Dark spots in Ujjwala
Connections-based approach does not necessary bolster usage A scheme that was introduced to ensure better penetration of clean energy in the …
What's polluting the air of India's major cities
Out of the 15 most polluted cities in the world in terms of PM 2.5 concentration, 14 are in India. The country is certainly one of the riskiest …
EBOLA: TRACING THE OUTBREAK
This relatively new virus killed more than 11,000 people across West Africa from 2014-16. After an unprecedented epidemic, the diseases continued …
Disparity in life span
People around the world are now living longer, even in some of the poorest countries, but are they still living long enough? There is a huge …
Mining mired in illegalities
Mining in India is a scam bigger than 2G and Commonwealth Games but has failed to catch people's attention because of difficulty in linking it …
First Food: Delicious and healthy pakodas (fritters) made from Phutka (Solanum Nigrum)
Phutka leaves or Solanum Nigrum is a herb related to potato. It is popularly known as makoi or phutka and is available from January until its …
Activism under attack
Intimidation, unlawful detention and unjust prosecution: activists and journalists across the country are increasingly subjected to harassment …
How air pollution impacts human health: Unpacking the science
Two-thirds of the death burden occurs in developing Asia, including India
Urban Menace: Dogs, monkeys and pigeons in Indian cities
Why is their story important? Because they are creating a new set of urban problems
Simply Put: The binary of clouds
Simply Put: State of tribals
COVID-19 makes more than 2,000 migrants throng back to Balangir
District among those in Odisha that send out the most workers
COVID-19 a double whammy for India’s urban poor
There is the shock of the pandemic plus the loss of livelihood
Small Woodbrown butterfly rediscovered in Sikkim after 120 years
The species was first discovered in Sikkim in 1887
Corruption raises cost of healthcare by 25%: Samiran Nundy
Leading gastroenterologist Samiran Nundyco-editor of Healers or Predators?: Healthcare Corruption in India, spoke to Down To Earth about the …
Water storage in major reservoirs less than average of last 10 years
Overall storage position in India’s 150 major reservoirs is less than the corresponding period of last year
Agenda: Forests for real
We need fifth-generation forest reforms that will secure forests for growth and livelihood
How India's water conservation methods can be upgraded to fit rural requirements
In the absence of holistic strategies, the urban issues may get induced to the resource-constrained rural areas
COVID-19: How Meghalaya bucks the trend
A host of reasons including prior curfew conditions, humidity as well as prompt government action are the theories being touted behind the state'…
COVID-19: Dirty air and vice of the virus
The novel coronavirus pandemic may have lowered air pollution. But this crisis-led change shows how health risk perception makes difficult …
COVID-19: India may have 500 cases by March 22
That is the worst-case scenario according to projections by Chennai-based Institute of Mathematical Sciences
COVID-19: Private labs allowed to test, appealed to do for free
ICMR disagrees with WHO D-G on random testing, criteria yet not opened up for testing
How to prevent novel coronavirus
The World Health Organization — in the absence of a vaccine or cure for COVID-19 — recommended several precautionary measures
IISF 2019: Experts advise sustainable, climate-smart, diverse farming
With reduced land holdings, increasing populations and climate change looming large, this was the solution to farmers’ problems, they said
The Indian stray dog debate: Nobody is looking at the pets
The Animal Welfare Board of India’s ABC policy ignores pets and randomly vaccinates and sterilises some homeless dogs. This policy has …