Blurring identities
Recent cases in the US and Argentina have reignited the debate on granting "personhood" to animals
`Religion is not doing enough to help wildlife'
George Schaller is one of the first scientists to study and rediscover several rare and charismatic species. These include the mountain gorillas …
Delhites should vote wisely; our children’s health and future depend on it: Bhavreen Kandhari
Founder of Warrior Moms outlines environmental issues the citizens of Delhi should keep in mind as they vote today
Right To Food: Give ration cards to 80 million unorganised and migrant workers within 2 months, directs SC
Ration cards must be issued irrespective of the quotas defined in section 3 of NFSA, says court
Difficult for me to come to terms with the reality lived by Dom women on Varanasi’s cremation ghats: Radhika Iyengar
Author talks about her experiences while reporting for and writing her book, ‘Fire on the Ganges’, about the Dom community on the …
India lost 204 tigers in 2023, most of them in Maharashtra: WPSI
India’s tiger population increased by 200 from 2018 to 2022, according to new figures released this year
No apology has been offered for the system of indenture: Bhaswati Mukherjee
Former Ambassador speaks to Down To Earth on her latest book on the system of indenture, that led to 1.5 million Indians going to far-off lands
Tasmania whales stranding: Climate change ‘among other factors’ can cause such events, say experts
Experts say whale stranding tend to recur at the same locations across the world
Iceberg twice the area of New York City to break off Antarctica
The break could happen anytime this year or early next year, say experts
प्रदूषण से कितनी राहत देगी कृत्रिम बारिश?
राजधानी दिल्ली में वायु प्रदूषण को कम करने के लिए कृत्रिम बारिश का उपयोग किया जाएगा
Uttarakhand, land of the Rudrapayag maneater, will see more human-leopard conflict in future, warns report
Training of forest staff, timely compensations and awareness among local communities can help alleviate the problem, says report released by …
As black-necked cranes return to Tawang, expert says awareness key for survival
Sacred to Tibetan Buddhists, the black-necked crane faces a variety of threats in its only wintering retreat in India
What Gandhi teaches the millennials on food and fitness
The cornerstone of Mahatma Gandhi’s attitude towards food was simplicity; food for him was energy and medicine
How ‘Golden Boy’ Neeraj Chopra got caught in India’s caste cauldron
A number of caste groups have tried to claim Neeraj Chopra as their own ever since he won the gold medal at Tokyo; the cancer of caste is alive …
IUCN's new Red List reports alarming decline in global freshwater fish species
According to the body, the world's freshwater fish species are undergoing a silent decline
जलवायु परिवर्तन का आपातकाल बहुत हद तक विकसित देशों की देन है : कैथरीन रोवेट
लोग उन चीजों के लिए मतदान करते रहे, जिनके बारे में हम सबको पता है कि हकीकत में वे किसी भी तरह से मूल्यवान ...
Bengal tiger, hoolock gibbon, snow leopard to face climate change wrath: New IPCC report
Biomes, species and biodiversity to be affected according to projections for Asia by IPCC
Better late than never: Experts on Tamil Nadu’s decision to go ahead with dugong reserve in Palk Bay
While India may be late, a conservation step such as this one is always welcome, they said
Unpopular opinion: Ranajit Guha and Subaltern Studies writers were ‘caste-blind’, says section of experts
They covered tribal and Dalit movements and yet never delved into issues of identity and autonomy, the experts told DTE
The Sikh Gurus' service to the sick can be a lesson for today's pandemic
Down To Earth speaks to Mohinder Singh, professor and director of the National Institute of Panjab Studies and Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan,New …
Politico-builder nexus needs to go for Uttarakhand to control its destiny: Experts on relaunch of book on Kedarnath floods
In the years since Kedarnath, Uttarakhand has witnessed other environmental tragedies such as the 2021 glacial outburst flood of the Rishiganga …
Over half of India’s cattle, goats, sheep and swine are non-descript: Government
New government report finds fewer indigenous individuals among these species, although experts blame non-registration of breeds as a reason
India has got its cheetahs. But spare a thought for this Iranian cheetah scientist
It has been five years now since Niloufar Bayani was detained on charges of espionage, sentenced and incarcerated for a decade in prison
Climate change aided malaria expansion into highland east Africa and towards the Cape in 100 years: Study
Direct links between climate, biodiversity change and disease emergence will help identify, address healthcare needs in newly vulnerable …
International Tiger Day 2023: Yes, tigers did roam Sindh and Bahawalpur once
The tiger is of course extinct in Pakistan but it should be a sobering thought that it has only become so within the last 100 years