Global climate strike in India
Children and adults protest and demand climate action from the government
Watch: What the UN chief had to say about climate emergency
Down To Earth brings you footage from the interview of Antonio Guterres by the …
Can polluted air particles inhaled by a pregnant mother reach her placenta?
Traces of the pollutants were found in the foetal side which was very close to where …
MIT researchers synthesise the blackest material on planet
The new substance is made from carbon nanotubes and the MIT researchers said it can absorb 99.996% of light
How India lost its finest Banni grasslands to an exotic species called Prosopis Juliflora
Will Northern White Rhinos continue to roam on Earth
This paves the way for transferring the embryos into a surrogate, most possibly a Southern White Rhino to revive the animal population
Benefits of climate adaptation far outweigh costs
The world can accrue net benefits worth $7.1 trillion by spending $1.8 trillion on climate adaptation, according to latest Global Commission on Adaptation report
Sunita Narain: Rio’s stepchild must become the parent in our climate-risked world
Since climate change is haunting the world in various forms, the management of land and water is at risk, says the environmentalist
Watch: The best cities to live in and what makes them so
Vienna remained at the top of the Global Liveable Index prepared by Economist Intelligence Unit
Vision without eyes? The new OpticSELINE tech says yes
UNCCD COP14 in India: What is it all about?
The threat of desertification looms large
How global warming will impact oceans in the future
What is One Nation, One Ration Card scheme
The central scheme will integrate all state public distribution systems to a central repository of beneficiaries’ details
Record surge in forest fires in Amazon rainforest
Brazil's National Institute for Space Research detected 72,000 fires between January and August, 2019
Global environmental change alters grasslands
Grasslands store 30 per cent of the world's carbon making them crucial in combating climate change
India will shift to BS VI norms next year: What does it mean?
Since their introduction in 2000, BS norms for vehicular emission have got increasingly stringent
Erratic, incessant rainfall brings floods to many states in India
Heavy monsoon rainfall intensified by depression is the main reason behind the natural disaster
Environment ministry's 50-year plan to tackle water crisis
An expert committee has proposed to regulate the overuse of water in agriculture by registration of inventories for borewells across the country
Cancer cases in India can double every 20 years: Study
Cases of cancers caused by infections are decreasing, while lifestyle and ageing cancers are increasing, found the study
Harmful chemicals are melting out from Himalayas
These pollutants are flowing down to Himalayan lakes, potentially threatening aquatic life and humans dependent on these water bodies
How desertification affects us
By 2045, 135 million people may be displaced due to desertification, says the United Nations
Nasa's planet hunting mission finds three new 'worlds'
The team hopes research will reveal more planets, one of which may have the ability to form water and be habitable
India should beware of 10 viral threats, including Ebola
The diseases include Ebola, MERS-CoV, yellow fever, bird flu, Usutu virus, Tilapia novel orthomyxo-like virus, Cyclovirus, Banna Reo virus and Canine parvovirus
Indian farmers have sown 7% less land this summer
The total area of sowing has been reduced by 63 per cent compared to the national average, according to data published by the Union Ministry of Agriculture
