Germs of terror

As terrorists arm themselves with biological weapons, India wakes up to find how ill equipped it is to face this deadly reality

Kolkata revokes earlier order, restricts cycling ban to 62 roads

On some roads in the ban list, restriction on cyclists will be only during day time

In rural West Bengal, debts mount and socioeconomic fabric collapses in absence of MGNREGS

Local economy hangs by a thread as residents desperately demand revival of the rural employment scheme

Expect Assam floods to worsen in the next few days

Possibility of fresh floods in Meghalaya, Arunachal, Sikkim, north Bengal too

Cyclone Hamoon: Deep depression in Bay of Bengal may intensify into cyclonic storm on October 23, says IMD

Isolated heavy rainfall over Mizoram and heavy to very rainfall over Tripura expected on October 23 and 24

Lac grows on plant

Scientists find a way to cultivate lac that is less labourintensive and more profitable

It's not fishy

Protein from fish scales

Cholera control

Through a group of viruses

Mother's touch

Poultry trade down with bird flu

Relief stalled

Paper tigers abound in Sunderbans

Officials inflated tiger population to unrealistic figures  

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (May 18-22, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week

‘Less atmospheric aerosol may have intensified Cyclone Amphan’

Low concentration of aerosols due to COVID-19 pandemic strengthened Amphan, said experts. Aerosols weaken an existing tropical cyclone by …

Rains fall short: Major losses ahead, fear Bengal paddy farmers

Heavy rain for rest of monsoon might complete the deficit, says IMD, but will that be enough?    

Two cyclones and a gas leak: Journey of migrants between urban precariousness and ravaged villages

A report narrates the story of three migrants from Assam and West Bengal who have been uprooted from their hometowns by extreme climate events or …

Crushed and torn

Closed tea gardens of West Bengal are enclaves of death and destitution. Speculative ownership and a callous government have prolonged the crisis,…

Playing with sea

Flouting laws, over 90 hotels have mushroomed on what once was a pristine beach in West Bengal

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 …

Solar power lights up Sundarbans island

Six solar micro-grids cater to about 600 families in Satjelia island  

Is rainfall linked to pollution? Depends on whether you live north or south of Vindhyas

DTE analyses PM10 spatial data for August 2022 and 2023 

Fishing in new waters

Fisherfolk in Odisha try their hand at dairy and poultry farming

India fails to curb tobacco use, report

Poor enforcement of laws and affordability of tobacco products are blamed

The swing

More women than men are voting in India. Majority of them are from rural areas

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