Why did Mumbai become more polluted while Delhi skies cleared up last winter? Climate change may be a factor

Unusual triple dip La Nina triggers, a sign of changing climate, impacted the large-scale wind pattern 

How much did Interim Budget 2024 allocate to different central schemes

Down To Earth plots scheme allocation in the last budget before the general elections on data cards

Empathy, policy, and lessons from literature: remembering Munshi Premchand

In the era of ChatGPT and machine-based learning, policymakers and educators must revisit literature and introduce it as a mandatory component in …

North India Deluge 2023: Ladakh, a cold desert, received over 10,000% of its normal rain on July 8-9

Heavy rains are now a reality for Ladakh due to global warming; Ladakhis may now have to unlearn their former ways of living 

Simply Put: Elephant in the room

More dry days ahead? Monsoon on continuous break for past 11 days

The longest consecutive break spell was reported in 1972 when the core monsoon zone did not receive any rainfall for 17 days at a stretch

Environmental planning must for disaster risk reduction and sustainable development in the hills

Floods in Himachal Pradesh point to the need of environmental planning to identify high-risk areas and avoid development there

How air pollution impacts human health: Unpacking the science

Two-thirds of the death burden occurs in developing Asia, including India

Urban Menace: Dogs, monkeys and pigeons in Indian cities

Why is their story important? Because they are creating a new set of urban problems

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

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

In pictures: UNESCO’s global geoparks get 18 new sites

UNESCO is adding 18 sites to its global geoparks network, bringing the total number up to 195 in 48 countries. Two UNESCO Member States have …

Yamuna claims back Delhi: Several parts of capital witnessed floods after a generation

Jaitpur, ITO, Red Fort and Daryagunj were last inundated in 1978  

42% Indian graduates under 25 unemployed: Report

The number of unemployed graduates under 25 was double that of youth with just higher secondary education in the same age category

Sapling solidarity: Erratic monsoon has led to Haryana, Punjab farmers helping each other; here is how

Cultivators in flood-hit villages of the states have received free supply of paddy saplings from their counterparts in safer areas to tide over …

A ‘dead’ Ghaggar and its tributaries wrought havoc in Haryana early July; here is how

Ghaggar, Tangri, Markanda and others are considered dead rivers in the state and heavily encraoched upon; this monsoon, they reclaimed their …

North India Deluge 2023: Heavy rains in Nepal cause erosion downstream in Bihar; hundreds displaced

Soil erosion due to ascending water levels in the Koshi, Mahananda and Ganga has impacted hundreds in Bihar’s Supaul, Khagaria, Katihar, …

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: Ageing India

Simply Put: Smart Indian cities

State of Health: In nearly 14% hospitalisations in rural India, households pushed into debt to pay bills

While the government's share in India's total health expenditure is rising every year, out-of-pocket health spending remains the largest …

North India can tackle smog using eco-friendly farm practices from the South, say experts

Mulching, nitrogen-fixing have waned in the Indo-Gangetic Plain; but they are still being used in the Cauvery basin, according to scientists  

North India Deluge 2023: Yamuna breaches evacuation mark in Delhi; expert calls flood policy ‘absolute failure’

The Yamuna inundates parts of Delhi even with very little rain as it is silted and is not dredged, according to Gourishankar Ghosh

August, September & November warmest on record in India, winter temperatures to remain above normal: IMD

The IMD said below-normal coldwave days are expected over most parts of northwest, central, east, and northeast India this winter

North India Deluge 2023: Development projects compounding destruction in Himachal Pradesh, say experts 

Losses of Rs 4,000 crore in the state after 3 days of torrential rain