Rare disease day: Podcast launched in India
More than 70 million people across India are said to be suffering from some rare disease, but most cases go unreported or misdiagnosed
Big data may help get new clues on Alzheimer’s
Researchers develop a big data analytics framework to look for early diagnostic biomarkers of the disease
Are we ready for Diwali?
The levels of pollution in Delhi had started to rise in the first week of October, made worse by a dip in temperatures and fall in wind speed
CSE releases first-of-a-kind study on waste management in India
Municipalities across the country have been urged to place segregation at the heart of waste management system
India must tackle high rate of obesity, diabetes: Global Nutrition Report of 2016
Report highlights the grim progress made by India in fighting obesity and non-communicable diseases
Experts and journalists urge climate action at the launch of ‘Why I should be tolerant’
Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain’s new book chronicles the global development discourse from the 20th and 21st centuries
Villages in Pakistan's Sindh losing their fight with climate change
A survey has found communities to be highly vulnerable with very limited adaptive capacity
Heat wave another manifestation of climate change, says CSE
Around 2,000 people have died due to the present heat wave, with maximum deaths recorded in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
Financial devolution
With increased funds and Centrally Sponsored Schemes, India’s states now urgently need the institutional mechanism to manage this responsibility
Whose science should we focus on?
The current debate over ancient India's scientific feats is less about science and more about a cultural `feel good' factor
Unearthing reality: A DTE-CSE probe into the workings of the Indian voluntary carbon market
1,451. That is the number of projects implemented across India to churn out the new-age essential commodity—carbon credits. Industries and …
Flood warning: lost in translation?
Despite having a history of floods, state did not have a disaster management system in place
Sikkim at risk of devastating floods from glacial lake outbursts
State drags its feet over installing early warning systems
What's critical at Durban: removing the firewall between developing and developed countries
Equity Watch
Experts ask for less junk food ads, more sustainable production
National Conclave on Food starts with discussions on good food practices
How other countries are experimenting with odd-even system
Delhi’s coal conundrum
Should Badarpur thermal power plant in Delhi be allowed to operate?
India’s move to curb antibiotic use in livestock, poultry may hit imports from US
Huge amounts of antibiotics are known to be used in chicken farming in the US
Antibiotics in chicken: MPs question government on action taken after CSE study
Animal husbandry department issues a new advisory on antibiotic use in chickens
Green tax on vehicles made mandatory in Uttar Pradesh
Number of vehicles in Noida has increased by three folds between 2004 and 2012
Green tax on vehicles made mandatory in UP
CSE workshop shines spotlight on ‘capacity-building’ for water conservation needs
The current urban water management paradigm has legal and institutional gaps and disregards the natural environment
India has a living tradition of healthy food
Our country has the opportunity to be different in its food journey. With our ancient wisdom, we can prevent McDonaldisation of food
‘Pedestrianisation’ of Delhi’s Connaught Place: vehicles to be banned for three months
Besides easing congestion, it is also likely to reduce pollution in the central business district
‘Sedentary lifestyle responsible for alarming rise of spinal problems in India’
Spine-related problems are on the rise in India as elsewhere in the world. H S Chhabra, secretary of Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)…