Indefatigable climate warrior

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E-Governance

Is the new e-governance policy actually catering to the audience it is meant for?

Kite flies in icy winds

GADGET>> CONSERVATION • Antarctica/Australia

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Bygone haystacks

PAINTING>> T K SREENANDANAN • Sanskriti Bhavan • Thiruvananthapuram

DTE Coverage of UNEA-6

The event ended on March 1, 2024 with delegates expressing optimism that firm action on curbing the plastic menace would soon become a reality

Sinking deltas have not got much attention

River deltas, which have been the seat of most great civilisations in the world, are fast disappearing, says James Syvitski, chairperson of …

Make choices that will help end soil erosion, reduce effects of drought or dust storms

Every year, we make New Year resolutions about change. Why not include as one of those resolutions, a change of habit leading that will lead to a …

Scenes from a book launch

Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto brings some humourous insights from the very serious launch of Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain's book, 'Why I …

NGT’s power at risk in the Environment Law Amendment Bill

The amendments proposed by the government may lead to a pollute and pay approach instead of preventing environmental pollution in the future

Another Honduras activist falls to bullets

Honduras is a dangerous country where 101 deaths of activists occurred between 2010 and 2014

In the Parliament on February 25, 2016

Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues

Gangs offer a tempting 'home' to frustrated, unhappy youngsters

Youngsters who grow up in a culture of anger and violence may be drawn to gangs, and schools then become fertile grounds for criminal behaviour

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2023

Although they comprise less than five per cent of the world population, indigenous peoples protect 80 per cent of the world’s biodiversity …

A city of forests: Is it a distant dream?

This World Environment Day, our call to action should be a scenario where plucking a fruit from a tree in the backyard will be easier than buying …

A decade later, most of Fukushima remains contaminated

This is even after $28 billion has been spent to decontaminate and 30 million workers have cleared 17 million tonnes of nuclear waste till March 2019

South-west Iceland is shaking and may be about to erupt

More than 17,000 earthquakes have been recorded in the Reykjanes Peninsula during the past week

UN mourns its parents

Saving environment needs efforts to reset the countries’ consumption & economic exploitation; but the poor need more control & …

Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

The duo were awarded for their efforts to curb sexual violence as a weapon of war and for seeking justice for victims

Japan braces for super typhoon Trami

The cloud temperatures also indicate that the typhoon carries copious amount of rainfall with it

Home made leave-in conditioner using flax seeds with Kirti Negi Bajoria

Making your own personal hygiene products is easier than you think. Kirti Negi Bajoria, a professional who is on a sabbatical, makes a lot of …

Larger spleen helps Indonesia’s Bajau people demonstrate extraordinary diving skills

They are the first humans to have genetically adapted to have larger spleens which help them dive deeper and for longer periods

Tribunal on a tightrope

Poor implementation of polluter pays principle and conflicts with the environment ministry risks the National Green Tribunal's effectiveness