Lead in Maggi shows how dangerous Indian food standards are
There seems to be a problem with India’s Food safety and standards. This comes in the wake of Nestle admitting that the lead in Maggi …
An unjustified progress of the monsoon
People are confused over the monsoon’s arrival declared by the India Meteorological Department
Safety undermined
A recent disaster that claimed 55 lives revealed the abysmal safety standards of India's mines.
Agenda: Forests for real
We need fifth-generation forest reforms that will secure forests for growth and livelihood
How India's water conservation methods can be upgraded to fit rural requirements
In the absence of holistic strategies, the urban issues may get induced to the resource-constrained rural areas
Water storage in major reservoirs less than average of last 10 years
Overall storage position in India’s 150 major reservoirs is less than the corresponding period of last year
A mobile app that can help you track Zero Shadow Days
An app is enabling school children to understand history of measuring time and navigation
Tughlaqabad gas leak: report from the ground
Gas leak at a container depot in Tughlaqabad on Saturday led to the hospitalisation of 290 children. The locals narrate a harrowing tale
COVID-19: How Meghalaya bucks the trend
A host of reasons including prior curfew conditions, humidity as well as prompt government action are the theories being touted behind the state'…
COVID-19: Dirty air and vice of the virus
The novel coronavirus pandemic may have lowered air pollution. But this crisis-led change shows how health risk perception makes difficult …
COVID-19: India may have 500 cases by March 22
That is the worst-case scenario according to projections by Chennai-based Institute of Mathematical Sciences
COVID-19: Private labs allowed to test, appealed to do for free
ICMR disagrees with WHO D-G on random testing, criteria yet not opened up for testing
How to prevent novel coronavirus
The World Health Organization — in the absence of a vaccine or cure for COVID-19 — recommended several precautionary measures
IISF 2019: Experts advise sustainable, climate-smart, diverse farming
With reduced land holdings, increasing populations and climate change looming large, this was the solution to farmers’ problems, they said
The Indian stray dog debate: Nobody is looking at the pets
The Animal Welfare Board of India’s ABC policy ignores pets and randomly vaccinates and sterilises some homeless dogs. This policy has …
Elephanta caves: Re-carving the old magic
Working for over eight months at a stretch, the Wadars tibals arrive at Elephanta Island to recreate the old magic of the caves by breaking …
One per cent of Indians hold 51.53% of the country’s wealth
The world's top 26 billionaires now own as much as the poorest 3.8 billion, according to Oxfam International. For its part, India added 18 …
Monsoon to arrive on time in A&N islands; weakening El Niño may increase rainfall
As neutral conditions are restored after a strong El Niño event, hopes for a better monsoon increase
The cleanest cities of India: The transgender community and women keep Paradeep clean
Paradeep has set up a socio-economic model that not only integrates the marginalised but also generates enough revenue to make itself self-…
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
State of India’s Environment (SoE) in Figures, 2018 is out
SoE in Figures is an annual compendium of environmental statistics put together by Down To Earth magazine
Changing face OF AFRICA
All five regions in Africa have been experiencing an increase in temperature. This trend is likely to worsen in the coming decades. There has …
Sanitation and well being
Women in rural areas face humiliation due to absence of safe bathing spaces. Can Swachh Bharat Mission address this issue?
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