canada
Dying for ration: 7-year wait for Jharkhand couple to receive PDS benefits
Village residents say ration cards of many cancelled, including those from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
Uttarakhand forest officials try to capture tiger that killed 2 in December
Forest authorities are trying to tranquilise the tiger and not shoot it, says chief wildlife warden
Long COVID, mental disorders among diseases to watch in 2023: IHME
Independent global research organisation brought out a list of 11 health issues that should be monitored closely in 2023
2022 too short, too far: How the climate emergency hit us
Railways allege state transmission authorities delayed power purchase under open access in 2017: CAG
West Central Railways incurred extra expenditure of Rs 75.10 crore during the period from March 15, 2016 to January 10, 2017
Botanical gardens failed to conserve threatened plants despite Rs 48 crore budget: CAG report
‘Unfruitful’ expenditure of Rs 73.35 lakh on demonstration project by MoEF&CC observed
Harbour wave: New tech is updating our knowledge about how big the rupture on Boxing Day was
The rupture could have been as long as 1,400 km if a 2021 study is to be believed
Who is Santa Claus? Can he endure in a warming world?
A cover story published by Down To Earth’s sister publication in December last year delves into the man and the myth
2022 too short, too far: A sixth mass extinction is unfolding
2022 too short, too far: How the Russian invasion of Ukraine impacted the world
Dying for ration: Centre to give free foodgrains to 813 million from New Year, but what of those excluded
Coverage of the National Food Security Act is still done on the basis of the outdated 2011 Census
Quarter of a billion likely infected with COVID-19 in China from December 1-20: Government
Nearly 37 million people may have been infected on a single day this week
Restore by use: Regenerative agriculture can help save water; here is how
Use of natural inputs, minimum-till, mulching, multi-cropping and sowing of diverse and native varieties can increase the soil’s water-holding capacity
GSAT communication satellite costing Rs 508 crore unused for half its lifetime: CAG report
GSAT-6 was expected to last for 12 years from 2015
As told to Parliament (December 23, 2022): Most crop damage due to heavy rains, floods in Karnataka this year
The state saw 1,031,102 hectares of damaged crop area, followed by Assam with 245,837.7 ha
