Vrishti: Jhirmir Barse Mesh
The Manganiar are communities in the desert of Rajasthan. Majority of these singers are found in the districts of Tharparkar, Sanghar, Mirpur Khas,…
Vrishti: Sawaniyo Re Hindo
Vrishti: Kesariya Balam
Majority of Manganiar singers are found in the districts of Tharparkar, Sanghar, Mirpur Khas, Tando Allahyar, Hyderabad, Badin, Sujawal, Thatta, …
Indian Monsoon: True Finance Minister of India
Sunita Narain speaks on the significance of the Monsoon in India and the vital role it plays in the Indian economy and lives
The science of monsoon: M Rajeevan
M Rajeevan, secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences talks about the science of monsoon at an event celebrating 25 years of Down To earth in New Delhi
Vristhi: 25 years of Down to Earth celebrating with the monsoons
Vristhi an unique conversation between scientist, musicians and civil society, a Down to Earth event to celebrate its 25 years of existence
जलवायु आपातकाल
मानव इतिहास का दूसरा सबसे गर्म वर्ष रिकॉर्ड किया गया 2019, …
Climate Emergency CoP 25: EU not on track to meet its Paris commitments
A significant proportion of the continent’s emissions reduction has been driven by outsourcing and other extraneous factors
Extreme El Niño events may double in 21st century: IPCC
Frequency of El Niño and La Niña events may rise significantly in the future, according to the latest report by the …
Climate summit in New York: Why it’s happening and what to expect
The hopes for this summit seem to rest on China and India as they are likely to take inspiration from the joint statement issued at the BASIC meeting
DESERTIFICATION DAY: Download our print cover for free
On the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, download our 2019 print coverage on the issue for free
Sunita Narain: Rio’s stepchild must become the parent in our climate-risked world
Since climate change is haunting the world in various forms, the management of land and water is at risk, says the environmentalist
What it takes to reclaim the Thar
Wind erosion and deposition causing sand movement and dust storms are the characteristic features of the world’s most populated desert
Record surge in forest fires in Amazon rainforest
Brazil's National Institute for Space Research detected 72,000 fires between January and August, 2019
Flood, but how
Extreme rainfall in a short period catches India unawares Monsoon 2019 started in a humdrum way. For sometime, it seemed many parts of India won'…
Trees not a silver bullet to mitigate climate change
Forest-based solutions, which focus on reforestation and avoidance of forest loss and fire management, are the most effective as part of a …
Harmful chemicals are melting out from Himalayas
These pollutants are flowing down to Himalayan lakes, potentially threatening aquatic life and humans dependent on these water bodies
‘People with high social status aren’t concerned about environment’
Australian researcher Samantha K Stanley speaks to Down To Earth about her research that showed how social dominance orientation and political …
Extreme anomalies
Between January and June 2019 extreme weather events across the world broke the century-mark
Climate change, the hidden hand
Anthony McMichael takes us on a tour across epochs, showing how collapse of civilisations has roots in climate change
266 years of changing climate
June 2016 was the second warmest June in satellite temperature records, according to a press release by the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH).…
'Indigenous communities are key stakeholders in the climate change talks'
Ekai Nabenyo, 24, is the founder and chair of the Lorengelup Community Development Initiative, Kenya. An ethnic Turkana tribesman, he talks to …
Diving in the Arctic
Dinesh C Sharma is the first Asian journalist to go to the Arctic to report on an ongoing international scientific expedition to study climate …
Ice Age heat waves might have killed mammoths, says study
Abrupt warming, which resembles the human-made global warming of today, may have driven the mammoths’ extinction
The world is running out of time: Least developed countries on IPCC report
Science is even clearer: Global greenhouse gas emissions are rising, the impacts will be devastating, said chair of 46 least developed …
