In dubious battle

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has failed to curb illegal trade in Indian wildlife and wildlife products. …

Rainfed tanks lie neglected in parched Chhattisgarh

In theory, rainwater harvesting can drought-proof every village in India. In theory, drought-proofing requires strong and functioning village-…

Hope in a heap

Farmers benefit as a factory in Maharashtra fuels its turbines with different types of agrowaste

Sewage Outpour

When prashant krishnan, vinita garg, aditya jha, gurpreet singh and neeraj kumar set out to map Mayapuri's drainage,they had no inkling that new …

Archaeology helps to unlearn too

Archaeology is the science that studies the remains of past cultures by investigating and analysing the objects people leave behind. It is a …

Of mountains & ozone holes

When poets wrote for Down To Earth

Children's swaraj

Karnataka turns governance into child's play with kids' assemblies

Beris to the rescue

Revival of rainwater harvesting structures quenches the thirst of a Thar village

Going green guns?

Even the best needs to be better for a clear distinction between leaders and laggards

Stop being airtight

Community radio network is a must to ensure development

Cooking with kokum

Spice, fruit juice and now weight watchers' manna

One dollar, one language, one world

Ram Chandra Biswas rode 627,500 km on a humble bicycle and witnessed the world change, warmth giving way to suspicion. Sayantan Bera catches up …

The light bulb moment

Citing energy efficiency and durability, industry has put LED lights on a pedestal. But is it really time to bid adieu to CFL and the humble …

A fair hearing

On World Environment Day, the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) put out an advertisement propagating plastic as the alternative to the …

A success story

The 2003 monsoon could herald a great change in the socio-economic landscape of village Birora Kheth in the Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh. …

Nutritious 'weeds'

In Wayanad, Kerala, wild plants hold the key to the survival of the poorest, say n anil kumar and m k ratheesh narayanan

Craning glory: Demoiselle cranes find sanctuary in Rajasthan village

Kheechan village on the edge of the Thar desert lies on the migration route of demoiselle cranes travelling from their breeding grounds in …

What's cooking in India's largest biogas plant

Methan village in Sidhpur tehsil, Patan district of Gujarat saves 500 metric tonnes of fuelwood annually. They've been doing it for the last 15 …

Towards a tusk-less future

The role of tusks in sexual selection questioned

Vital drip

A farmer in Madhya Pradesh uses discarded saline bottles to irrigate fields

Bundled in a sacred basket

Tribal farmers in Jharkhand use mora made of rice straw to store grains

Drying up of an empire

Water crisis behind the decline of Angkor Wat

Home remedies

Right from the backyard

Thread less in 2005

Why weavers in Belgaum, Karnataka, can not go to market

'Hellish dismall cloud'

The politics over smoke pollution dates back to the 13th century