Economy that nurtures

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A look at the future

There is, therefore, no dearth of opportunities that can and should be seized to get rid of poverty and illiteracy, improve living standards, and …

Citing an international meet

Another international meet fails to address the concerns of local poor people and follows the path shown by global bullies

Japan at cross roads

If there is one country that has done quite well for itself in managing the natural environment throughout its history, it is Japan. But the run …

Promises to keep

With the 1996 general elections just around the corner, the nation's premier political parties are back to making elaborate 'green' promises. But …

The Method Behind The Madness

When the official system learns to loot the official treasury, it also targets the natural estate, the biggest property of the modern state. Good …

DTE Coverage: Environment in elections

A 9-part series on whether environmental issues are influencing the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

After 8 years, IMD forecasts above normal rainfall

If distributed fairly across the country, the forecast should be a cause of cheer

2023 in a blink: DTE’s set of year-enders

A series of articles by Down To Earth encapsulating its coverage of 2023

Simply Put: Delete the future

A new source of fire records, hidden in the sands, gives us a bigger picture of the risks

The records from sand dunes matched the other records

Nigeria fares poorly in the Environment Performance Index 2022

Nigeria is not doing enough to address climate risks, report showed

Simply Put: World Indigenous Peoples Day 2021

Simply Put: Hiroshima Day

Experts call for an end to virgin plastic production by 2040

A new report has called for circularity innovation to help eliminate single-use plastic

Sri Lanka threatened by massive oil spill from burning vessel

Simply put: Road to development

Chamoli disaster factsheet: Why was it a snowball effect

DTE recommends: What to read and watch

Books and documentaries that you should catch up

Simply put: Development, non-development & displacement

Simply put: Hiroshima Day 2019

Simply put: PM's cloud theory

The Trillion Dollar Shift

Over the past 30 years, the world has seen great social improvements. 

Ease of living without a clean environment is meaningless

Finance Minister largely ignored environmental challenges in the budget

As things were, and are