World Snake Day: Dozens of snake species facing peril, say herpetologists
Habitat loss is the gravest threat facing snakes, says Romulus Whitaker
Tribals voice protest against power project in West Bengal’s Ayodhya Hills
Villagers claim that the power project will destroy their forests and elephant habitats
Giraffes could go extinct — the 5 biggest threats they face
There are now fewer than 70,000 mature individuals left in the wild
Journey to save a river
Afforestation drive
Rural priorities must be set by villagers
The sun in your kitchen
Virtually inexhaustible solar energy could be the cheapest cooking fuel the world has known
Double trouble
THE TEMPEST
Hurricane Mitch leaves Nicaragua and Honduras devastated, and over 10, 000 dead
THAILAND
Diesel: no answer to global warming
INDIA
Road guide
New agenda for Africa’s sustainable urbanisation to be adopted at UN meet in Quito
Weak planning of urbanisation is resulting in lost opportunities for growth and transformation for Africa
Assam’s human-elephant conflict: Legally protecting habitats, natural fencing can save the ‘gentle giants’
Elephants are part of Assam's culture & folklore but habitat loss is driving negative interactions with humans
Large chunks of slender loris habitat already lost, need protected areas for endangered primate: Expert
Down To Earth spoke to Honnavalli N Kumara about the importance of conservation of the species and the existing threats to its population
Raptor attention: 160 species of birds of prey endangered worldwide
The threats to the birds are a result of habitat loss, pollution, human–wildlife conflicts and climate change
World Environment Day 2016: Sustaining our wildlife
We must depart from narrow solutions and find opportunities in our mountain landscapes to secure larger habitats, writes ICIMOD's Rajan Kotru
When alienation ruins
Sandalwood smuggling, epitomised by Veerappan, has become a collective phenomenon involving entire villages, which even the ban on sandalwood …
Cricket emission levels and smokescreens
A new study shows it is not just English cricketers who are manipulatin4data for their benefit - the ministry of environment, too, is playing a …
Food benefits are not for the poor
DELIVERANCE FROM HUNGER -- THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN INDIA K R Venugopal Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi Price: Rs 225
Desert under siege
The Thar of Pakistan is an arid region troubled by long spells of drought, rapidly falling groundwater levels, abysmally low literacy levels and …
IN TUNE WITH THE MASSES
Before the elections, Congress's chances in Madhya Pradesh looked dismally thin. But an unusually high tribal turnout ensured that Digvijay Singh …
Indian science must stop merely aping West
Cynicism is perhaps the natural fallout of a long career within the government machinery. But when Yash Pal, one of the country's leading …
Waters of life
Tarun Bharat Sangh of Alwar is well-known for its work on reviving traditions of waterharvesting. But few know about the economic advantages of …