Day 2 of Indian Science Congress: Investment needed for converting prototypes to products
India not only puts very little money in research, it has also not invested enough in product manufacturing facilities
Ministries in Africa commit to integrate land governance concerns in agriculture
Most of the African ministries of lands have been working on land reforms, but in isolation from the agricultural sector
Poor data affects Africa's ability to make the right policy decisions
The truth is that data in Africa are not produced on time, not frequently enough, are of poor quality and aren't accurate. This makes it …
Bombay High Court allows inaugural IPL match to commence
Questions the timing of the petition filed against water being provided to cricket stadia for IPL matches in drought-hit Maharashtra
UP’s mini-grid policy tries to boost rural electrification
Private players can now set up solar plants to power rural households and recover tariff from the users in Uttar Pradesh
Africa on its way to becoming a polio-free continent
It is likely that Nigeria will soon be removed by WHO from the list of countries where polio is endemic
Cough resistance
Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in India is plagued by delayed diagnostics and inaccurate treatment procedures. An initiative in …
Paying with lives for free parking
Blood bath over parking has not influenced the politics of the city to deliver on the right principles
Return our forests
S C Tripura, a Congress party member of the Tripura legislative assembly, talks to Nitin Sethi about the consequences of …
Revised draft national water policy restores priority to agriculture
Concerns expressed against privatisation and treating water as an economic good have been taken into account while revising the draft national …
Micropowerful
A microhydel project a day. Communities snatch the initiative from the government to electrify rural Nepal
Bush discards green
US President George Bush calls for a steep hike in the production of oil, gas, coal and nuclear energy and drilling for oil and gas in Alaska
Summer bushfires: How are the plant and animal survivors 6 months on? We mapped their recovery
Australia roared into 2020 as a land on fire. The human and property loss was staggering, but the damage to nature was equally hard to fathom
Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent’s economies
Trade and financial integration are both about countries exporting to and importing from each other. The two are often referred to as economic …
US policy shift to hit dam funding
Shift in focus from hydropower to new renewables may impact World Bank funds for big dams
Fanning an alternative
Progressive Maharashtra has rushed to install wind energy plants. But, ask nidhi jamwal and shikha lakhanpal, reporting from Mumbai and Dhule, …
Himachal Pradesh’s decision to put wasteland in land bank undermines FRA
The state’s request to put degraded forest land in a land bank comes at a time when the government has been dragging its feet on …
Delhi notifies first-ever parking rules to restrain vehicle use, cut air pollution
The rule probibits parking in green areas, parks, footpaths, bus stops and intersections
Israel's fiscal standoff impacts environment, health of Palestinians: UNCTAD
People living in Gaza, the West Bank including East Jerusalem are facing major shortage of electricity, access to good quality water, destruction …
India needs a single, comprehensive policy to tackle invasive species: Ankila Hiremath
Down To Earth speaks to plant ecologist Ankila Hiremath as the IPBES gets ready to release its landmark report on invasive species
Fingers crossed: Experts cautious about variant evolution in the wake of China’s COVID-19 tsunami
Any new variant that emerges from the current surge in China may not have the same lethal ability as past ones. But one cannot rule out …
Environment (Protection) Act: 39 changes made to rules in 2 years of pandemic, shows report
Most relaxations & exemptions made for development projects through gazette notifications, office memorandums, orders
Special Relationship: New Anglo-American energy partnership is Western fossil fuel hypocrisy at its best
Instead of filling the gap left by Russian fossil fuels with renewables, the UK has signed a deal with its traditional transatlantic ally which …
COVID-19 has aggravated challenges to manage forests: UN Report
New UN report calls for greater sustainability and a greener, more inclusive economy to tackle the threats of COVID-19, climate change and …
Sexual assault under POCSO Act: A child rights perspective
When the Act is subject to interpretation, it is overshadowed with enhanced possibilities to overlook the spirit and objective of the law, as a …