What Africa needs to do to avert demographic disaster
Better family planning and support from international community much needed, says Unicef
Governments alone cannot combat pollution
P K Ray an eminent immunotoxicologist and director, Bose Institute, Calcutta, spoke to Amit Nair on the various issues related to human health
The sunny side
Another 100 years and the world will begin to suffer from high fever. Utilising solar energy may prevent a catastrophe
The idea of a clean city
could well become a myth by 2007. More than half of the world' s population by then would be urban dwelling. The urban ecological footprint would …
Adieu, Sasha: Ailing Namibian cheetah in Kuno breathes her last due to renal failure
Sasha’s creatinine levels were extremely high; she had been ailing even before her arrival in India, according to pathology reports
Spare change
Resources devoted to health care systems are neither divided equitably nor in proportion to the distribution of health problems
With 274 tiger deaths in four years, India records highest toll between two censuses
Almost half of tiger deaths in the last three years were reported outside tiger reserves
A revolution misplaced
Apathy towards China's environmental degradation may seem a thing of the past. But the damage that has already occurred places a daunting task …
Fertility rate down in most states, NFHS-5 finds
Kerala only state to record increase in fertility rate, phase 1 of survey finds; urban women had lower fertility rate than women in rural areas …
Kuno needs at least 50 cheetahs before wild cat population stabilises, expert tells central panel
More deaths of wild cats likely before year end; innovative actions to manage radio collar issues needed
Serious flaws in the government’s population control policy
Women fall victim to failed sterilisation, while the government remains unaware of this missing link in population surge
Girls interrupted
Ruhi Kandhari visits Jhajjar-the district with lowest number of girl children in India-to know the reason behind the decline
The world isn't just Big Macs and Coke
How many people can the earth sustain? While the world feverishly computes the answer, it must not forget that sustainability is not just feeding …
Gender violence drops, but prevalence remains high in bigger states: NFHS-5
Karnataka, Assam and Sikkim registered biggest spike in cases of spousal violence
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 30, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Population populism: UP draft population bill will impact the vulnerable, especially women
The focus must be on safeguarding women and girls’ reproductive health. Smaller families can be achieved by ensuring gender equality, …
Developing issues
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Indian genome sequences: 32 variations found unique
Results from the extensive computation analysis of 1,029 sequenced genomes from India were published earlier this week
Fight against Malaria in Kenya, Horn of Africa threatened by Asian vector
Anopheles Stephensi can transmit multiple parasites, shows high resistance to local insecticides
How Delhi slums can fight climate change
Women's roups in the national capital are making efforts to build resilience against climatic impacts
Alarming pollution levels a threat to West Africa's weather
Atmosphere above the region is still one of the least studied and understood on the planet, says research
Imbalance of footprints
Resource-rich countries remain poor, and they spend most of their income on food. Developed countries conitnue to increase their appetite
Finally, pact to bring 12 cheetahs from South Africa signed
Speculations that big cats to arrive by first week of March; no official confirmation yet
Radio collars of 6 cheetahs removed at Kuno National Park
The collars were blamed for deaths of 2 cheetahs translocated from Namibia and South Africa to Kuno
When birth control means business
Government’s scheme to give monetary remuneration to health workers for counselling couples on family planning may just backfire, says …