Urban Menace: Dogs, monkeys and pigeons in Indian cities
Why is their story important? Because they are creating a new set of urban problems
Japan to release radioactive Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific Ocean after IAEA’s approval
Critics say that more studies are required to show how this discharge would affect …
Earth records hottest day ever on July 3, 2023; record broken the very next day
Unfortunately, July 3 might only be the first in a series of records that might be …
India tops global charts for childhood diabetes and deaths
Obesity and poor lifestyle, including sedentary living, could have …
North Atlantic marine heatwave ‘beyond extreme’
Higher sea surface temperatures also deplete the oxygen that aquatic …
Unsafe WASH behind 395,000 deaths of children under 5 in 2019: …
WHO urges governments to take action with support from UN agencies, …
Why are tomato prices going north?
Delayed monsoon, high temperature, low production, heavy rainfall, reduced …
The Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) explained
A key goal of this partnership is to reduce the dependence on China to …
Assam floods 2023: Around 34,000 people affected; IMD predicts …
Assam gets 2,818 millimetres of rainfall in a year and has received nearly …
Cyclone Biparjoy: The most violent pre monsoon storm crosses …
Biparjoy’s accumulated energy is the highest in the pre-monsoon …
Odisha reels under intense heatwave conditions; IMD issues orange …
Odisha has a history of extreme heat. In 1998, over 2,000 people died due …
India’s largest cooperative of waste pickers turns 300 tonnes …
Urban India generates around 56 million tonnes of municipal solid waste per …
Cyclone Biporjoy likely to make landfall in Gujarat; what is …
Biporjoy is unusual because most models could not predict that it would …
How have Cyclone Biporjoy and El Nino influenced the monsoon in India?
If a cyclone is moving away from the mainland, it drives the moisture away. …
Centre hikes Kharif crops’ MSP; paddy at Rs 2,183 per quintal
The current MSP hike is significant as this will be the last hike for …
India should receive $57 trillion in compensation from Global …
As India has sacrificed 75 per cent of its fair share to balance the excess …
State of India’s Environment 2023 (In Figures): A Down to Earth …
For the first time, the performance of India’s states have been …
World Environment Day 2023: Cleaning up marine litter; too little,…
Around 95 per cent of India’s trade by volume and 68 per cent by …
DTE Ground Report: How toxic industrial gas killed 11 people in …
Down To Earth reports from ground zero in Ludhiana’s Giaspura and …
Two Gangetic dolphins found dead in Bihar in the last 3 days
Dolphins are frequently targeted by poachers for their skin and oil
As UNEP discusses Global Plastic Treaty in Paris, here is what …
Overall, a shift to a circular economy would result in $1.27 trillion in …
World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023: Are small-scale incinerators a …
Lack of monitoring and emission of harmful gases like dioxins and furans …
Meet the woman who preserves over 90 endangered varieties of …
Lakshmiamma from Zaheerabad district of Telangana can name each of the 92 …
Drought to deluge: Heavy rain causes flash flooding across …
Spain is one of several countries this year that was facing extreme dry …