Growth by leaps and bounds

88,000 fake ration cards

Orissa government to save Rs 40 crore by cancelling them

Parking a car can be fatal

West Delhi businessman dies in parking brawl

Himachal Pradesh’s decision to put wasteland in land bank undermines FRA

The state’s request to put degraded forest land in a land bank comes at a time when the government has been dragging its feet on …

Delhi notifies first-ever parking rules to restrain vehicle use, cut air pollution

The rule probibits parking in green areas, parks, footpaths, bus stops and intersections

Israel's fiscal standoff impacts environment, health of Palestinians: UNCTAD

People living in Gaza, the West Bank including East Jerusalem are facing major shortage of electricity, access to good quality water, destruction …

India needs a single, comprehensive policy to tackle invasive species: Ankila Hiremath

Down To Earth speaks to plant ecologist Ankila Hiremath as the IPBES gets ready to release its landmark report on invasive species

Fingers crossed: Experts cautious about variant evolution in the wake of China’s COVID-19 tsunami

Any new variant that emerges from the current surge in China may not have the same lethal ability as past ones. But one cannot rule out …

Environment (Protection) Act: 39 changes made to rules in 2 years of pandemic, shows report

Most relaxations & exemptions made for development projects through gazette notifications, office memorandums, orders

Special Relationship: New Anglo-American energy partnership is Western fossil fuel hypocrisy at its best  

Instead of filling the gap left by Russian fossil fuels with renewables, the UK has signed a deal with its traditional transatlantic ally which …

COVID-19 has aggravated challenges to manage forests: UN Report

New UN report calls for greater sustainability and a greener, more inclusive economy to tackle the threats of COVID-19, climate change and …

Sexual assault under POCSO Act: A child rights perspective

When the Act is subject to interpretation, it is overshadowed with enhanced possibilities to overlook the spirit and objective of the law, as a …

Look back at the decade: Water Scarcity

In this series to highlight what was crucial in the second decade of the new millenium we now look at how water management became the debate point

Supreme Court holds emergency hearing on Delhi air pollution

Just Arun Mishra cites Right to Life as of utmost importance, expresses displeasure on Centre & Delhi govts blaming each other

Central banks are waking up to climate change dangers. It’s about time

Addressing climate change requires central banks to encourage financial institutions to favour certain types of activities over others

Spirit of forest law being quashed in Gujarat

Petitioners approach Gujarat High Court over rejection of 1,13,000 claims out of the 1,82,000 individual claims from across the 13 districts

Red sanders is now free of export restrictions

Earlier 3,000 Indian farmers involved in cultivating the red-coloured wood couldn’t find any takers in domestic market

China says no to 85 under-construction coal power plants

Move comes as Chinese government says it will invest $361 billion in renewable energy sector

Placebos are better

Reaching India's Poor: NGO Approaches to Community Health Edited by Saroj Pachauri Publisher: Sage Publications and Ford Foundation Price: Rs 325 (…

In AID(S) of the dying

To tackle the killer disease ravaging South Africa, the government's health policy will have to undergo a drastic change

Making a killing

Only poachers profit from rules and regulations that alienate local people from natural resources

Demand charter from children for education, health sectors

Report>>Ensuring Universal Access To Health and Education in India, Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, Delhi 2007

Failure from the jaws of success

Chhattisgarh reduced infant mortality a few years ago, but threw away the good work  

Book review: Water: Perspectives, Issues, Concerns

This is a work of encyclopaedic scope. The subjects it deals with range from an in-depth study of the treatment of water in the Indian …

Breather for wind firms

They must accurately forecast contribution to grid from 2012