If sanitation is treated as a community problem, we can make something happen for very little money
Just like a better iPhone is not the solution to poor telecom connectivity, sanitation cannot be solved by a smart, well-designed product, sold …
Simply put: Delhi Master's Plan
Tamil Nadu district climate change missions: Is it really decentralised governance?
Climate change governance at the local / district level should be collaborative, flexible, strategic and reflective, rather than a bureaucrat-…
Empowering women lies at the centre of controlling population growth in Africa
The goal of family planning programmes is not to hit population targets but to empower women so they can choose the number of children they will …
India is moving at jet speed, people should be able to move too
1 in 4 men and every second woman in India are physically inactive; can Indian construct cities which are creators of health, environment and equity?
Floods in Nigeria: Building dams and planting trees among steps that should be taken to curb the damage
Some of the principal causes of flooding in Nigeria are rapid urbanisation, poor spatial planning and poor solid waste management
36 per cent cities to face water crisis by 2050
An estimated 400 million people currently live in cities with perennial water shortage. The number is slated to go up to 1 billion by 2050 due to …
Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls
Local capacities critical to making a difference must be strengthened
Union Budget 2022-23: Just 70 weeks left for India@75 targets, will Modi deliver the ‘New India’
From the promised $4 trillion economy to employment for women to doubling of farmers’ income to poverty eradication this year, most of the …
What does NFHS-5 tell us about unmet needs in contraception, family planning
Unmet needs of family planning declined in most states and Union territories except Meghalaya
Book Digest: Calls to action against climate change, air pollution and more
Role of technology to fight off COVID-19 pandemic to inevitability of climate crisis, DTE tracks new, contemporary books on environment and …
When Indian women negotiate with local authorities to improve their lives in a slum
Women in a settlement in the north-eastern peri-urban part of Indore learnt that gentle, perseverant negotiation was the best way forward
Redesigning cities: Intersection of geometry, perception and urban well-being in India
Adding nature-inspired geometric elements to public spaces can help locals reclaim self-actualisation
Here are some measures to upscale Delhi’s flood resilience
Climate-resilient designs and infrastructure can enhance the city’s capacity to withstand extreme weather events
Global South water-sensitive cities: Here is how to make our urban areas water secure in a just and inclusive way
Neo-liberal capital and builder-led urban development are splitting our cities into unequal parts
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 20, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Obituary: Sujit Patwardhan, India’s sustainable urban transport champion
Patwardhan founded Parisar in the 1980s out of concern for the rapid changes taking place in Pune leading to environmental degradation
How are you utilising green funds worth Rs 75,000 crore? SC asks Centre
The Supreme Court has asked the environment ministry to submit a status report on whether these funds are being utilised for environment …
Odisha tribal organisations protest against draft CAF Rules
The protests are in opposition to the vague position of the Rules on forest-dwelling communities in the compensatory afforestation process
NGT has imposed a fine of about 80,000 crore so far on states for not disposing of sewage and garbage
If this amount was to be deposited by the states, it would be 48% more than the CAMPA fund.
India’s urban floods: Why we need to look at nature-based solutions
Solutions to reduce the loss of lives and livelihoods from urban floods; Can be exercised by individuals and local govts
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 26-30)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
What India should look like in 2100
A new anthology touches upon most facets of Indian society, but leaves the reader feeling like the proverbial blind man who describes an elephant …
Green fund rules notified: Some hits, major misses
The rules of the Compensatory (Afforestation) Fund Act 2016 are better than the draft but not impactful
When climate comes unhinged, we need to re-think how to build our cities
While reducing carbon emissions is key to tackling extreme weather events, there are various ways to make cities more resilient