Meet India's oldest activist
Meet Shri Ramsewak Pathak from Karahal Village in Madhya Pradesh. He is 105 years old and is still active for that age. He was a freedom fighter …
Fodder for thought: in conversation with PK Ghosh, director of IGFRI
PK Ghosh is the director of the Indian Grasslands and Fodder Research Institute in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Down To Earth talks to him about the …
Diagnosis and treatment of PKDL: Explainer by Pradeep Das
Pradeep Das, director, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Science (RMRIMS), Patna, explains the complexities of treating cases of …
Remembering Danish Siddiqui
The Pulitzer-winning journalist has left behind a legacy to thousands of emerging photographers, a legacy to question
Spike in COVID-19 cases points to gaps in South Africa’s response
There has been insufficient involvement of civil society and ordinary community members.
COVID-19: Why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit
One in 10 hospitals could not provide pulse oximetry to measure arterial blood saturation to all critical care patients
Assam Elections 2021: Are the poll promises made to protect Assam's environment viable?
Experts pointed out that most of these promises are riddled with loopholes and are not holistic solutions
FSSAI's GMO threshold for imported food crops ‘unacceptably high’, says letter to health minister
FSSAI issued an order on February 8 setting the permissible limit for GMO in imported food crops at 1%
Kalahandi’s Kutia Kondhs: Subsistence a struggle for this tribe of nature worshippers
Despite living in abject poverty and depending on natural resources for survival, the Kondhs do not use wood from the forests for fuel and also …
Rare earth metals are used extensively in clean energy technologies. But how safe are they?
Mining and disposal of these elements add to the environmental damages and ecological burden
पनीर ने बदली गांव की तस्वीर
उत्तराखंड के पहाड़ी इलाकों से पलायन की बढ़ती समस्या के बी…
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot flags off CSE's annual conclave
Three-day Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2020 also kicked off; State of India's Environment report launched
Economic Survey 2019-20: 'Thalinomics in a hungry India'
It is an attempt to quantify what a common person pays for a Thali in India, according to the Economic Survey 2019-20
कैसे होगी साफ देश की हवा
भारत में हवा की खराब स्थिति कोई नई बात नहीं है। देश के 122 म…
Natural History: World's oldest forest identified from fossils
Researchers classify an area in an abandoned sandstone quarry in Cairo, New York as the remains of the world's oldest forests
Junk food monster: Mark junk food red
How all the 33 tested products would look if the proposed red marking rule is applied to high fat and salt foods
Poverty eradication, a top priority or not?
On World Poverty eradication Day, here’s a lowdown on the recent developments in poverty eradication in the world
Why is transgender community unhappy with Trans Persons Bill?
They call August 5, 2019, the day Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, as ‘Gender Justice Murder Day’
Advanced air pollution warning system to predict stubble burning areas near Delhi
The system, which tracks crop burning using satellite data, can also forecast air pollution levels for next 72 hours
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 …