State of India’s Environment 2019: In Figures (eBook)
This annual e-book is the end result of analysing tons of data on India’s environment and development, and using cutting edge tools to …
What are lost continents, and why are we discovering so many?
The more we explore and sample the depths of the oceans, the more likely we’ll be to discover more lost continents
Body Burden: Antibiotic Resistance - State of India’s Health
Body Burden is a theme-based, biannual report. This year’s theme is antibiotic resistance. The book will look at the state of antibiotic …
State of India’s Environment 2020
The State of India's Environment 2020 is the country's most credible annual statement on the state of affairs in environment and …
COVID-19 lockdown: A ventilator for rivers
Of 36 monitoring units placed in the Ganga, water quality at 27 points was found suitable for bathing and propagation of wildlife and fisheries …
Stephen Hawking's last book has the answer to everything
This book 'Brief Answers to the Big Questions' takes on 10 questions that have perplexed humans
Frames of change - Heartening tales that define new India
The book chronicles 41 inspiring initiatives by people to bring about changes by innovating solutions to development challenges faced across the …
Climate change is forcing butterflies and moths to adapt – but some species can’t
Only by arming ourselves with an understanding of why butterfly numbers are down can we hope to halt or reverse the decline
India's emission capitals
The national capital region of Delhi has the highest annual carbon footprint in the country. In fact, Delhi’s annual CO2 emission of 69.4 …
Can business save the Earth?
The private sector can help develop new products, services, and business models that minimise environmental impact while driving economic growth
Ganga's ebbs and flows - checking error
Mallet navigates the various issues, including culture, politics and practises that define the Ganga
Monsoon reaches Mumbai, brings waterlogging along with it
National Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed at various places, including Hindmata
State of India’s Environment (SoE) in Figures, 2018 is out
SoE in Figures is an annual compendium of environmental statistics put together by Down To Earth magazine
Changing face OF AFRICA
All five regions in Africa have been experiencing an increase in temperature. This trend is likely to worsen in the coming decades. There has …
Body Burden: Lifestyle Diseases
Lifestyle diseases or non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for more than 61 per cent of all deaths in India.
India's milk boom would have been same even without exotic breeds
Changing infrastructure, services and the changing economics contributed to the milk revolution more than the genetic import
Can we unlearn emotions to improve our health?
Contrary to popular belief, emotions are not universal, but based on culture and environment
STATE OF INDIA’S ENVIRONMENT 2018
State of India’s Environment 2018, India’s much awaited annual statement on environment and development, is now available at a special/…
Anthropogenic pressures threaten Similipal-Satkosia wildlife corridor plan
The proposed corridor in Odisha can be connecting link for the survival of endangered species. But mining activities need to be eliminated
Politicisation of rights
What impedes the Forest Rights Act, 2006, from being implemented in the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal?
Into the deep space
NASA's New Horizons mission has broken all records of space exploration by exploring deep space objects beyond Pluto, such as Ultima Thule. Here'…
The hot debate
There was bullying again at COP24. Developed countries joined hands for a weak and unbalanced rulebook that lacks equity, as developing nations …
Losing our stripes: A success story gone wrong?
With 414 tiger deaths in four years (2015-18), India records highest toll between two censuses. Almost half of tiger deaths in the last three …
How deep is Indian agrarian crisis that farmers had to knock the doors of New Delhi
Thousands of farmers from all over the country took to the streets of the national capital as part of the Kisan Mukti manch, seeking a …
'Extreme' is new normal
It is time to accept that we are beginning to see the impact of climate change in the form of increased frequency and intensity of extreme …