Lavasa exposed
By its looks, the place could be mistaken for Portofino, a fishing village-cum-resort in Italy—multi-coloured buildings crowd a waterfront …
Let solar shine
Census 2011 throws light on the darkness across India. Of the 246 million households, 67 per cent get electricity from the grid, while 31 per …
Road to disaster
Fertile land is up for grabs in western Uttar Pradesh. Private developers are acquiring it to build apartments, industries, IT institutes, and …
Polavaram fraud
The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forestland. Most of the people threatened …
Behind the scene
Dioxins are extremely persistent and all pervasive. Yet its politics tries to undermine the danger
A hundred-year war
It's been a century of research and implementation of malaria control strategies. But the disease continues to claim three million lives every year
Old fronts, new frontiers
New areas are being researched in malaria control and knowledge in the conventional fields has expanded
Local breeds first
Strategies need to be worked out and implemented immediately if India is to benefit from animal conservation
Hollow men and ailing systems
Forget vision, the Indian scientific establishment lacks even basic infrastructure to tackle known diseases. Surveillance to unravel the …
Evolutionary drama
Viruses are constantly changing character and becoming virulent. Ecological degradation ensures their survival
Mapping disaster
Little information currently exists on how specific areas of the country will be hit by climate change
Misguided vision
In the rush to develop, the new resource-rich states are destroying the environment and thus the resource base of the poor
Duplicity
Governments and industrialists lie and use pressure tactics to acquire land for their plants. But they often face stiff protests
Killing the land
The rampant growth of sponge iron plants has caused major environmental problems. Local people, usually tribals, have borne the brunt
Why still unsafe?
Pesticide residues from essential food items is acceptable. But since soft drinks have absolutely no nutritional value, they should be completely …
Sorry scheme
The presentation made by the secretary of the Union ministry of environment and forests and the scheme document (which Down To Earth has access …
Humanity's puzzling past
The 4.5 million year blind leap from "almost human" to Homo sapiens continues to baffle palaeontologists, but 2 new finds offer a new …
Words are biotic
Is it a coincidence that areas of linguistic and ethnic plurality are also areas of biodiversity? nitin sethi tries to answer a biocultural question
Other voices
A shadow of doubt has been raised on the possible link between pesticide pollution and babies with birth defects. But a detailed analysis is yet …
Answering the call
China has been late in addressing environmental concerns. But the Asian giant is not oblivious to them any more
Cue for governance
China's wellbeing cannot be left into the hands of government officials. It is time the government informs people and empowers them
Poor-proof
The 'relevance' of GM crops to the needs of developing countries and 'ownership' of GM has to be guided by sound policy
Post-production
Labelling informs the consumer on whether a product contains GM content. Europe has adopted labelling, but the US objects
Pollen travails
Flying GM pollen raises a range of concerns. These should be taken note of when going in for GM crops
Safety first
The health effects of GM foods can only be known over the long term. Safety evaluations should take this into account