West Bengal farmers shift from wheat to lucrative banana, lentils and maize cultivation

Cultivation area of maize has increased eightfold and tripled for pulses in last decade

India’s parched rivers: At least 13 without water, much lower than same period last year

With peak summer days ahead, condition particularly alarming for farmlands that make up 60% of basin

Future of Taste: How do our food choices affect climate change?

 As the world prepares itself to be climate-responsible, we need to reset the connection between food and livelihood, nutrition and nature

Mara II Mahan coal block in MP’s Singrauli is emblematic of India’s ongoing energy dilemma

The coal block will power India’s energy needs, as we are still highly reliant on fossil fuels; but what about the local people of the area,…

COVID-19 was declared a pandemic 4 years ago: Take a look at the virus’ journey and global response to it

A timeline of the key events related to COVID-19

Protect India’s scrublands to save the caracal: Dharmendra Khandal & Ishan Dhar

Down To Earth speaks to Dharmendra Khandal and Ishan Dhar of Tiger Watch about their new book on the caracal

For a decade, earnings of regular salaried & self-employed Indians have been declining: ILO

At the all-India level, 40.8% of regular workers and 51.9% of casual workers did not receive the average daily minimum wage prescribed for …

Walk in the Nilgiris

The various chapters of The Nilgiri Hills, edited by anthropologist Paul Hockings, do not just discuss the culture and biodiversity of the …

Simply Put: Double U-turn

Parched Garden City

How Bengaluru’s water crisis is of its own making 

Erratic rains impact Northeast India | Alarming Variations Ep-01

Shifting weather patterns are reshaping the landscape and livelihoods of those in the Northeast

India needs more representative national food waste studies, says latest UN report

Food waste can be halved through concerted, collaborative effort, advises UN analysis

Nearly 56 million Indians joined back agriculture in 3 yrs: Is it a good sign or an indicator of an economic distress?

The “India Employment Report 2024” by the ILO says the COVID-19 pandemic reversed a national employment transition from farm to non-…

In rural West Bengal, debts mount and socioeconomic fabric collapses in absence of MGNREGS

Local economy hangs by a thread as residents desperately demand revival of the rural employment scheme

Voting without voters: Bihar migrant workers forced to sacrifice ballot rights due to financial strain

Require special provisions, free trips home to participate in democratic process

Building children’s agenda: Political parties should consider children as equal citizens

Political parties should organise consultations with children, parents and child-focused groups to increase trust and understand issues better

Simply Put: Upliftment of the poor

DTE Coverage: Sonam Wangchuk’s fast

Why did Wangchuk undertake the fast? DTE tracked the issues involved

Here is why Ladakh needs the Sixth Schedule and statehood

Ecological issues and myriad others, warrant constitutional safeguards for the fragile cold desert; else, sightings of snow leopards, black …

Nature-based solutions can help Sundarbans survive

Mangroves hold crucial resources that can help protect the rich and diverse biosphere

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 27, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

DTE Coverage of Reverse Osmosis purifiers

Is your water purifier safe? DTE cover story attempts to answer an important question

Simply Put: Avoid the development highway

Much ado about nothing

How much does government support add to household income?

Understanding the recent tomato price spike: What lies ahead?

Before this, record-high prices were observed in July and August 2023