स्वास्थ्य और पर्यावरण के लिए फायदेमंद है भारत का आहार संबंधी दिशानिर्देश
भारतीय आहार दिशानिर्देशों के अनुसार भोजन करने पर हर दिन तकरीबन 0.86 किलोग्राम सीओ2 के बराबर उत्सर्जन होता है, जोकि अमेरिकी गाइडलाइन से तकरीबन ...
Environment Impact Assessment: India needs to revamp its public consultation framework
The draft Environment Impact Assessment notification 2020 minimises public engagement. How do other countries go about it?
Unfair fields: Asymmetric WTO rules let US inflate cotton subsidies must be reformed
Cottton farmers in India and other Global South countries, like the Afican C-4 of benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, at peril …
Texas deep freeze: Satellite images how the state plunged into darkness in days
The historic cold blast claimed almost 30 lives in Texas
Why restoring water systems should be top priority for Biden administration
Healthy rivers can no longer be separated into the ‘nice-to-have’ column of environmental progress
One month in, how Biden has changed disaster management and the US COVID-19 response
In direct contrast to his predecessor, US President Joe Biden is treating this as a national-scale crisis requiring a comprehensive national …
How John Kerry can bring US back in climate fight ring
The US is on track to re-join the Paris Agreement. Kerry brings to table the clout and connections associated with being former president Barack …
Are vaccines already helping contain COVID-19? Early signs say yes, but mutations will be challenging
Infection rates have declined in countries that have inoculated a large share of the population
January 2021 ninth-warmest month for US on record: NOAA
Below-average precipitation experienced in several regions; peak ice coverage declined
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भारत में जीवाश्म ईंधन से होने वाला वायु प्रदूषण 24.6 लाख मौतों के लिए जिम्मेवार था| वहीं चीन में इसके कारण 39.1 लाख लोगों ...
पर्यावरण और लोगों के लिए बड़ा खतरा हैं पुराने होते बड़े बांध
2050 तक भारत के करीब 4,250 बड़े बांध 50 वर्ष की उम्र को पार कर जाएंगे, जबकि 64 बड़े बांध 150 वर्ष या उससे ...
Lateral Thoughts: Don't blame it on the mosquito
Vector-borne diseases are complex and tackling just one aspect of the equation will not help
Biden is inheriting a wrecked economy, but Democrats have a record of avoiding recession and reducing unemployment
Since Eisenhower assumed presidency in 1953, the economy measured by GDP, unemployment, inflation & recessions has done better …
From antagonist to protagonist: Is POTUS 46 the climate hero we need
US must cut emissions faster if Paris Agreement is to keep rolling
Eight Western Lowland Gorillas at US safari park down with COVID-19
They are the first known cases of great apes to be infected by the virus
Global Eco Watch: Arm forest guards with guns instead of lathis, suggests SC
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
One in three large American rivers has changed colour in the last 34 years: Study
Most rivers in the United States appear green or yellow possibly due to human activities
World economy in 2021: here’s who will win and who will lose
The big winners are likely to be countries like China and South Korea that succeeded in suppressing COVID-19 early
भारत में बाढ़ और चक्रवाती तूफान अम्फान से हुआ 1.70 लाख करोड़ का नुकसान
भारत में आई बाढ़ और चक्रवाती तूफान अम्फान को 2020 में आई दुनिया की 10 सबसे महंगी आपदाओं की सूची में शामिल किया गया है
‘Futures trading can bring efficiency to California’s water sector’
Michael Kiparsky from the University of California tells Down To Earth that fears about futures trading in water commoditising it are …
कोरोना फैलाने वाली 99.9 फीसदी बड़ी बूंदों को रोक सकते हैं मास्क: शोध
वैज्ञानिकों के अनुसार यदि मास्क पहना है तो 2 मीटर की दूरी पर खांसने और छींकने से निकली बड़ी बूंदों के संपर्क में आने ...
किस सीफूड में कितना है माइक्रोप्लास्टिक, वैज्ञानिकों ने लगाया पता
शोध के अनुसार सीप, घोंघों और कौड़ियों (मोलस्क) में सबसे ज्यादा मात्रा में माइक्रोप्लास्टिक मिला है| इनमें प्रतिग्राम माइक्रोप्लास्टिक्स के 10.5 टुकड़े तक मिले ...
Coal’s end: DTE had predicted it in 2017
As more countries race to shut coal use forever, here is a recap of our cover story from three years ago
Climate financing adds to poor countries’ debt pile: Oxfam
Eighty per cent of climate financing was provided as loans in 2017-18, according to study
Countries move away from coal even as India moves towards it
Germany, Japan, Spain and the US have all decided to move to renewable energy
