The World Food Programme warns Gaza is running out of food and water

 Israel stopped entry of food, water, fuel and medicine into Gaza from every direction shortly after the Hamas attack

Simply Put: Earth Day reminder

Women's cancers: curable for the rich, often a death sentence for the poor

Of women who die from cervical cancer, 87% live in poor countries

Growth at the cost of environment?

Simply Put: Earth Day 2020

Pollution in news on June 5

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution

Gurgaon goes car-free Today

Citizen journalists share their experiences of going car free 

Women’s Day 2024: In Odisha, they provide subsidised food, measure water & restore common urban spaces

Women self-help groups in Odisha have become implementing partners for crucial government services

Alzheimer’s disease blood tests: Here’s what they look for and what they can tell you about your risk

Evidence suggests that signs of Alzheimer’s disease could be detected in the blood up to 20 years before symptoms start

'Achieving zero hunger requires agriculture to be sustainable, climate smart'

FAO India representative Tomio Shichiri talks to Down To Earth on whether current government policies are effective to achieve the Zero Hunger …

State of India's farmers: Lost crops, lost resources, lost lives

After much delay, the Centre reluctantly released the data on farmer suicide. While the overall numbers have dipped, farmer suicide cases are …

World Mental Health Day: COVID-19 pandemic has worsened our mindscape

Survey after survey from across the world have indicated that the pandemic is increasing mental health problems

World Rivers Day: Adopt bottom-up approach, says student who cleaned Vadodara stream

Down To Earth talks to Sneha Shahi about the issues facing Indian rivers and her own experience of working with two of them

Disposal of polyester flags post-August 15 raises concern

Polyester flags are non-biodegradable and produce more than twice as much carbon dioxide as cotton

Falling through the cracks: Shining a light on adolescent girls in humanitarian emergencies

With the onset of COVID-19, adolescent girls in conflict zones are 90 per cent more likely to be out of school

Earth Day@50: NatGeo highlights evolution of Human-Nature relationship

National Geographic brings together its family of explorers and experts to highlight the fragile human-nature relationship

World Autism Day – let’s allow disability to change our societies for the better

Autism has changed. The diagnosis has changed. But have we? I have an idea — let’s let autism change us.

Managing menstrual waste in India

A film on menstruation, titled 'Period. End Of Sentence', has won the Oscar in the documentary short subject category. Here's looking at the …

At least 200 cities are fast running out of water

Cities across the world have grown, thrived and expanded along rich, perennial sources of water, be it lakes, rivers, springs or even seas. So, …

Ancient roots of a modern holiday

When May Day meant rebirth of the soil

Markhor: The world’s largest wild goat now has a day of its own

The UN declared May 24 as ‘International Day of the Markhor’ on May 2, citing its iconic and economic importance

Simply Put: World Water Day 2024

Despite progress, school feeding coverage low where needed most: WFP

Contributions from donors fell from 69% to 55% over the pandemic years

World no tobacco day: Tobacco impacts environment, not just health

About 3.5 million hectares of land cleared for growing tobacco each year

Mandatory fortification in mid-day meal bad for local food, biodiversity, livelihood

The Union government is trying to centralise food procurement in the Mid Day Meal Scheme. Instead, it should decentralise purchasing