Miss that flight

Oiling the wheels of globallisation

The Commission on Global Governance calls for a democratic world governance to deal with increasing global interdependence

Lifting the veil

Human Menace

Simply Put: Ministry of Environment (Clearance)

Forest matters

Victory dance of the impotent

It is sickening to see the Union home minister rejoice when dam oustees despair

A logjam in the making

Lack of enthusiasm marks the preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development

2022 too short, too far: DTE’s stories on 50 years of Stockholm Declaration

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022  

Tanzania: NEMC advances to strengthen environmental governance

National Environmental Management Council jointly with Centre for Science and Environment has developed an audit manual to strengthen the …

Latest report on climate change may turn tables in US

US may finally be pushed to act on the climate change problem

Responses to DTE editorial 'No more kindergarten approach to climate change'

Is PM Modi really a ‘Champion of the Earth’?

Even as the United Nations has selected India's PM for this year's award to honour his role in protecting the environment, his regime's …

Blowing in the wind

Civil society cannot distance itself from the phenomenon of right-wing parties finding their way to the top in Europe

Consolidate clearances: 4 steps for effective green governance

An effective system, working for environmental integrity, will ensure we find a balance between the ecology and development 

No firm commitment on climate change at G8 meet

Coming out of coma

A decline in its funds and erosion in its mandate have made the United Nations Environment Programme virtually ineffective. Bharat H Desai looks …

Just talk, no promises at Asia-Europe meet

Centre’s new tribunal rules likely to change NGT composition

The Centre has notified new rules for appointment and termination in the NGT, which grant more say to the executive while reducing the influence …

Bad chemistry

Asbestos, agribusiness get a leg up

White asbestos finds backers at Rotterdam Convention

The change of a lifetime

Climate change conference- World leaders fail to act again

The 12th Conference of Parties to the UN climate convention saw the setting up of an adaptation fund to help poor countries. Ritu Gupta …

ASEAN and partners sign Cebu declaration on energy security

Polarisation and anarchy

Environmental challenges have grown manifold in past five years, but capacity of institutions to deal with them has decreased in same proportion