Farmers want Modi to avoid unfair trade deals with Trump

Expresses concern over possible access of US agri products to Indian markets

Biden winning US elections 2020 shows how clean air, climate inaction influence mandate

Joe Biden’s electoral victory proves that democracy can work for science and environmental justice, says Anumita Roychowdhury of CSE

The US just set ambitious offshore wind power targets: What will it take to meet them?

The Biden administration calculates that its new wind power goal would avoid 78 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, roughly equivalent to …

Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules loses in court, opening a door for new climate rules

The appeals court ruling in the power plant case merely confirms that many of the rollbacks rested on shaky legal grounds. These legal flaws will …

Suspension of US aid to Ethiopia is yet another example of Trump’s disregard for Africa

Almost half of Ethiopia’s budget is linked to foreign aid. The country depends on economic assistance to support its infrastructure projects,…

COVID-19: World scrambles to procure dwindling medical supplies

India will need at least 27 million N95 masks, 1.6 million diagnostic kits in coming months, according to GlobalData 

Beware of a deal with Trump

As the US president comes visiting to India there is worry about the demands he will make on intellectual property

Biden headed for narrow victory in US presidential election

Biden currently leads Trump by 49.8% to 48.5% in the national popular vote

US report says novel coronavirus may have escaped from Wuhan lab: Report

A conclusion, however, has not been reached so far

How to make sure Biden’s infrastructure plan can hold up to climate change — and save money

Several US cities are now considering hurricane defense systems, and the future protection they will actually need to prevent flooding is unknown …

Coronavirus has put scientists in the frame alongside politicians – and poses questions about leadership

While science-based leadership may be popular in these times of coronavirus and Donald Trump, scientific input can only ever be limited in …

Safe drinking water in America: Not everyone has it

COVID-19 can’t be transmitted through drinking water, but that doesn’t mean your tap water is safe

Joe Biden has a long list of qualified female VP candidates. So, who will he pick?

Choosing a vice president is the first presidential decision Biden will make in his campaign. It will say a lot about him and his presidency if …

One month in, how Biden has changed disaster management and the US COVID-19 response

In direct contrast to his predecessor, US President Joe Biden is treating this as a national-scale crisis requiring a comprehensive national …

US Senate okays Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan

Relief bill sends $1,400 in direct payment to most Americans and their dependents; gives $350 billion in aid to state and local governments

Biden is inheriting a wrecked economy, but Democrats have a record of avoiding recession and reducing unemployment

Since Eisenhower assumed presidency in 1953, the economy measured by GDP, unemployment, inflation & recessions has done better …

If Trump refuses to accept defeat in November, the US will survive intact, as it has 5 out of 6 times in the past

 Also, the powerful historical, social and geographic forces that produced the total failure of 1860, leading to the Civil War, are simply …

Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis: What lies ahead can include a constitutional crisis over succession

Neither the Succession Act nor the 25th Amendment have ever been invoked for longer than a few hours  

US Elections 2020: Why is fracking a big deal

Fracking has emerged as a key debate issue during the US polls, with both Trump and Biden attempting to woo rural voters; neither wants it banned&…

Joe Biden has a difficult task ahead on climate change even if he wins US Elections 2020

Much of his first term would go into undoing the damage caused by Trump’s tenure as President of the US and get the country …

Biden’s cabinet picks are globally respected, but one obstacle remains for the US to ‘lead the world’ again

If the Democrats can’t gain control of the Senate by winning the two run-off elections in Georgia in early January, the Republican-led …

100 days of COVID-19: I faced death threats, racial slurs, says WHO DG

In a never before press conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus chides the US, refutes allegations of favouring China  

Biden’s transformational challenge

Though the US is no longer addicted to coal, it is completely sold on the idea of cheap energy, writes Sunita Narain

How John Kerry can bring US back in climate fight ring

The US is on track to re-join the Paris Agreement. Kerry brings to table the clout and connections associated with being former president Barack …

‘I choose to believe that a Deoli-like incident will not happen again’

Down To Earth speaks to Indian-Chinese actor and singer, Meiyang Chang on community, society and racism