Simply Put: Stable salary

Simply Put: Double U-turn

Much ado about nothing

How much does government support add to household income?

Lancet study finds 7 out of 10 dialysis patients in India survive beyond six months, rural mortality 32% higher

New study establishes national benchmark for dialysis success rate for the first time

Betel cultivation is in danger due to climate change

Losses in betel cultivation have reached such an extent in the last few decades that most farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba have given …

Simply Put: SILLYcon valley

What are Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)? Why do we need to pay attention to them?

Some of the most catastrophic floods in the Hindu Kush Himalayas have been caused by glacial lake outburst events. The last recorded GLOF event …

Book Excerpt: The cat from the land of the Jatakas and Panchatantra

BN Goswamy, one of India’s leading art historians, put together a fascinating collection of folktales, paintings, poems and proverbs in his …

Jharkhand declares drought in 17 districts

The state overall recorded 38 per cent less rainfall than average during last monsoon

Green goals for 2024: A dual approach to environmental conservation

2024 marks a critical juncture in our collective journey towards environmental conservation

PDS, public infrastructure helping Adivasis of Chhattisgarh, MP live with dignity despite lower income: PRADAN Report

Malnutrition, gender discrimination, lack of landholdings and education & declining forest produce major concerns  

Why India needs to revise its forest cover targets

Tree plantations by the State forest departments are driven by national policies and forest cover targets; here is why they should be revised

‘Small herbivores are true victims’

Megaherbivores unwittingly promote the spread of invasive species by dispersing their seeds

2023 in a blink: How food inflation affected India and the world this year

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023  

The squalid history of medical patents

Bringing medicines into the global intellectual property regime was a triumph of corporate skulduggery led by Pfizer

The odd flower

Onion flower stalks can provide a distinct taste and flavour to food

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 20, 2023)

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

Simply Put: Lost childhood

Disputes over natural resources or property triggered 16.8% of all murders in India in 2019-21: UN report 

Disputes over water access and the situation worsening with population growth, economic expansion and climate change have led to increased …

Gassed: How air pollution is affecting India’s future

Air pollution is causing greater loss of healthy life years in children compared to older people, a phenomenon that stunts India’s economic …

Carbon footprint of richest in developing countries same as low earners in developed countries, shows report

There is an urgent need for developed countries and China to embrace sustainable lifestyles, authors note

DTE Call For Action: Considering recyclability before banning single-use plastics in India 

19 single-use plastic items are banned in India but we use many more types of such items

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 5, 2023)

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

Michaung intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; causing heavy rainfall in Chennai

Chennai received 230 millimetres (mm) of rainfall in the last 24 hours and is expected to see the worst flooding after December 2015

COP28 Declaration on climate change and health a landmark move

This first ever move to commit action and finance to combat the health impact of climate change can empower and accelerate mitigation and …