Kenya’s huge railway project is causing environmental damage. Here’s how

The project increased soil erosion, land degradation, flooding and habitat destruction.

Love's labour

The traditional dishes that pregnant women eat for centuries

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Mopping with bacteria

Bitter sweet

Promising rain

Looking down at dust

Return journey

Top 10 stories of the week that was (September 9-September 15)

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by

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Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by

Top 10 stories of the week that was (August 26-September 1)

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by

Top 10 stories of the week that was (August 19-August 25)

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by

Gold mining is one of the world’s most destructive and unnecessary industries — here’s how to end it

Around 7% of the gold purchased globally each year is used for industry, technology or medicine

Investors accuse 22 Indian firms for hiding environmental impact

A group of 88 investors have written to corporate giants such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries and 20 others to disclose their impact …

Superbugs pose alarming threat to public health: EU report

The report finds high drug-resistance in three common zoonotic bacteria, which can be transferred to humans through food or environment

UN's ocean laws lack clarity on continental shelf

Speakers highlight problems in UN’s law of the seas at ocean law and policy conference

'We are marginalising those who depend on natural resources'

Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain talks about how we are plundering our resources with our consumption patterns in her new book, Why I Should Be …

Saving Krishna's forests

This is the story of Friends of Vrindavan, a unique experiment in conservation, which brings to attention the important role that India's …

A logjam in the making

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

'High GDP states have grown at the cost of the environment'

North-eastern states and Himachal Pradesh score high on environmental sustainability index, says report by Chennai non-profit

What it means to have a crisis: Understanding labour law relaxations in India and global trends

We may move towards a decision that pushes industrial production at the cost of our environment and the relaxation of environmental laws  

The delay defeats equity principle–Its declining relevance in environmental jurisprudence

A new judgment of the NGT may signal its end

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