Not a child’s play to stand up against child marriage
After saying a no to her own marriage, Bishnupriya Pradhan is saving others from child marriage
Small incentive, big draw: How an officer makes PDS work
Jyoti Kakwani plugs pilferage in fair price shops by giving surprise gifts to those who demand receipts from the shopkeeper
Ground report from Gurrampanuku: This Andhra village ditched chemical fertilisers for cow urine
Ideation by an NGO, a little funding, collective labour help farmers in Vishakhapatnam go natural
COVID-19: Women issues found little space in print media, finds study
Only 4.8% of news stories monitored had anything of significance with regard to women and / or gender issues
Top 10 stories of the week that was (July 29-August 4)
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by
Forest fires: Have we reached a tipping point
What does the ongoing Australian bushfires indicate? DTE asks atmospheric scientist Michael Mann
Thar’s friend: Meet tiny melon kachri
This drought-tolerant fruit turns short of gold upon drying and changes the fate of all those associated with it
Solar lift irrigation helps Gumla farmers move away from diesel pump sets
More than 200 farmers in three blocks of the Jharkhand district went the green way to reduce dependance on monsoon rains
Fight for survival: MP's Chutka village holds out against proposed nuclear power project
Dadu Lal Kundapa has galvanised 54 tribal villages to say no forced evictions for the second time in four decades
Every drop counts: How a cooperative turned 250 acres of Dharmapuri green
Cooperative forest in Tamil Nadu’s drought-prone area an example of the power of water conservation
Why NGT’s calls on restoration of water bodies is need of the hour
National Green Tribunal’s 2019 order asking states to identify, protect and restore water bodies underlines the urgency to save them
Uganda becomes first African country to submit REDD+ results, paves way for payments
The mechanism by the United Nations calls for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
Good news stories from Vietnam’s second wave — from dragon fruit burgers to mask ATMs
Throughout the first and second waves, Vietnamese business people and ordinary citizens have been coming up with innovative ways to respond to …
COVID-19 and green, open spaces: What is going to be our new normal?
Living conditions created under a pandemic situation are also a reflection of the inadequacies of our cities