A vicious nexus
To ensure that inconvenient research is besmirched and killed, industries are invariably attacking the science and researchers
वक्त जागने का
आईपीसीसी रिपोर्ट भविष्य में बढ़ने वाले तापमान के खतरे को इंगित करती है। यह चुनौती ऐसे समय में आई है जब दुनिया के पिछड़े ...
The e-vehicle paradox
In spite of the change technology promises, the change on ground is so miniscule that the reality of dirty energy and dirty vehicles swamps the …
Insure farmers to ensure future
Let’s leave for the moment the questions why these extreme weather events are happening in our world with greater frequency and intensity. …
The public relations republic
Stop the killing fields
Farmers are in a terrible situation, with no water for crops, livestock or drinking. If we dismiss this year as a freak weather year, we will …
पृथ्वी दिवस: आखिर कैसे हो प्रकृति से हमारे टूटे रिश्ते की मरम्मत
कोविड-19 प्रकृति के बदले का सबसे भयावह रूप है
Take waste out of water
We cannot manage our rivers sustainably unless we fix our waste management system
Tough problems need tough solutions
In spite of all the noise about air pollution, we are doing everything to make it worse
क्यों मैं शाकाहार की वकालत नहीं करूंगी?
एक भारतीय पर्यावरणविद होने के नाते मैं शाकाहार की वकालत नहीं करूंगी। इसके कई कारण हैं।
The people's environmentalist
Anupam Mishra nurtured India's environmental movement and environmentalists
Who is cooking our recipe books?
A subtle marketing drive is changing our food habits and we do not even know it
Twice bitten, not yet shy
The gross mismanagement of our city’s environment is making us sick
Time we counted real change
Gandhian sanitation simplified: Reusability, sustainability lead to cleanliness
Water supply has to be linked to the system of sanitation and wastewater generation in India; that is what Gandhiji too would have taught us
Value your local water system
Bengaluru floods should draw our attention to how the same tragic story of loss of waterbodies in almost all Indian cities. But will it?&…
Consolidate clearances: 4 steps for effective green governance
An effective system, working for environmental integrity, will ensure we find a balance between the ecology and development
India’s new climate targets: Bold, ambitious and a challenge for the world
An already low-emitter, India’s new commitments to fight climate change force the historical emitters and China to commit to bolder emission-…
The real climate warriors
Communities in the desert of Rajasthan this year made full use of the very heavy rain that the region saw; there are many lessons we must draw …
स्वच्छ भारत मिशन का जश्न मनाएं, लेकिन सावधानी से...
देश में सफलतापूर्वक 10 करोड़ शौचालय बना दिए गए हैं, लेकिन अब सवाल इस सफलता को चिरस्थायी बनाने रखने का है
Green issues were important for Sheila Dikshit at all times
Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain remembers the three-time chief minister of Delhi who passed away on July 20, 2019
कबाड़ का व्यापार: किस हद तक सही?
पहले तो हम कचरा पैदा करते हैं और भूमि एवं आजीविका को नष्ट कर देते हैं। उसके बाद गरीब किसानों के पास कोई चारा ...
Changing character of cyclones
Fani teaches us that the future is even more risked and even more unpredictable than we imagined. It is time we woke up to this reality
Governance matters: COVID-19 pandemic shows how
India’s shame is not the virus but the fact that we do so little to provide healthcare even in normal times
जल की अग्निपरीक्षा
स्थानीय समुदाय को जल संरचनाओं का स्वामित्व देना, लोकतंत्र को मजबूत करना और शक्तियों का हस्तांतरण। इससे जल का कुप्रबंधन रोका जा सकता है