Simply Put: The zero emission Indian economy

Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story

This century has brought unexpected discoveries from Europe and Asia

Mortality rates in working Americans on the rise

Women and adults without diploma the worst hit

Simply put: Global warming

Census 2021: India's Urban-rural conundrum

We urbanise, we celebrate; but is urbanisation providing basic livelihood?

Why Should You Climate Strike

Let us count the ways  

Trump’s battle with California busts myths about American climate policy

The development should end the illusion that sub-national action will suffice

Simply put: Space race and hunger

Renewable energy provided jobs to 11 mn people in 2018: IRENA report

Solar photovoltaics (PV) industry emerged as the top employer with 3.6 million jobs

How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income

Blockchain can replace both the current billing and the trading systems

Simply Put: Destination Jamnagar

COM2024: Africa’s massive debt hurdle for development, ministers call for global financial architecture overhaul

Debt interest payments taking away large portion of revenue that could help achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Simply Put: The mystery of Earthlings

‘The Congo more climate-resilient than Amazonia? Jury is still out’

Down To Earth speaks to Elsa Ordway from UCLA about a 10-year study on the ecology of tropical forests in the Congo Basin and other parts of …

Extraction of raw materials could rise 60% by 2060 – and making mining ‘greener’ won’t stop the damage

The United Nations’ flagship Global Resources Outlook report, out on February 26, is the portrait of a juggernaut

We once killed 600,000 koalas in a year. Now they’re Australia’s ‘teddy bears’. What changed?

As many as 800,000 koalas were killed in Queensland in 1927 before the government reversed course

Oil price shocks have a long history, but today’s situation may be the most complex ever

Three developments prior to Russia's attack on Ukraine had traders worried about looming scarcity

Refugees are living longer in exile than ever before, with complex consequences for them and their host communities

Without any systematic solutions to deal with migration and refugees, refugees continue to forge ahead without a clear direction.

Stockholm+50: Oceans on simmer

The world’s oceans will witness marine heatwaves, sea ice-free Arctic, severe cyclones

It’s Africa vs African Union

When the African Union rallies behind industry to regulate a sector that affects livelihood of 33 million smallholder farmers, we should shout …

World Environment Day 2021: The real oximeter

What we need is an evergreen revolution that secures livelihood, provides for energy security and combats climate change

Europe air quality: Which capital cities should be worried

A study of 24 European capital cities show Athens fared the best in curbing air pollution while Reykjavik slipped the worst

Argentina’s economic crisis: Whoever wins presidential election is on a collision course with the IMF

Argentina is heading to the polls on October 22 for a presidential election dominated by another profound economic crisis

‘Green should be the colour of the future’: Global bodies launch campaign to protect forests

Joint Call to Action for Forests to highlight need for increased action, political commitment to implement forest solutions in pursuit of SDGs

Climate change contributes to violence against children – here’s how

Violence against children is not solely a phenomenon that intensifies during environmental shocks. It is deeply rooted in historical injustices, …