Bank’s first contest

Developing countries challenge US monopoly by putting up candidates for World Bank’s presidency

The donkey has his day

Patently hollow claims of the US

Global organisations and academics defend India’s IP laws and call for US to back off

Menacing US diplomacy

Specialist attachés are strenuously pushing maximalist intellectual property rules worldwide

Myriad gains, we all lose

The US appeals court has upheld the patents for isolated human genes, ignoring scientists’ warning that it would obstruct vital research …

Science meets fiction

Down To Earth invites sci-fi buffs and writers to take its readers on a guided tour of the world of science fiction that throws a mirror to the …

Nemesis of killer drugs

The investigator who took on a pharma giant in the US

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

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

बाइडन के सामने बदलाव की चुनौती

अमेरिका में बाइडन-हैरिस जीत चुके हैं यह सच है, लेकिन ट्रंपवाद का अंत नहीं हुआ है, यह भी उतना ही बड़ा सच है

Climate-related weather events to break records in US this year, data shows

The country is on its way to record 17 billion-dollar extreme weather events in 2020, having lost $46.6 billion till September

Green bonds: Is it green finance or green-washing?

A foremost requirement to develop a robust green bond market is to harmonise international and domestic guidelines and standards for …

COVID-19: 99% active cases are with mild symptoms

Spread of COVID-19 fastest in last seven months; the world added first million cases in four months, last million in four days  

Independence is at the heart of the African Development Bank’s ability to be effective

African Development Bank was first and only organisation to offer support to regional member countries’ effort at managing COVID-19 crisis

For a day, thousands of scientists halt work to protest racism

The aim was to stop business-as-usual for a day and initiate long-term action plan — protesting, educating themselves on issues faced …

King Coal is dethroned in the US – and that's good news for the environment

For the first time ever, natural gas overtook coal as the top source of US electricity generation

'Threat to integrity of global South in climate negotiations reflects its success'

Matt McDonald, associate professor of international relations at University of Queensland, explains the position of developing …

Fuming over food

The US food industry tries hard to dilute dietary guidelines. A story that repeats itself across the world

Watch the clock

Understanding body clock can pave the way for better health

Old mandate, new law

Agricultural Biosecurity Bill 2013 does not offer much to save India from bio-terror

Study proposes tax on soft drinks

Tax likely to hike price of beverages, may help check obesity, Type-2 diabetes

Countries complain about slow pace of progress at Bonn

Session co-chairs reiterate the principles that will guide negotiations in the three days that remain in this ADP session

Can carbon-negative be the next step?

Carbon-negative technologies sequester more carbon than they release. But experts say they cannot be a substitute for reduction of greenhouse gases

Real threats of virtual world

Spending too much time on the Internet is causing mental health disorders. Is India prepared to tackle the addiction?

Arsenic linked to diabetes