Green grenades

Image exposure

Think global, map social

For the Marginalized

Snoopers inc

Bhutan's CD-ROM stamps

From the blurbs

The right push

Laugh and go green

Remembering Bhopal

Dead communists help

Auction>> Toxic Spill • Hungary

Online

Oil on Tate’s face

Museum>> Oil ÔÇó London

Discontinuous functions and environmental regulation

Environmental economics generally employs marginal logic. This is often useful for conceptual demonstrations even if not always literally …

There is a tendency, across governments and over time, to disregard local knowledge systems: Arati Kumar-Rao

Landscapes suffer because we do not learn from extreme events, the author of ‘Marginlands’ tells Down To Earth

Santhali Sohrai murals: An etch in time

Santhali communities of Odisha and Jharkhand are changing their ways of painting Sohrai murals

Ozone-destroying greenhouse gas emissions from China increased significantly: Study

After 2012, emissions of dichloromethane from China accounted for 50–60 per cent of the global total

Songs of conservation: Ricky Kej only writes music on environment, sustainability

His latest album Divine Tides tries to inspire listeners to look within, not elsewhere

Taliban takeover: What will happen to Afghanistan’s minefields

The Taliban’s political will and Pakistan’s willingness will determine whether Afghanistan can de-mine its deadly landscape

How early warning systems helped get funds for Nepal's flood-prone Terai region

Community-based flood early warning systems (CBFEWS) have been particularly successful in relaying crucial flood risk information

The Green Climate Fund must be a champion for real sustainability

Its niche has to be true sustainability — the ability to generate climate-conscious and socially beneficial results in regions …

Graphic design could be holding back action on climate change – here’s how

Knowing our audiences better and being informed about how we deploy colour, imagery, logos and other elements in the graphic design of climate …

Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (May 6-10)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Heat wave: Phenomenon, predictions and precautions

From what the IMD has to say, to areas that are already under the extreme weather event’s grip, here’s all you need for a status …

Biomedical Waste Management in India: Still a looming concern

The seemingly endless stream of biomedical waste management in India has necessitated the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to …