State of India’s Environment 2023 (In Figures): A Down to Earth Annual Report

For the first time, the performance of India’s states have been analysed and ranked on four key parameters

Court reads clean air act to Tripura

State unveils CNG plan

Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Himachal top Down to Earth’s governance rankings

Down To Earth’s State of India’s Environment 2020: In Figures  releases on June 4, 2020

I cycle and I don’t need your sympathy

I take offence to those snotty looks from you on the road as if my vehicle is not legit

How to cope with heat waves

Accurate weather prediction and coordinated action plan hold the key

PMK puts foot down

Waiting for the bus

Ahmedabad's CNG plans bureaucratised

Attention deficit disorder

The matatus of Nairobi: A necessary bane

Unorganised public transport system in the Kenyan city presents several challenges towards sustainable mobility  

Metro Flash Mob: "Please Mend the Gap"

On March 29, 2011, Dharini Bhaskar was harassed and assaulted while taking the yellow metro line in New Delhi. And although she filed a police …

Online Traffic guide

Extreme climate events fuel cholera outbreaks in Mozambique, Madagascar: WHO 

Measures to deal with such outbreaks must be a key agenda of the governments across southern Africa, say experts

COVID-19: Why India needs a robust public health infrastructure

While we need public health professionals to work in development sector, we can also train them in epidemiology to help create a …

Lassa fever: Why there’s a call to declare a health emergency in Nigeria

The Nigerian Academy of Science has called for the current outbreak of Lassa fever in Africa’s most populous nation to be declared a …

Digital Amnesia: Excessive use of mobile phone could lead to memory loss

Smartphone addiction could impair our brain’s ability to retain new information and form new memories

Untold risks: India needs full-time body to tackle biological threats

The country needs a nodal agency to aggregate experts from various ministries, the private sector, academic and scientists

Revamping Delhi's 'Gramin Seva' service

The para-transit service started to serve people in Delhi's poor public tranport accessibility areas is deteoriorating; given its importance, it …

Cycling in two Asian cities

To meet clean air quality levels for one of the most polluted cities like Delhi, it is of immense importance that the government should invest in …

Dear all, kindly divorce your car

Fund crunch hits Mumbai Metro

Development authority insists project on course

Gimme way

Documented evidence reveals why cyclists are a confused, pesky lot

Parking a car can be fatal

West Delhi businessman dies in parking brawl

When traffic moves

Watch video to find out who wins in this race to emit more. A blue graph will appear shortly on your screen. Do not be alarmed. It is an attempt …

Cycle of movement

Watch video to find out who wins in this race to emit more. A blue graph will appear shortly on your screen. Do not be alarmed. It is an attempt …

To sit or not to sit?: Using intermediary public transport during COVID-19 pandemic

More women rely on shared public transport compared to men; steppig out during a pandemic means paying a greater fare or risking exposure to the virus