Breathless silence
The inconvenient truth is that when there is a public health emergency in Delhi, only the poor are asked to sacrifice
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
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 …
COP27 was a mirage in the deserts of the Sinai
COP27 was a grand spectacle; it created a sense of hyper-action, when it actually was about reversing the little gains made till now to combat …
Delhi dilemma: End this routine air pollution crisis
The bottom line is that air pollution knows no boundaries. So this politics of finger-pointing and scoring points will not lead to cooperation or …
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-…
Chamoli glacier burst: Himalayan blunders compounded
The issue is about carrying capacity of the fragile region, which is even more at risk because of climate change
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
टिड्डियों का हमला और जलवायु परिवर्तन
सूचनाओं में मामले में बंटे इस संसार में खतरनाक यह है कि ऑस्ट्रेलिया में दावानल के बारे में तो हम जानते हैं, लेकिन हमारे ...
युवा होती दुनिया में क्यों बढ़ रहा है गुस्सा?
आज के समय में युवा असंतुष्ट हैं और गुस्से में है। इंटरनेट के इस जमाने में उनके गुस्सों को भुनाया जा सकता है, इसलिए ...
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
खाद्य सुरक्षा के साथ पोषण सुरक्षा भी जरूरी
गरीब बच्चों तक अन्न पहुंचाना उतना बड़ा मुद्दा नहीं है। लेकिन फिर सवाल उठता है कि आखिर बच्चे कुपोषित क्यों हैं?
Why I would not advocate vegetarianism
Meat eating is not the key issue, it is the amount that is consumed and the manner in which it is produced. This is where India differs.
The undisclosed air pollutants
How furnace oil and pet coke are choking us as policy fails to stay ahead of underground developments
Bhopal must never be forgotten, indeed must be fixed
Bhopal gas tragedy exposed how systems of corporate liability remain grossly inadequate in a world that uses high-risk technology
To let citizens die of air pollution is anti-national
Since 1996, it has been a suffocating journey of knowing and forgetting. An insiders' narration of the politics behind the mass murder
Human empathy is our politics
This year, Down To Earth turns 31 years old. We have promises to keep. And keep them we will
विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस 2021: महामारी में पर्यावरण की फिक्र
कोविड-19 वैश्विक महामारी के इस भयावह दौर में विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस की तार्किकता बयान करता सुनीता नारायण का आलेख
आर्थिक वृद्धि के मॉडल में करने होंगे बदलाव
हमने ग्रीनहाउस गैस के उत्सर्जन को कम से कम घटाने के लिए स्मार्ट तरीके खोजने में बेहद कीमती समय गंवा दिया
Water-wisdom for climate change: We must become much more efficient with every drop
The country has learnt critical water lessons through the years — now is the time to put it to practice