What is this new Langya virus? Do we need to be worried?
Symptoms reported appeared to be mostly mild – fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite, muscle aches, nausea and headache
Forest rights good for forests too: This Odisha village shows how
Focus on lower-level shrubs, plants help arrest depletion of local species; help tribals resume cultural practices
What is the global treaty on plastic pollution?
This treaty will serve as a framework for an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding agreement mandating countries …
How COVID-19 gave African countries the opportunity to improve public health
National public health institutes have grown their capacity to monitor and respond to situations
India’s 3rd COVID-19 wave may peak in January, end early March: Study
Delhi could reach the peak during the third wave by the second week of January, according to a new modelling study by experts from Indian …
Why is Antimicrobial Resistance the biggest threat to humanity?
The rise of AMR is due to unsustainable practices in overlapping ecosystems of animal, environmental and human health. Therefore, it requires a …
Odisha’s mega drinking water project: No proper environmental assessment, NGT pulls up Centre, state
The IIT panel in charge of the assessment never visited site and study report was based on secondary data only, alleged the petitioner
Zero draft of global plastic pollution treaty: What are the hits & misses
Negotiating and agreeing upon a strong, legally binding instrument seems difficult, as many members’ priority lies in economic interests …
Over 50 million job cards of MGNREGA workers deleted in 2022-23; 7.4 million this financial year
Names are deleted without the knowledge of workers or following proper procedure, claim activists
Faecal sludge and septage management key for a clean Ganga
There is also a need to address the issue of greywater — the water from bathroom and kitchen — which continues to pollute water …
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
What is One Nation, One Ration Card scheme
The central scheme will integrate all state public distribution systems to a central repository of beneficiaries’ details
Yamuna swells: More than 23,000 people evacuated in Delhi
These pictures taken on August 21, 2019 show how people living in low-lying areas of the Capital struggled as water entered their homes
Tax avoided by corporate groups can eradicate global poverty
As economic slowdown murmur becomes loud across the world, the debate over income inequality gains volume
How Chandni and her friends scripted the saga to success
On this Independence Day, let’s recount the story of a girl from Samastipur whose idea of a free India was much different from reality
Forest rights: Forgotten histories or deliberate ignorance?
Incomplete verification of rights under FRA fail to redress the historical injustice meted out to forest dwelling communities
Regulating CSR policy a directionless experiment
The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019 still has not laid out any provisions to capture impact of CSR projects
Mt Everest: Overcrowding at the top of the world must be regulated
Nepal needs to be proactive in safeguarding the tourism industry centred around Mount Everest
Keep only the best on the plate
To ensure India doesn't see urban food deserts like the USA, methods to increase access to locally grown food must be included in urban planning
How desertification affects us
By 2045, 135 million people may be displaced due to desertification, says the United Nations