Nearly half of India’s consumers will not benefit from Centre’s revised domestic gas pricing guidelines
It is also important to regulate and reduce the prices of imported natural gas in order to accelerate our 2030 decarbonisation pathway
Bihar to delist solar and thermal projects worth Rs 2.25 lakh crore
Companies have drawn government’s ire after their failure to start nearly 50 approved projects
Population checks will not solve environmental problems: study
Even one-child policy imposed globally would keep population at the current levels in 2100
China’s shrinking population may lead to xenophobia, threaten CCP’s hold on power: Geeta Kochhar
Down To Earth speaks to China expert from JNU on the latest population figures
COP27: Clean energy investment in Africa lowest since 2011, shows report
Deep in debt, African countries have been pushing richer, more polluting nations to increase climate finance to the continent
Climate change escalates suicide rates among Marathwada farmers
Farmer suicides have increased significantly and doubled in some regions where weather extremities incurred heavy losses
COVID-19 lockdowns may be over but poor still go hungry
At least 4,000 vulnerable and marginalised populations surveyed across 11 states; 2/3 say they eat less now
Budget push for zero budget farming but contradictions mar Andhra’s natural agri foray
The method was promoted as low-cost investment on part of farmers, but huge amounts are being raised for statewide implementation
Study reveals link between teenage pregnancy and child stunting
Adolescent mothers were more likely to be anaemic compared with adult mothers and anaemia was associated with reduced child growth, find the study
Six-fold increase in forest fires as temperatures rise in many states
The Forest Survey of India’s large forest fires monitoring programme data shows that there are 192 large, active fires in the country today
Experts demand ethical framework and standards for AI systems
Two-day international colloquium on ‘Ethics and Governance of Autonomous Al Systems for a Better World’
Forests can keep our planet cool
Improving our forests and farm practices offers a low-risk path for climate mitigation, while securing the lives of traditional communities
GM in food: Food regulator mum on illegalities
FSSAI says it will frame a law to regulate GM food, but fails to talk about the prevalent illegal trade and mislabeling
Tribal ministry tells states to stop rejecting FRA claims on invalid grounds
In a letter dated June 27, Leena Nair, the then secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs had written to the chief secretaries of states raising …
Is the government marketing millets right?
India requires policy changes to make millets an effective tool against malnutrition
Top committee for diverting forests recommends penalties for violating projects
The Forest Advisory Committee has said the environment ministry imposes “inconsistent and arbitrary" penalties
How not to grow trees
Planting a tree is now bound up in so much restriction and red tape that it is not worth the effort
2016, the year that was: health and medicine
Health spent a lot of time in the spotlight in 2016 and it was a major issue in numerous government reviews
Current distress
Six states, 30 villages, 13,000 kilometres. Down To Earth travelled to some of the most remote villages of the country to assess India's progress …
#OddEven Delhi: a ground report
After much debate, the controversial odd-even car restriction policy was finally implemented on Delhi's streets. We went to check if Delhiites …
Villages in Pakistan's Sindh losing their fight with climate change
A survey has found communities to be highly vulnerable with very limited adaptive capacity
Forest conservation receives government recognition
The 14th Finance Commission of India has reinforced the idea of incentivising states for keeping areas under forests
The ultimate justice
By asking lawyers to cycle to work to resolve Delhi’s endemic parking and traffic woes, the Chief Justice of India has shown the way. The …
We have enough water. We only need proper water management
D K Chaddha , chairperson, Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), New Delhi, talks to Jitendra Verma on the state of groundwater in India
Divided over royalty
Should states or private seed companies regulate price of Bt cotton seed?