First Food: Explore the food-nutrition-nature-livelihood connections
India is home to more than 7 per cent of world's biodiversity and people, whose lives intertwine with this biodiversity, have found ways to …
India’s biodiversity can help mitigate environmental threats
It is one of the 17 mega biodiversity rich countries and accounts for 7 to 8 per cent of the recorded species of the world
State of India’s Environment In Figures 2018 (eBook)
This annual compendium of environmental statistics covers diverse subjects ranging from air pollution to environmental crimes, and sanitation to …
Extreme weather deaths in Rajasthan and UP
Dust storms in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are a sign of the time to come when freak weather will intensify with the increase in global temperature
Exporting Pollution
While the world is rapid moving towards cleaner fuel, obsolete and outdated vehicle technologies continue to be shipped to developing countries …
68th World Health Assembly
WHO adopted the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance, but finance for implementation of big ideas was not forthcoming
‘Antibiotics are convenient only when they work effectively’
The goal is to treat bacterial infections. Every possible way should be made of making bacteria susceptible to antibiotics as it will help patients
Conflict of interest on tobacco control law is just one in many
Government holds shares in revenues of many tobacco companies, thus bringing tobacco control measures in direct conflict with its economic interests
What you should know about #SaveTheInternet
Following intense lobbying by telecom operators, TRAI has called for feedback from stakeholders before imposing an additional fee on Internet services
The sinking ship of the desert
The camel is perfectly suited to the region’s climate. It is a frugal water-drinker and grazes by browsing from one plant to another, allowing …
Finding a way through prolonged haze and policy maze
As cities around the world saw smog-ridden days and unabated carbon emission in 2016, Down To Earth looks into the scale of problem and solutions …
Living Dead
More than three decades after the Bhopal gas leak killed a few thousand people and affected about 500,000 others, the struggle continues for …
Why the US should quit the Paris Agreement
Trump's presidency would be extremely detrimental to the Agreement and destroy the climate convention negotiated over the past 25 years
Climate Catastrophe and Resilience
About 11,000 extreme weather events killed more than 528,000 people and caused economic losses of around US$ 3.08 trillion between 1996 and 2015. …
Seeds of green culture
from shoes made of old tyres in Ghana to roads built from recycled plastic in Kenya, 20 environment friendly start-ups from developing countries …
The return of Avian Flu
Bird flu returned to haunt India, only a month after the country was declared free from avian influenza (H5N1) on September 5, 2016
Auto-makers asked to give details of pollution levels in India
Road Transport ministry in a bid to curb vehicular pollution has asked auto manufacturers to furnish all the details of air pollutants as well as …
Climate disruption
Global warming has compromised Africa's ability to feed its population. It's time African nations adapt to the changing scenario
Time to define the new normal
The monsoon of 2017 has challenged India's conventional and simplistic definition of the complex tropical circulation
Over 100 years of India's urban revolution
Between 2014 and 2050, India is projected to add 404 million urban dwellers and the number of rural residents is expected to decline by 52 million.…
No place to grow old
Today's over-60 population is the fastest growing group. Currently, there are around 962 million people aged 60 or over, representing 12.3 per …
Dealing with the deluge
Floods are becoming more unusual in scale and severity. It is time we shifted our focus from flood relief to flood governance
Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity — how to balance the two
In Africa, 75% of agricultural growth comes from farmland expansion into forests and savannas, leading to habitat loss & fragmentation
Health Can’t Move The Needle At UN Climate Summit All Alone
An interview with Daniel Kass, senior vice president at Vital Strategies and former Deputy Commissioner of Health for New York City