Odisha develops protocol for releasing indigenous millet seeds
Odisha is the first state to notify a committee to conserve and mainstream seeds conserved by tribal farmers
Familiar discourse: Here is why the New York City UN water conference was mostly old hat
The world met to discuss the burgeoning water crisis after nearly half a century; but commitments on action were largely a reiteration of ongoing work
India, Japan to improve bilateral cooperation towards clean energy transition
Indian subcontinent’s massive renewable energy potential can boost green hydrogen production
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 1, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
UN declares access to clean, healthy environment as universal human right
India voted for the resolution and pointed out that the resolutions do not create binding obligations
Remembering Anil Agarwal — Forget Malthus: upside of population growth
Increasing population density can also lead to better community management of common property resources, if community property rights are …
Valuing water a challenge in Africa, says UN report
Lack of data on water a major limitation to fulfilling United Nations-mandated sustainable development goals, the report flagged
International E-waste day: The tsunami is here
The volume of E-waste increased by 21% globally in the last 5 years; it has a doubling rate of 16 years
North African countries doing the most work on SDGs on the continent: report
Tunisia has been ranked the first in a continent-wide index as far as progress on SDGs is concerned
As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops
Traditional crops and new innovations are offering farmers in the Himalayan region a way to deal with the challenges of climate change, but there …
8 years and Rs 228 crore later, Maharashtra fails to make even one village sustainable
The state’s scheme, aimed at creating environmentally sustainable villages, saw only up to 6% funds being used for green projects
New Delhi is running out of water
Access to clean and regular water remains a challenge for New Delhi, a city that could easily tackle its water crisis with greater effort
Wastewater should be considered a resource
As water demand is increasing across the globe, the quantity of wastewater produced as a result of various human activities is also growing, a UN …
Women key players in ending hunger, poverty
As rural women are an integral part of the agrarian economy, they are important in the effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Africa is not risky for infrastructure investment, says ECA
Africa's quest for regional integration makes trade and transboundary infrastructure critical
Not merely a numbers game
Although the recently held world population summit emphasised population control in the developing countries as the main block in the path to …
The greening of the urban landscape
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North prefers UN to act as 'global governor'
Environmental concerns and the end of the Cold War are spurring radical changes at the UN. But the revamp is turning out to be another thorny issue.
Time, space set limits to sustainable planning
Sustainable development involves a practical compromise between short-term human needs and never-ending preservation of natural resources.
North-South row over post-Rio panel's role
Even as the South continues to insist on Western nations fulfilling their Rio promise to increase aid, fund flows are decreasing.
New aspects to reporting Third World women
THE POWER TO CHANGE: WOMEN IN THE THIRD WORLD REDEFINE THEIR ENVIRONMENT Women's Feature Service . Publisher: Kali For Women, New Delhi . Price: …
Global resource use must be careful and fair
Environmental stress has resulted mainly from unsustainable consumption levels in poor nations because of bad land-use and degraded village …
Green Rio-toric
Will the European Green parties' long agenda to change the world's environment have any takers?
Where a community maps its resources
It's a unique experiment. Three Kerala organisations are involving local communities to evolve a blueprint for development based on …
Why this magazine?
As we celebrate our 28th anniversary, here's looking back at the first-ever editorial by Anil Agarwal as DTE started its journey