The Earth for you
If we do not have independent and credible sources of information, we cannot even begin to move towards resolution
Real pride of ancient Indian science
Indian scientists are nowhere to be seen in the world you and I inhabit. This is when our modern world requires science to be integrated into …
Act locally, benefit globally
This is a real life story of the world’s three wicked problems, one opportunity and a new way to confront global challenges
Recycle waste 'In-my-Backyard'
The business of recycling only works when it discounts the costs of health and environment of poor people working in dangerous conditions
Games people play
Institutions that would help resolve conflicts and take credible decisions have been weakened
अब भी भारत का असली वित्त मंत्री है मानसून
करीब 80 लाख वर्ष पुराने और रहस्यमयी तारीख वाले मानसून को हम कितना समझते हैं। डाउन टू अर्थ की यह वृहत सीरीज आपको इस ...
Environmental challenges: Desperate crises but also opportunity for inclusion
The Centre for Science and Environment has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2018. Here is the …
Global non-cooperative movement
Insecurity in the supply of basic materials, from energy to food, is making countries shun global interdependence and shut doors
Delhi’s clean air challenge
It is time to understand what we have done and the actions we need to take urgently and decisively
Eating right to save the planet
We need to re-invent sustainable agriculture so that it can meet the needs of millions, but does not cost us the Earth
How to plant trees for development
There is no economic value seen in forests, but there is value seen in the development project for which forestland is required
Walk the talk on carbon tax, Mr Finance Minister
Is this carbon tax, imposed on the carbon content of fuel, doing what it should—reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are responsible for …
30 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: a continuing disaster
An appraisal by Sunita Narain and Chandra Bhushan, exclusively extracted from the recently released book, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, After 30 Years
स्टॉकहोम सिंड्रोम: 50 साल का जश्न मनाते वक्त विचार करना जरूरी
स्टॉकहोम सम्मेलन की 50वीं वर्षगांठ का उत्सव हमारे साझे भविष्य के बारे में होना चाहिए, अतीत के विभाजनों पर नहीं
किसानों को बस समर्थन चाहिए
समय आ गया है कि हम अपने खाने की वास्तविक कीमत पर बात करें,जो हमारे लिए अनाज पैदा करने वाले किसानों के लिए लाभकारी ...
'डाउन टू अर्थ' हिंदी में क्यों
डाउन टू अर्थ, हिंदी पत्रिका को आठ साल पूरे हो चुके हैं। प्रस्तुत है पहले अंक में प्रकाशित पत्रिका की संपादक सुनीता नारायण का ...
A week of arrogance and distrust
An interdependent world can’t be an inequitable world. We are seriously off track on many counts, writes Sunita Narain
लोकतंत्र को गले लगाओ, दुनिया को बचाओ
महामारी की प्रतिक्रिया वास्तव में तभी वैश्विक होगी जब वैक्सीन एक ग्लोबल गुड बन जाएगा
“वे पहले से हमें कपटी मान बैठे थे”
जब सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड एनवायरमेंट ने कोला ड्रिंक्स में कीटनाशक मिलने का अध्ययन जारी किया तब कोका कोला और पेप्सी जैसी कंपनियों ने ...
Can we save Ganga?
The Ganga is getting political attention. What does it take to clean the river? Down To Earth team travels to the most polluted stretch of the …
UN@75 vs multilateralism & democracy
The United Nations was set up after World War II, and today, we are at the beginning of a new one — only this time,…
Who can touch diesel?
India’s diesel vehicle industry is so powerful that even a Volkswagen-like exposé of the cover-up of diesel emissions is like water …
Sunita Narain highlights hits and misses of Paris climate deal
The agreement has come after an intense two weeks of negotiations and represents a lot of compromises made, particularly by developing countries &…
Reinvent tiger conservation
The new conservation agenda should not revolve around tigers versus tribals. It has to be about tigers and people
पराली के लिए किसानों को कोसना कितना सही?
धान की पुआल को हम वाहनों का ईंधन में बदल सकते हैं। पुराने पावर प्लांट में कोयले के बदले पुआल का इस्तेमाल हो सकता ...