A breakthrough for a rare genetic disorder
After 13 years of experiments and research, Indian scientist Surajit Sinha has developed a chemical formula to make medicine for Duchenne …
These places in NCR are making zero waste a daily commitment
Down To Earth profiles two initiatives in the National Capital Region that aim at reducing food waste and a number of other measures for making …
Top 10 stories of the week that was (August 5-August 11)
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by
The corporate takeover of India’s media
Press freedom in India has been badly hit by the gobbling up of media platforms by a few large companies
Banning fake news endangers free speech, press freedom
Singapore recently enacted laws to ban fake news, but the problem requires a multi-pronged response instead
Breaking bad: 8 Gaya villages shift away from growing opium
Economically viable crops, skill development encourage villagers
Top 10 stories of the week that was (September 9-September 15)
Top 10 stories of the week that was (September 2-September 8)
The seed banker: This Nuapatna farmer strives to save traditional paddy varieties
Bijaya Jhankar grows nine traditional varieties of paddy that have a longer harvest duration of 130-150 days
An old man and his baton: Meet Damodar Kashyap
Kashyap has ensured food, and livelihood in Bastar villages by offering them thriving forests
Do you want to cut your Carbon footprint after death?
Recompose offers human composting, or natural organic reduction as a greener alternative to burial, cremation
Ensuring home for those abandoned with HIV: Meet Noori Amma
A transgender woman diagnosed with HIV in 1987 has run a home for children living with the disease for nearly two decades now
Battling misinformation wars in Africa: Applying lessons from GMOs to COVID-19
Vaccine hesitancy was based mostly on perceptions about trust, importance, safety and efficacy, said a survey
IISER Mohali scientist plans to fuse theories to understand symmetries of geometric objects
This recipient of the Swarnajayanti Fellowship wants to understand symmetries of geometric, algebric objects
False information fuels fear during disease outbreaks: There is an antidote
Editors and journalists no longer control the flow of news and opinion. Anyone can generate and distribute text, images, sound clips and video on …
World needs to rethink internet use post COVID-19
Data storage and transmission emits 97 million tonnes carbon dioxide a year, roughly equivalent to the annual carbon footprint of Sweden and Finland
Examining a video’s changes over time helps flag deepfakes
Rather than looking at each face image individually, look for inconsistencies in how different parts of the face move from frame to frame over time
Pollution in news on June 7
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution
New alphabets: How kids in Rayagada, Kalahandi continued learning amid COVID-19
Children in two of India’s poorest districts continue their education as communities convert open spaces into schools, rope in youths as …
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
How many bots are on Twitter? The question is difficult to answer and misses the point
Inauthentic accounts evolve and develop new tactics to evade detection
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
Small farmers, daily wagers take to vegetable retail selling in Himachal due to lockdown
The development is being seen as a positive outcome of the COVID-19 lockdown
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