What Donald Trump's win means for climate change?

Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General of CSE talks the change in climate change politics after Donald Trump becomes the president of the United States.

Some facts about Delhi's worst smog in 17 years

Delhi is experiencing deadly smog over the last four days. High pollution levels due to bursting of firecrackers on Diwali, crop burning in the neighbouring states and an increased number of automobiles on roads have given rise to this situation. A mild anti-cyclonic phenomenon is adding on to the problem.

Remote Sensing: the biggest tool to study climate change

Jadu Dash is a professor of remote sensing at the faculty of social, human and mathematical sciences within geography and environment at the University of Southampton (UK)

India is the graveyard of community-led total sanitation: Kamal Kar

Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is an innovative methodology for mobilising communities to completely eliminate open defecation. Communities are facilitated to conduct their own appraisal and analysis of open defecation and take action to become open defecation free

Sense of ownership is equally important: Kurukshetra DC

To look beyond toilets and establish a connection between sanitation and health to trigger a change of mindset in rural India was the central idea around National Consultation on Rural Sanitation, hosted by the CSE in New Delhi last week

Things you must know about world's largest solar plant

The largest solar plant in the world is up and running in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu. Here's some things you must know about it

Spero: India's first crowd-funded e-bike with a 100-km range

Spero is an e-bike developed by S Manikandan of Miltex Engineers, Coimbatore. It has been funded by people. This state-of-the-art bike comes in three variants: E-30 (30-km range), E-60 (60-km range

Vrishti: Jhirmir Barse Mesh

The Manganiar are communities in the desert of Rajasthan. Majority of these singers are found in the districts of Tharparkar, Sanghar, Mirpur Khas, Tando Allahyar, Hyderabad, Badin, Sujawal, Thatta, Jamshoro in Sindh Pakistan

Vrishti: Sawaniyo Re Hindo

The Manganiar are communities in the desert of Rajasthan. Majority of these singers are found in the districts of Tharparkar, Sanghar, Mirpur Khas, Tando Allahyar, Hyderabad, Badin, Sujawal, Thatta, Jamshoro in Sindh Pakistan

Vrishti: Kesariya Balam

Majority of Manganiar singers are found in the districts of Tharparkar, Sanghar, Mirpur Khas, Tando Allahyar, Hyderabad, Badin, Sujawal, Thatta, Jamshoro in Sindh, Pakistan

Indian Monsoon: True Finance Minister of India

Sunita Narain speaks on the significance of the Monsoon in India and the vital role it plays in the Indian economy and lives

The science of monsoon: M Rajeevan

M Rajeevan, secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences talks about the science of monsoon at an event celebrating 25 years of Down To earth in New Delhi

Vristhi: 25 years of Down to Earth celebrating with the monsoons

Vristhi an unique conversation between scientist, musicians and civil society, a Down to Earth event to celebrate its 25 years of existence

Grow your own herbs: Edible Routes

Edible Routes organised a workshop in New Delhi, where they explained and taught participants how to grow herbs and have your own kitchen garden. Down To Earth speaks to them

Rabbit farming: an emerging business

Rabbit farming has emerged as a new business opportunity. It require less investment and land. Farmers are slowly taking up rabbit farming to supplement their income from agriculture

TrustBin: compost kitchen waste in easy steps

TrustBin is an eco-friendly, indoor kitchen-waste composter. It uses Japanese technology for composting that does not produce foul smell. It is hassle-free, portable and easy to set up and store

Jal Saheli: women water warriors of Bundelkhand

In the Talebhat block of Uttar Pradesh's Lalitpur district, women have been made water managers. Their water conservation initiatives have turned Talebhat to an oasis in this drought prone region of Bundelkhand

How aerosols lead to extreme rainfall

Aerosols play a crucial role in the formation of clouds. But now scientists are linking both extreme rainfall and drought to higher concentration of aerosols in the atmosphere. This animation explains the links

Deforestation and the weakening monsoon in India

A recent study by IIT Bombay says that deforestation and conversion of forest to crop land has weakened the monsoon in India. The study was conducted by IIT-Bombay. Subimal Ghosh, part of the research team talks about the study via Skype

Meet India's oldest activist

Meet Shri Ramsewak Pathak from Karahal Village in Madhya Pradesh. He is 105 years old and is still active for that age. He was a freedom fighter and then worked for rights of the Sahariya tribe in Madhya Pradesh

25 years of liberalisation and its impact on environment

Anil Madhav Dave, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, on 25 years of liberalisation and it's impact on environment