Make floor and dish cleaners at home using reetha or soap nuts with Kirti Negi Bajoria
Making your own floor cleaner and dish wash liquid is easier than you think. Kirti Negi Bajoria, a professional who is on a sabbatical, makes a …
Ceasing to be a citizen?
Excluson of four million people from Assam's draft National Citizen Registry has created panic among the inhabitants
Philately and wild India
Through the years, Indian stamps have featured local flora and fauna in varying degrees. Here is an overview
Green Living Part 2: Homemade toothpaste in 4 minutes with Kirti Negi Bajoria
Making your own toothpaste is easier than you think. Kirti Negi Bajoria, a professional who is on a sabbatical makes different household and …
Ganga's ebbs and flows
Mallet navigates the various issues, including culture, politics and practises that define the Ganga
India can rely on sand imports till the time it is viable
India is importing river sand to satiate the growing demand of its construction industry and to keep soaring sand prices in check. But imports …
The cervical cancer puzzle
Data on cervical cancer suggests we do not need HPV vaccine, especially when there is doubt about its efficacy
Plastics in agriculture: entry point for carcinogens to food chain
Fragments of plastic film have been shown to release potentially carcinogenic substances into soil
A 'successful' spring rejuvenation scheme lacks data to back the claim
An upcoming study raises concern over lack of data to back claims that spring rejuvenation has improved water availability in Sikkim
How Africa can seize the moment and start resetting its relationship with the IMF
Africa should call for reforms that will make the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust more responsive to African needs and more accountable to Africans
Dedicated financial bonds can help capture economic value of cloud forests in 25 countries: Report
Finance should be mobilised for cloud forest protection through payments schemes targeting 25 developing countries, public finance institutions, …
Don’t get dazzled by these stars
Bureau of Energy Efficiency has just updated star rating standards for refrigerators and ACs, but the Indian rating system, especially for ACs, …
India needs a strategic direction on single-use plastics
There’s requirement of Mechanisms that will not only improve eco-consciousness among citizens but will also empower and encourage …
Gandhi at 150: He believed in natural self-rule
Gandhi spoke of Sarvodaya, which refers not to “the greatest good of the greatest number”, but to the awakening and well-being of one …
Gandhi at 150: Green movements have Gandhian streak
Environmental movements do not make a direct reference to Gandhi, but the methods they adopt and discourse that is moulded in their wake often …
Menstrual hygiene: A challenging development issue
Illiteracy, poverty and lack of awareness are the major reasons behind menstruation still being a taboo in the Indian society
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (September 2-6)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the …
Watch: The best cities to live in and what makes them so
Vienna remained at the top of the Global Liveable Index prepared by Economist Intelligence Unit
At a glance: How was infant mortality in India’s state in 2018
Infant mortality: The number of deaths of children within the first year of birth per 1,000 live births
Benefits of speaking more than one language
Half the world’s population is bilingual but what do scientists have to say on the issue?
Burning trees never a good idea
Felling forests in the guise of reducing carbon emissions may result in an irreparable loss of biodiversity
Can technologies make us brainier?
The age-old nostrum of “eat well, exercise well, sleep well” can help us lead a contented life
The trial of a bat
Bats are more than mere virus carriers; As pollinators, they play a key role in ensuring food security
Let's be water-wise
While there is no escape from washing hands regularly, we can definitely be more mindful of the way we use water and avoid its wastage
Gullible creatures of the sea
Ocean plastic emits a smell that many marine animals, including sea turtles, associate with food
