International Women's Day: Mungli Lohar leads the way in a Saranda forest

A small help nudged her to entrepreneurship

Simply put: Happy Independence Day

Simply put: India will soon run out of water

Simply put: Day zero

May Day, the spring festival

Ancient roots of a modern holiday

WELCOME TO ESCAPE TOWN

Scientists predict a total system crash in July 2018 for Cape Town’s water supply

Simply Put: Republic Day 2024

World Food Day: Preserving food diversity vital to achieve zero hunger by 2030

Increasing production of staple crops such as wheat, rice and maize cannot meet the rising food demand. That is why we need to fall back on …

What are we doing to stop plastic menace?

The mission to end the plastic menace must include ending single-use plastics, promoting alternatives to fossil fuel-based materials, …

International Day for Biological Diversity 2020: Spotlight on nature-based solutions

The purpose of observing the International Day for Biological Diversity is to highlight importance of conserving biodiversity

Simply Put: Earth Day 2024

World Lion Day 2023: The big cat once roamed Arabia and left an indelible mark on Arab culture

It is said that there are nearly 700 names or terms used for the lion in Arabic dialects and literature  

World Water Day 2023: India can show the world how water management can be reinvented, says CSE

National workshop held in Lucknow on ‘Sustainable and Inclusive Sanitation and Water for All’ highlights the steps Uttar Pradesh is …

Question mark over Bihar kids’ future as mid-day meals in limbo due to pandemic

Malnutrition and stunting among Bihar’s children could rise due to mid-day meals being stopped ever since COVID-19 struck

World Environment Day 2023: This project in south India is all about bridging art, conservation and empowerment

Adivasis make life-sized elephants from lantana; this provides them with employment besides decreasing lantana in the forest and raises awareness …

World Cancer Day 2023: Indian children with the disease are in dire straits; here is why

Children with cancer in India grapple with lack of awareness, adequate treatment and low survival rate

Steep rise in food poisoning cases after eating mid-day meals this year: Data

Food poisoning cases in Bihar, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have been highest in the last 6 years

Simply Put: World Environment Day 2021

Mid-day meal scheme: fatal nutrition

World Health Day

Menstrual Hygiene Day: It’s time for action

We must make the menstruation narrative about girls and women instead of pads and pad men

World Press Freedom Day 2024: 44 environmental journalists have been murdered in last 15 years, UN report finds

Environmental reporting has become perilous; journalists faced 50 attacks a year between 2009 and 2023 in all regions of the world on average

International Women’s Day: Self-help groups are institutions with bargaining power today; now it is time for the next step

Self-help groups bring about socio-economic empowerment of women by providing access to income-generating opportunities. Focus should now be on …

DTE Coverage: Earth Day 2024

Our planet is in turmoil; Down To Earth reported on some major difficulties facing it

Simply Put: World Press Freedom Day 2023