As told to Parliament (December 20, 2023): Improvement in malnutrition indicators for children in India
All that was discussed in the House through the day
As told to Parliament (December 7, 2023): 397 Asiatic lions died in Gujarat from 2019-22
Simply Put: Tunnel vision
Global climate finance increasing, but scale & pace not enough: New report
Increase in overall average climate finance flows to the one trillion threshold represents only 1% of the global GDP
Heartbreak outside D gate of Supreme Court in Delhi as same sex marriage refused recognition
Fight for equality of marriage to continue, LGBTQIA+ members tell Down To Earth
Simply Put: Our lives matter
As told to Parliament (July 28, 2023): 33.8% children under 5 years of age are stunted; 57% women are anaemic
‘India’s unemployment is highest in four decades’
Down To Earth speaks to Binoy Viswam, MP, about the country's unemployment crisis
Simply Put: Urban menace
Book Excerpt: Ashoka, the ‘vegetarian king’
It took the last great Mauryan emperor a long time to come down strongly in favour of ‘ahimsa’ in the context of killing animals for …
Unable to get food, Adivasi tea worker in north Bengal estate dies of starvation
Fact-finding team formed by independent labour organisations reveals the worker and his wife had no access to food under the public …
Copyright legacy of the great
Mahatma Gandhi’s works have been available freely thanks to his copyright philosophy, but not those of Martin Luther King Jr
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 6, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
State of global coastal adaptation: Mumbai scores lower than Konkan, Ghoramara, Puri in adaptation efforts
Mumbai's adaptation strategies did not accurately assess risks or specifically consider the adaptation needs of its vulnerable inhabitants
Book Excerpt: The survival of the Maldives as a nation
Journalist Daniel Bosley’s new book delves into the fragile group of atolls in the Indian Ocean
Book Excerpt: The relationship between the Anavils and Dublas of South Gujarat
Dutch sociologist Jan Breman’s new book talks about the social history of bondage in India
World off-track to meet SDGs; global hunger back to 2005 levels, says UN secretary general
Halfway to 2030, a third of the goals have stalled or gone into reverse, emissions continue to rise & gender equality is 300 years away, says …
Milan Kundera’s ‘remarkable’ work explored oppression, inhumanity – and the absurdity of being human
The focus of Kundera’s novels is their wrestle with questions of knowledge, the complexity of being and a constant uncertainty
Urban Menace: Make designated monkey zones
There is a need to create spaces conducive to monkey migration from human habitations
Remodelling stormwater infrastructure crucial for building sustainable cities
Unplanned real estate development in cities have led to increased flood risks and deteriorating infrastructure
SOE in Figures 2023: Gujarat bracing for Cyclone Biporjoy had reduced budget for natural calamities by 71% in 2022-23
Gujarat is among 20 states / UTs that slashed budget for natural calamities in 2022-23
Governments should ensure sustainable livelihood for India’s fisherfolk
There are instances of fishermen being threatened with guns for entering into channels constructed by the port authorities
Centre yet to decide trade margin of expensive drugs despite providing assurance in 2016
Parliamentary panel expresses displeasure over Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers not fulfilling promise to cap trade profits of …
Unpopular opinion: Ranajit Guha and Subaltern Studies writers were ‘caste-blind’, says section of experts
They covered tribal and Dalit movements and yet never delved into issues of identity and autonomy, the experts told DTE
Odisha’s hiked ex-gratia for deaths due to attacks by wild animals insufficient? Experts think so
The revision of financial assistance for animal depredation comes after almost a decade
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