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
‘Faults inactive for long period could pose greater hazard’
Chan Lung-sang, professor at Department of Earth Sciences, University of Hong Kong, speaks to Kundan Pandey about the probability of a bigger …
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)
Simply Put: Of wonders and blunders
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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)
DTE Call for Action: How has the rooftop solar potential and market evolved in India
India has seen significant growth in rooftop solar, most of it in just the last 3 years
What we know so far about the volcanic eruption in Iceland
There would not be the same level of disruption as 2010, experts say
As told to Parliament (December 4, 2023): PM10 concentration improved in 90 out of 131 cities
All that was discussed in the House through the day
DTE Call For Action: Closing the waste loop for sustainability
The agenda for construction and demolition waste is to ensure collection of the waste, its transportation and its reuse and recycling …
AMR Awareness Week: Behavioural, organisational and environmental aspects are vital for containing resistance
Problem underpinned by complex drivers and behaviours; multisectoral and multidimensional efforts required
How colistin went from ‘holy water’ in medicine to ‘sewage’ of resistance
The antimicrobial resistance crisis is affecting even the efficiency of medicines like colistin, whose use is reserved for cases where other …
Simply Put: A celebration not so cricket
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India’s cotton yield may be lowest in 15 years, to drop by 20%
Cotton Association of India attributes yield loss to pink bollworm infestation, El Nino climate pattern
Simply Put: Healthcare for all
DTE Reportage: How nano urea fared in field trials
A 4-part series by Down To Earth on what farmers think of nano urea
Neuter or cull? Meet in Delhi witnesses scuffle over ways to curb growing stray dog menace
In 2022, Delhi alone has reported over 51,000 cases of dog bites
World Water Day 2023: Junagadh villages do a mix-and-match with ground and surface supplies
Surface and ground water are used in a manner that can ensure the balance of ecology
Section 377 decriminalised: End of a 20-year-long battle for LGBT rights
In a historic and unanimous verdict, Supreme Court has decriminalised gay sex
We have the right to know what we feed our children