Death by lightning: facts and figures

Lightning has killed 56 in Bihar and 42 in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours. Here are some numbers that define this leading cause of accidental …

Civil societies urges governments of India and Nepal to end blockade

A blockade on indispensable fuel and other essentials imported from India has now entered its third month

National Saffron Mission has failed due to government insensitivity, say growers

The ailing industry was badly hit by last year’s floods which damaged saffron worth Rs 668 crore 

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 21, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal

Delhi’s water woes: Megacity should control wastage, regulate industrial usage & address disparity to combat shortage

Beneath the technical nitty-gritties of the water supply in the national capital lies an ugly socio-economic disparity  

Verdict 2024: Agniveer scheme, caste polarisation & Jat reservation cost BJP Rajasthan

BJP swept most of Rajasthan’s 25 seats in last Lok Sabha elections; However, this time it won only 14

New Government’s Agenda: Plan them cool

As urban India turns into a heat trap, the government must focus on improving cities’ liveability 

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 2, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Up in smoke: Bandhwari dumpsite fire underscores need to overhaul waste management practices in Gurugram

The landfill caught fire around 8-8.30 pm on April 22, 2024

World Earth Day 2024: Urgent need to stop marine plastic pollution

On World Earth Day, join for an urgent call to halt marine plastic pollution  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 19, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Simply Put: Of wonders and blunders

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 28, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Building children’s agenda: Political parties should consider children as equal citizens

Political parties should organise consultations with children, parents and child-focused groups to increase trust and understand issues better

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 13, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Simply Put: Caught in an antibiotics web

Papers show what lay behind Condé regime’s Ebola denialism in Guinea

While the outbreak worsened during March-October 2014, Guinea downplayed the epidemic

Simply Put: Nonviolence

Simply put: Adjusting to inflation

Simply Put: The Great Retreat

Debates That Matter (E-book)

Simply Put: The great debate

Simply Put: A taxing bite

Simply Put: Robbed away

Simply Put: Free Speech