Urochloa Ramosa: Browntop Millet
This millet grows easily in all kinds of soils and gives a good yield even with minimum rain. The crop is resistant to pests and diseases and is …
Sorghum Bicolor: Sorghum
This is the largest-grained millet and most preparations involving it take a long time to cook. However, since the grain germinates well and its …
As told to Parliament (February 8, 2024): 605 people killed in human-elephant conflict in 2022-23
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Key takeaways from the Interim Budget Financial Year 2024-25
Budget 2024 lays special emphasis on youth, women, the poor and farmers and the tax rates remain unchanged. But inflation remains a concern
Women’s empowerment and environmental restoration: Sundargarh’s sustainable evolution shows the way
Ground-breaking solid waste management programme ‘Aama Sundargarh Swachh Sundargarh’ benefitted 1,602,916 individuals, 363,676 households
Farmers lost $3.8 trillion to disasters over 30 years: FAO’s first-ever global estimation
Proactive and timely interventions in response to predicted hazards are crucial to build resilience, the report notes
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 11, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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
The Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) explained
A key goal of this partnership is to reduce the dependence on China to secure critical minerals as the country has developed a mineral processing …
‘A’ is for Ayurveda
A 3-part series by DTE that explores the issues with Ayurveda as a system of medicine today
No money to fix leaky roofs, MGNREGS workers in West Bengal fear upcoming monsoon
The Centre has blocked the state’s funds for the rural employment scheme for over a year, jeopardising the economic conditions of …
Right anti-venom, given on time, can reduce snakebite deaths in India
India alone accounts for nearly half of the global annual snakebite deaths
UN Water Conference: A third of people surveyed by global study suffer from freshwater shortage
People in Argentina, South Korea, Vietnam, Colombia, Germany and Peru reported the largest increases in concerns about water shortages over the …
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, …
Lots of ‘breakthroughs’, still no cure. Do the new dementia drugs bring us any closer?
Dementia is an umbrella term to describe a group of conditions characterised by a loss of brain function; this includes the ability to …
Has forest rights Act enhanced the lives of Adivasis?
Declining biodiversity of forests has led to more vulnerability for the majority of Adivasis living in and around the forest
Broken rice export ban: DTE’s in-depth coverage on what led to it
Uneven rainfall, high temperatures led to decline in paddy production in various regions of India
Why is tomato fever a cause of concern for Indian children?
This flu is caused by intestinal viruses and is rare in adults as they usually have strong immune systems
Pitfalls in a promise: Rajasthan’s urban income security efforts throw up new challenges
The state’s attempt to provide income security to urban poor shows challenges of designing a wage guarantee scheme for towns and cities
Front of package labeling: Why is the ‘health-star rating’ bad for food safety in India?
Nutrition experts and civil society organizations campaigning for good food are unhappy about FSSAI’s health star rating
Antimicrobial resistant bacteria found in newborn children
These superbugs were most likely transmitted from mothers or the hospital environment to the newborns
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 …