India can rely on sand imports till the time it is viable
India is importing river sand to satiate the growing demand of its construction industry and to keep soaring sand prices in check. But imports …
Plastics in agriculture: entry point for carcinogens to food chain
Fragments of plastic film have been shown to release potentially carcinogenic substances into soil
Kendriya Vidyalaya Pangode: How to make your school green and sustainable?
Kendriya Vidyalaya Pangode is one of greenest schools in the country. It has put in place a host of sustainable practices including good waste …
How to convince communities to sustain conservation efforts
Conservationists across the world have to warm up to the idea of communicating problems in local parlance and interpreting global challenges in …
Funding crime but claiming immune to judicial process
The IFC-funded power project is destroying livelihood of fishermen in Gujarat, but the funding agency is hiding behind an immunity law
Rachel Carson: Silent Spring & Other Writings on the Environment
The book that sparked the modern environmental movement, with an unprecedented collection of letters, speeches, and other writings that reveal …
The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Groundbreaking Scientists and Their Conflicting Visions of the Future of Our Planet
In forty years, the population of the Earth will reach ten billion. Can our world support so many people? What kind of world will it be?
Reading for Wonder: Ecology, Ethics, Enchantment
In a world awash in awesome, sensual technological experiences, wonder has diverse powers, including awakening us to unexpected ecological …
Small is Necessary: Shared Living on a Shared Planet
Does small mean less? Not necessarily. In an era of housing crises, environmental unsustainability and social fragmentation, the need for more …
Fertiliser industry gets new pollution norms after almost 3 decades
Although delayed, the new pollution norms will push the sector towards a stringent pollution control regime
Save the sparrows: How to build a nest with Rakesh Khatri
Mr Rakesh Khatri has actively promoted sparrow conservation. Since 2007, he has been building nests for sparrows using natural material like …
Microplastics in your bottled water?
Latest studies have claimed that the best brands of bottled water may be contaminated with microplastics. These are cancer-causing substances.
Rare privilege of reflection
In India, there are so many things that need to be done and all to be done yesterday. How do you choose your priority?
Electric vehicles in public transport system
Reducing cost of ownership is important to build a robust economic case for deployment of electric vehicles
The Rights Of Nature: A Legal Revolution That Could Save the World
An important and timely recipe for hope for humans and all forms of life.
Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India’s Green Movement
One of India’s foremost environmentalists, Sunita Narain gives a personal account of her battles as part of the country’s Green …
The changing face of Aravalli mountain range
The Aravallis have prevented the desertification of the national capital, but its overexploitation for mining and construction is degrading its …
Inheritors of the Earth
It is accepted wisdom today that human beings have irrevocably damaged the natural world.
Regulating the Polluters: Markets and Strategies for Protecting the Global Environment
National governments and private stakeholders have long recognized that protecting the global environment requires international cooperation.
How India Sees The World: Kautilya to the 21st Century
Using the prism of Kautilya's Arthashastra and other ancient treatises on statecraft, the author shows the historical sources of India's worldview.…
How hard is it to imagine a world free of nuclear weapons?
The idea of global disarmament looks like a far cry with countries continuing to equip their arsenal with nuclear warheads
Polluting plastics die hard
By 2050, our oceans will be holding more litter than fish and an estimated 99 per cent of all seabirds will have ingested plastic. Are countries …
Power Play
New Rules for NGT appointments will further complicate the already strained relations between the judiciary and the executive
Waking to the chemical spill in Delhi
Lives of about 500 schoolkids were put at stake when a toxic chemical leaked in a busy slum area in south Delhi on May 6. Down To Earth finds out …
Delhi gas leak incident: schoolkids find themselves at the receiving end
Over 400 students were hospitalised on Saturday after toxic chemical leakage at a container depot near two schools in southeast Delhi's …
