Simply Put: Avoid the development highway

Why is Sonam Wangchuk on a ‘Climate Fast’, again?

The Ladakhi environmentalist is demanding statehood and protection for the fragile cold desert region under the Sixth …

The Great Barrier Reef’s latest bout of bleaching is the fifth in eight summers – the corals now have almost no reprieve

We can expect heavy losses of corals to occur on hundreds of individual reefs over the next few months

Since time encodes mortality, it is an enduring challenge to all forms of narcissism: Ranjit Hoskote

Poet, cultural theorist and curator Ranjit Hoskote speaks to Down To Earth on time in poetry and literature

Big takeaway from Uttarkashi tunnel episode is do not toy with the Himalayas

Economic development is very important for any country, but it must be for the betterment of human lives

DTE Coverage: Why is Joshimath sinking?

A report by eight agencies looking into the causes of landslides in Joshimath was made public after eight months

DTE Coverage of 7th GEF Assembly

Global Biodiversity Framework Fund ratified at Vancouver meeting

Simply Put: Universal gravitation

What causes volcanoes to erupt?

Below the surface, Earth is always moving and changing

Simply Put: Hungry tide

Simply Put: Fish eating fish, not bait

Simply Put: The Hasdeo victory

Simply Put: Bombs & bicycles

How do microplastics end up in babies' poop?

Most products given to babies are made of polyethylene terephthalate or PET

Simple Put: The green activist vs the greed activist

Cockpit of Europe: Belgium leads continent in becoming first to recognise ‘ecocide’ as crime

Scope of the law limited to areas within jurisdiction of federal authority at the moment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 17, 2023)

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

Top 10 stories of the week that was (September 23-September 29)

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by

Top 10 stories of the week that was (September 16-September 22)

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by

Ajit Ninan was an institution in himself

Sadly, his talents were underutilised as cartooning in India is synonymous with an extremely narrow bandwidth of ‘political toons’

Trees, rivers and mountains are gaining legal status — but it’s not been a quick fix for environmental problems

Simply granting rights to nature is probably not a substitute for strong institutions and meaningful enforcement

State of India’s Environment 2023 (In Figures): A Down to Earth Annual Report

For the first time, the performance of India’s states have been analysed and ranked on four key parameters

Record coral cover doesn’t necessarily mean the Great Barrier Reef is in good health

Without more information at the level of individual species, it is impossible to understand how much of the Great Barrier Reef has been lost, or …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 4, 2022)

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 19, 2022)

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