Clean Coal Policy in China: Interview with Alvin Lin

Alvin Lin specialises in China’s climate and clean energy policies. He is an expert on the environmental impacts of coal, advocating for continued improvement in the sector

First food Recipes: Uncommon recipe Pepaal Ka Raita

Peepal or Ficus Religiosa is a native tree to India. Hindus and Buddhist consider peepal a holy tree. Leaves of peepal have an unique place in Indian system of medicine called Ayurveda and is helpful in curing disorders such as asthma, diabetes, diarrhoea, epilepsy, gastric problems, inflammatory disorders and infections. Young and tender peepal leaves can be incorporated in to your diet by …

First Food Recipes: Uncommon Indian recipe Peepal Ki Bhaji with Kokum

Peepal or Ficus Religiosa is a native tree to India. Hindus and Buddhist consider peepal a holi tree. Leaves of peepal have an unique place in Indian system of medicine called Ayurveda and is helpful in curing disorders such as asthma, diabetes, diarrhoea, epilepsy, gastric problems, inflammatory disorders and infections. Young and tender peepal leaves can be incorporated in to your diet by …

First Food recipes: Bhang ke Pakode

Bhang has its place in Ayurveda—used to improve digestion, irritable bowl syndrome, insomnia and muscle pain. A simple recipe of bhang pakodas or marijuana fritters from First Food book. Bhang is an intoxicant, it should be used in moderation

First Food Recipes: Beat the heat with Palash Sherbet

Palash or Flame of the Forest is a flowering tree native to the Indian sub continent. Palash flowers were traditionally used to make dyes for Holi celebration. Many do not know that Palash Flowers can be made into a sherbet which is particularly healthy during the Indian summer.

What does Delhi Think about its Air Crisis?

Rising cases of hypertension among poor in India: Interview with Amod Kumar

Amod Kumar is a senior specialist in community medicine at St Stephen's community health centre, New Delhi

Demonetisation: a look at Delhi's wholesale markets

A week into demonetisation, Down To Earth visits New Delhi's wholesale markets to understand its effects on various stakeholders

First Food Recipies: Simple recipe Makhane Ka Raita

This is the easiest way to incorporate Makhana or lotus seeds a super food into you diet. Health benefits of Makhana include good for the heart, cures leucorrhoea, enhances blood circulation and good for post-delivery care. It is also helpful for weightloss.

The Return of the Black Chicken

Kadaknath is a rare breed of chicken, indigenous to Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. This black bird has been traditionally reared by tribal communities in the region

Recipe from First Food: Goolar Ka Chokha

Good Food | Tangy kali gajar ki Kanji

Kanji is a fermented drink prepared during winters , especially during the time of holi festival. Kanji is very good for digestion, and also acts as an appetiser.

Impact of climate change and Indian Ocean warming on monsoons

Roxy Mathew Koll from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune talks about the effects of ocean warming on the Indian Monsoons

Good Food: Flavourful Sohphlang Curry

Sohphlang is a tuber which is native to khasi hills in Meghalaya. It tases like water chestnut is very popular among the tribal communities. It is harvested from November-December. The local comminities use sohphlang to treat parasitic infections and the tuber is also rich in Phosphorus and proteins.

Good News: This man is reviving Hauz Khas lake using artificial wetlands

Tarun Sebastian Nanda, a civil and environmental engineer has taken up a project of cleaning the Hauz Khas lake in Delhi by using artificially constructed wetlands. These wetlands act as biofilters, and are far easier to maintain than mechanical treatment plants

The Aranya story: turning barren land into a food forest using permaculture

Padma and Narsanna Koppula have turned a barren piece of land in Telangana's Medak district into a food forest by engaging the community that lives around it. Here's their story

Good Food : Nutrition-rich stir fried Mocha (banana flower)

Banana flower is called Mocha in Bengali language. This flower has been a part of various cuisines in india which includes Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra and West Bengal. The flower has a sour taste and needs to be cooked properly. It has been scientifically proven to treat diseases such as dysentery, ulcers and bronchitis. Research studies have shown that the flower has …