Identity crisis

Classification debate hurts conservation of Himalayan wolf

From the blurbs

Welcome to Goa, state of mines

The ecology-economy debate polarises communities

G-7 links aid with environment

The World's richest nations reiterate environment is high on their policy agenda

The racket at Rio

The save-the-planet bazaar does not deserve to be taken seriously

The vital statistics of Rio

Blueprints for change

Environmental Negotiations

Down but not under

Predicting eruptions

New equipment could provide ample warning of volcanic activity

Weather on order

A new technology could render weather forecasts redundant

Model approach

Mathematical models can be applied in real life situations in several ways. R Vishnu Vardhan from the department of statistics, Pondicherry …

Agromet advisories to reach more farmers from July

Union minister for science and technology said this step is towards expansion and upgradation of weather services

Temple town to ghost town: Kedarnath before and after flash flood

Floods in Kedar valley swept away or damaged almost everything in its way, except for the main Shiva temple, a grey stone structure, said to have …

For the love of butterflies

Book>> Butterflies on the roof of the world • by Peter Smetacek • Aleph • Rs 499

Book Excerpt: Fractured Rehabilitation

Journalist Atul Deulgaonkar's new book in Marathi describes the botched rehabilitation efforts in the aftermath of the Latur-Osmanabad Earthquake …

‘Countries should keep sustainability in mind while extracting minerals & metals’

Every year, the world mines 150 billion tonnes of rock to source 65 billion tonnes of minerals

Groundwater extraction has tilted Earth’s spin; how likely is it to fuel climate change?

Attempts to slow groundwater depletion rates in sensitive regions could alter the change in drift

India’s Chandrayaan-2 will facilitate an American’s return to the moon

Starting July 15, both India and the US will work out hectic lunar activities for the next five years

10 most popular stories of 2018

As the year nears its end, here is a list of stories covered by Down To Earth that caught the most attention online

India gets new weather prediction model for better forecasts

The very high resolution global deterministic weather prediction model, as per earth sciences ministry, shows significant improvement in daily …

Civil society groups urge Australia to adopt zero-carbon emission target by 2050

The country is the thirteenth largest emitter in the world, with one of the highest per capita emissions

Nearly 80 per cent people 'very concerned' about climate change

Over 45 per cent respondents want an end to all exploration of fossil fuel reserves, says a study

World’s ‘model diet’ under threat from lifestyle changes, globalisation

A study shows that people in the Mediterranean region are shying away from fruits and legumes and digging more into meat and dairy products

Large-scale hunting pushes yellow-breasted Bunting towards extinction

Known in Chinese as the ‘rice bird’, the Bunting is considered a delicacy in China and Cambodia