Save the sparrows: How to build a nest with Rakesh Khatri

Mr Rakesh Khatri has actively promoted sparrow conservation. Since 2007, he has been building nests for sparrows using natural material like …

Microplastics in your bottled water?

Latest studies have claimed that the best brands of bottled water may be contaminated with microplastics. These are cancer-causing substances.

They cannot cast out women

Khap Panchayat's recent posturing against SC judgement on inter-caste marriage and threatening not to produce a girl child shows that time has …

Analysis of Budget 2018 with Sunita Narain: Key takeaways and implications

Sunita Narain, Director Centre for Science and Environment and Richard Mahapatra, Managing Editor Down to Earth discuss the 2018 budget and what …

Education Minister Satyapal Singh derides Darwin's Theory of Evolution

Singh suggested that the theory of evolution be modified in school and college curricula

The Indian Nitrogen Assessment: Sources of Reactive Nitrogen, Environmental and Climate Effects, Management Options, and Policies

Tthis book is focused on the causes and effects of disruption in the N cycle, specifically in India.

Getting to know about environment

Is bottled water, sold at exorbitant prices, better and purer than good 'ol tap water you receive for free? How can we save the tiger without …

Can technology support forest rights process?

As false claims under the Forest Rights Act raise alarms, villages in Gujarat show how communities can use technology to address them

Rare privilege of reflection

In India, there are so many things that need to be done and all to be done yesterday. How do you choose your priority?

Electric vehicles in public transport system

Reducing cost of ownership is important to build a robust economic case for deployment of electric vehicles

Litter-free Tirunelveli

Litter-free Tirunelveli is a movement started by this city in Tamil Nadu to encourage segregation of waste at source. Find out how the city is …

Monumental mistake

An elected member of legislative assembly from Uttar Pradesh, BJP's Sangeet Som called Taj Mahal a "blot on Indian history" recently

Dr Devi Shetty talks about antibiotic resistance

Dr. Devi Shetty, cardiac surgeon and founder of Narayana Health, has seen increasing cases of antibiotic resistance at his hospital. Even those …

How do bacteria become antibiotic resistant?

A quick classroom on how bacteria acquire antibiotic resistance and the threat they pose to our health

Fast food MNCs indifferent towards eliminating antibiotic use in India; consumers unaware

None of the fast food companies that CSE surveyed has made any specific time-bound commitment to reduce or eliminate any kind of antibiotics

Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India’s Green Movement

One of India’s foremost environmentalists, Sunita Narain gives a personal account of her battles as part of the country’s Green …

Two years left and the blind chase of toilets continues

Although Guna district in Madhya Pradesh spent almost all its money for toilet construction, people were still defecating in the open 

The changing face of Aravalli mountain range

The Aravallis have prevented the desertification of the national capital, but its overexploitation for mining and construction is degrading its …

'Suicidal thoughts among farmers can be triggered because of non-agricultural problems as well'

A new study is focusing on identifying vulnerable farmers in Punjab, Maharashtra and Telangana, the three states that experience high rate of suicide

India's GDP is growing, yet hunger getting worse

In the past three years, India has recorded a fall of 55 points in the Global Hunger Index

How India Sees The World: Kautilya to the 21st Century

Using the prism of Kautilya's Arthashastra and other ancient treatises on statecraft, the author shows the historical sources of India's worldview.…

The children's ICU ward in Gorakhpur hospital

Over 60 children have died in a government-run hospital in Gorakhpur due to alleged negligence and lack of oxygen supply

'Investigation shows 24 per cent patients tested positive for scrub typhus'

George M Varghese, professor at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Christian Medical College, Vellore, talks about scrub typhus, a re-…

Ujjwala scheme: Are cleaner cooking fuels affordable and accessible?

The Centre’s Ujjwala programme can be a game changer, but a few bottlenecks remain

Driving stereotypes out of the boundary

17-year-old Kavita, who built a girls’ cricket team in an urban slum, hopes to represent team India