India’s agrarian distress: Is farming a dying occupation

Farmers across the globe are quitting their business, while the rural youth population is increasing. Who will grow our food?

Resetting the Africa-Europe Relationship

Africa faces a broad range of development challenges and overcoming them will require huge sums of foreign aid and investment. But as Africa …

"We are fighting a losing battle"

The mere knowledge that mosquitoes are the carriers ofa number of Diseases like malaria, filariasis and dengue is not enough to check the …

Kuno not ready ecologically at the moment to accept cheetahs: Faiyaz Khudsar

Down To Earth speaks to scientist Faiyaz Khudsar to get a perspective on Kuno-Palpur, where African cheetahs will be introduced first

Sanitation woes cost Africa 115 lives every hour

New UN study urges African countries to pay special attention to invest in sanitation systems for faecal sludge management

Tiger population doubles after tribals allowed to coexist in tiger reserve

The Soliga tribe in Karnataka is the first to have been allowed to continue living alongside tigers in reserved area

Nurture nature

To achieve economic growth and poverty alleviation, it is imperative to constantly replenish environmental resources

She is a fighter: For now, sole survivor of cheetah litter born in India is healthy, playful and curious

Officials at Kuno National Park are constantly checking for any infections or abnormalities for her well being  

Project Cheetah: Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary to be new home for African felines

Relocation to be undertaken in accordance with the Cheetah Action Plan, according to officials

Please give Project Cheetah some time: Divyabhanusinh

Down To Earth speaks to the author of ‘The story of India’s cheetahs’, first published in 1995, which has more or less been the …

‘India’s cheetah plan is flawed, may become hurdle for national conservation priorities’

Cheetah reintroduction plan is unscientific and pushes other conservation plans on the back burner 

Africa’s food systems are being shaped by climate crises, rising population

Report identifies six megatrends affecting development of agrifood systems in the continent

Can we compromise on procreation in the wake of climate change

In the context of climate change, too much harsh knowledge about environmental tragedies is creating a sense of hopelessness and helplessness in …

Rising population can increase emergence of infectious diseases: Study

Projected growth in global population will push for more food production, which will make the agriculture sector use more chemicals and resort to …

How recycled water could revolutionise sustainable development

Collecting and exploiting waste water is both technically feasible and financially justifiable

Climate change can trip small island states enroute SDGs: UN

These nations emit just a per cent to total greenhouse gas, but are most vulnerable to climate change

Nepal faces one of the biggest bird-flu outbreaks

Kathmandu, Pokhra worst affected; repeat outbreak in a span of two weeks worries authorities

A billion strong or weak?

Recently, India crossed the one-billion population mark. The question on everyone's lips is what does the future hold for babies born this …

Gambusia: This solution could actually be an invasive problem

Andhra Pradesh releases 10 million mosquitofish in waterbodies to control malaria, dengue

Tanzania has moved its capital from Dar after a 50-year wait — but is Dodoma ready?

The new presidential offices in Dodoma were inaugurated in May 2023, 50 years after a public referendum 

World Environmental Health Day: Green issues need to be actively taught in schools, universities

Supreme Court in 1991 had directed environment be taught compulsorily at every level of education

Poverty eradication - Why do we always fail?

The government plans to bring one crore households out of poverty by 2019. Such targets are announced each year, but why don’t they work?

Healthcare needs of the elderly should become global priority, says study

As the number of elderly exceeds that of children under 5 years, health systems will need to learn how to address the changing age profile of the …

By 2015, Nigeria will account for one-fifth of all births in Africa

With increasing poverty and lack of educational infrastructure, many children will be driven towards crime, violence and insurgency

What Africa needs to do to avert demographic disaster

Better family planning and support from international community much needed, says Unicef