PM, CM in title clash

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh are playing the blame game over the settlement of tribal …

Sour taste

The aftermath

Dial 100

Switch the lights on

Fish reel from flame retardant

It was a myth so far

Big Bang created the universe. In its afterglow, scientists find proof of dark matters presence

Turbines churn weather

Wind farms could harm crops

Local smorgasbord

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Size matters

Bigger aerosols trigger rain

America bans endosulfan

India continues to use it  

Kills more than the pain

Researchers report hearing loss associated with aspirin use  

Climate has its say

Land formation does not get to decide biodiversity alone  

Animal sacrifice

150 million animals are killed for research worldwide. Do humans really benefit?

Taking the lead

India's chief ministers are beginning to take note of environmental problems. But just about. The Centre for Science and Environment conducted a …

A concrete facelift

Locating the State

In September 2004, Down To Earth carried a two-part editorial on the failure of the State to deliver basic services. In the September 15, 2004 …

Bicycles pave the way

Automobiles were not the harbingers of good roads—at least not in USA

Partnerships, the buzzword at small island states meet on climate threats

Close to 300 partnerships formalised to aid disaster risk reduction, environmental protection, access to energy and social development

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Will a new and ‘improved’ WTO be in India’s interests

The World Trade Organization needs an overhaul, but the reform will leave even less space for developing nations

As many as 47 fish stocks rebuilt since 2000: NOAA data

Four stocks added to overfished list, bringing the total to 46 at the end of 2019 

Global Eco Watch: BSF seized 2,800 kg of Bangladeshi hilsa being smuggled into India since February

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

TikTok, Microsoft: Govt agendas are driving businesses. Here is what can be done

To ban access of foreign companies, and expect domestic companies and the government to profit profit directly from it, is a dangerous line to cross

This is no apology: Congo activists on King Philippe’s words

‘Regret’ is not the right choice of word; and yes, Belgium should pay reparations to the Congo, they say