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
Concrete in Extreme Environments
Contemporary events have shown that buildings designed to modern day codes need to be able to resist accidental extreme actions such as impact, …
This summer, most parts of the country will experience intense heat waves
According to IMD, early onset of higher temperature means higher probability of heat waves in most parts of the country
Environment-Friendly Products-Adapt Green Now: Green Marketing
Economic growth via production and consumption threatens peaceful life of human beings on the earth
Justice eludes
So many years later, the victims have to still struggle for medical support, rehabilitation, compensation and environmental remediation
Sacred Ecology
Sacred Ecology examines bodies of knowledge held by indigenous and other rural peoples around the world, and asks how we can learn from this …
Green musings
The book unveils the creative narratives of well-known environmental movements across the world
Yeti: The Ecology of a Mystery
Yeti: The Ecology of a Mystery is the extraordinary story of one man’s conservation impact and what it means for people to be part of the …
Battling Injustice: 16 Women Nobel Peace Laureates
Battling Injustice is an authentic record of women’s cultural history, told through the lives of some of the most remarkable women since …
Green Grades: Can Information Save the Earth?
Consumers are confronted with a confusing array of environmental ratings on products that range from refrigerators to shampoos. Is the …
Save our seas
The UN's first conference to save the oceans is a grand show of intent to reset our relationship with the largest sink of carbon dioxide and the …
Environmental lawyer killed in the Philippines
Mia Mascariñas-Green was shot dead in front of her children in the Philippine island of Bohol
Bellandur Lake: a story of toxic froth and fire
Bengaluru’s failure in managing solid waste and lack of a sewage management plan explain repeated incidents of Bellandur lake catching fire
Cycling in two Asian cities
To meet clean air quality levels for one of the most polluted cities like Delhi, it is of immense importance that the government should invest in …
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
Rainfall expected in many states of India
An upper air trough to bring first widespread rainfall event of this winter season
Climate change can trigger security concerns in South Asia
Climate change can trigger conflicts, violence and migration due to water scarcity, food insecurity, lack of shelter and livelihood constrains
Meltdown in Tibet author Michael Buckley on mining in Tibet
Writer and documentary maker, Michael Buckley, details China's dam and mining operations in Tibet and the effect it will have on all of South Asia,…
Are we consuming with care?
India's environmental movement is at a crossroads. On one hand, there is a greater acceptance of our concerns, but on the other there is growing …
Princes' game diaries
Animal Kingdoms: Hunting, the Environment, and Power in the Indian Princely States By Julie E Hughes, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, US $ 49.95