Look at disasters from a broader perspective, urges new report

It analyses past trends and says India has to be prepared for catastrophes even if they are not defined as natural disasters

After India becomes ODF, Nigeria faces a mounting challenge

The African nation is set to replace India with the largest number of open defecators

Summer had not even begun when these Indian cities imposed water cuts

Down To Earth lists some prominent cities that have resorted to water rationing in the absence of any alternate sources

Sewage treatment plants can turn E Coli into superbug

In samples collected from Sabarmati river, two lakes and three effluent treatment plants, researchers find microorganisms to be drug resistant

Water storage in major Indian river basins depleting

More than 60 per cent of the basins contain much less water than average storage over the last decade, CWC data shows

This earthy flavour helps locals in Odisha fight adverse climate

Leafy greens like mutthi saag come in handy for poor people to meet their nutritional requirements

What happens to our excreta? Shit Flow Diagrams will help you track

Open-defecation free status is fine, but ensuring sustainable management of our faecal sludge is crucial

Amicus curiae flags sudden discharge from dams, lack of forecasting for Kerala floods

All 79 Kerala dams were geared up for power generation, irrigation; not controlling flood: report

Study disproves Hawking, shows tiny black holes may not account for Dark Matter

For a whole night, the research team took 190 consecutive images of Andromeda galaxy

Will India’s farmers face another scanty monsoon this year?

Private weather forecaster Skymet Weather predicts ‘below normal’ monsoon on the heels of major international weather agencies stating that an El Nino system is in place

Financial support stands between MSME sector and rooftop solar: Report

A survey finds lack of low-cost financing, awareness and rooftop aggregation models are the barriers these enterprises face in switching to the renewable energy source

'Poor women and children are low priority for this government'

Criticising current government’s policies or lack of them, women demand change and empowerment across all sectors

Laws are chipping away at democracy around the world

Trouble is brewing around the world, say experts

Scientists find new dimension to dynamics of Indian Ocean

They have discovered that sea level in the ocean rises and falls by up to 4 cms every 30-80 days

‘If trees are lost, giant and flying squirrels will lose their arboreal highways’

Three researchers talk to Down To Earth about the real danger facing India’s canopy-dwelling rodents

No basic facilities, no vote, say residents of 160 villages

Lack of facilities like electricity, water and roads makes villagers in 14 states boycott the Lok Sabha elections

Aravallis broken beyond repair

Illegal mining has ravaged the mountain range in the past few decades. Down To Earth investigates the loss and traces the legal developments in Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi

Aravallis: A mountain lost

The mountain range's role in defining the shape of the Indian subcontinent and its climate, and the fact that it triggered the explosion of multicellular life, are under-appreciated. However, over the past four decades, it has been destroyed by mining, deforestation and over-exploitation of its fragile and ancient water channels

Allahabad HC directs Kanpur authorities to demolish mall, restore park land

The order comes 17 years after a petition was filed against construction of the mall

India's biggest tomato district surrenders to cheap Chinese pulp

Farmers of Chittoor and nearby areas in Andhra Pradesh are struggling to get minimum returns from the crop

Dhanbad DMF funds city infrastructure projects, neglecting mining-affected people

The district's latest Rs 307 crore sanctions fail issues of livelihood and healthcare, which are longstanding challenges for the worst-affected mining areas