At least 9 dead, hundreds injured in Taiwan's strongest earthquake since 1999

The earthquake was the most powerful to hit the island in 25 years

Future of Taste: How do our food choices affect climate change?

 As the world prepares itself to be climate-responsible, we need to reset the connection between food and livelihood, nutrition and nature

DTE Coverage of Reverse Osmosis purifiers

Is your water purifier safe? DTE cover story attempts to answer an important question

How do dark sky parks tackle the growing problem of light pollution?

A dark sky park is an area designed around a park or observatory that restricts artificial light pollution

Take a look at the last Warli village standing in Maharashtra

Walvanda is home to the indigenous Warli tribe, who still hold on to their beliefs, customs and language, despite the pressures of urbanisation. …

Simply Put: Truck drivers’ protest

2023 in a blink: DTE’s set of year-enders

A series of articles by Down To Earth encapsulating its coverage of 2023

5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes seismically active North Central China

Over 100 have died due to the earthquakes 

Simply Put: Half-life of Indian farmers

Simply Put: Labour rights

Plastic-free planet: No consensus on intersessional work on INC-3 last day

The negotiators have until the end of 2024 to strike a deal to control plastics, which produce an estimated 400 million tonnes of waste every year

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse caused by a lapse in judgement

Wrong support system for the terrain, absence of instrumentation for real-time monitoring likely behind the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse

India is adopting advanced sewage wastewater treatment tech, but must choose those that best meet local needs

Blindly embracing the new technologies might not be wise or provide the desired outcome

India witnesses highest migration to OECD countries: International Migration Outlook 2023

Nearly half a million Indians have migrated to OECD countries in 2021

Human settlement in the world’s riskiest flood zones increased 122% since 1985

Richer countries like the US and parts of Europe are seeing more growth in safer areas as compared to flood prone ones

Simply Put: In the water

Simply Put: Unemployed graduates

Simply Put: Delete the future

Simply Put: Missing the target

DTE Coverage: World Water Week 2023

Down To Earth highlights various facets of the issue of water management in India

DTE Call For Action: How to combat the threat of marine litter

We can protect the marine ecosystem if we know the extent and sources of marine litter

Simply Put: The heat is on

A new source of fire records, hidden in the sands, gives us a bigger picture of the risks

The records from sand dunes matched the other records

Simply Put: Walking in the rain

Women’s Day 2024: Clean sweep in Karnataka

Over 18,000 of the state’s women have transformed the idea of cleanliness into a sustainable business model