ADB, Japan to help countries tap space technology to fight natural disasters

Grant from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction will be used to train government, community officials and volunteers in Armenia, Bangladesh, Fiji,…

Crushed and torn

Closed tea gardens of West Bengal are enclaves of death and destitution. Speculative ownership and a callous government have prolonged the crisis,…

Small fish, big net

In the face of a rising demand for fish and a stagnating aquaculture growth, government wakes up to the potential of small fishery

Difficult to digest

After much debate, the Cabinet cleared the food security bill. Will it really ensure food for every Indian?

Environmental injustice

The poorest people in urban India live in foul environs. Research from across the world shows that the poor stand greater risks of several cancers.…

Technosolutions

The need of the hour is technological innovation that helps tackle both poverty and environmental degradation

Wishful thinking

The finance minister's budget speech has come and gone. As analysts sit down to shred it to bits, Down To Earth looks at a wish list of …

Out of breath

After visiting hospitals and slums VIBHA VARSHNEY has found that asthma makes poor children suffer far more than their rich counterparts. And a …

UNDP-UNEP initiative help African countries move towards green economy

Governments focus on public resource allocation for pro-poor sustainability

Movement for worse

The marginalised from Western Odisha who migrate out of the state lead difficult lives

Global warming can't be fixed without egalitarian ethic

According to reports

Fishworkers' campaign draws attention to the sale of marine waters

As told to Parliament (February 5, 2024): Over 400 MLD industrial effluents discharged into Ganga and Yamuna daily

All that was discussed in the House through the day

COVID-19: Worst economic performance by very poor countries in 30 years

43 least developed countries are experiencing a fall in their average income levels, says UNCTAD report

Stepsons of the Ganga

A fascinating account of the men who ply the emblematic boats of Banaras and embody its very essence

What led to forest officer’s killing

In Andhra Pradesh, revenue department gives land to poor, forest department wants it back

Where India's water economy stands

Tushaar Shah works at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Anand and leads the IWMI-Tata water policy programme in India. He …

The rich are enjoying themselves at the expense of poor people's health

Karen E Smoyer of the University of Alberta, Canada, has been working on the impact of poor environment on the weaker sections of society. …

In search of the missing

In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track …

Africa fights hunger with football, Vietnam aims at ‘zero hunger’ by 2025

Millions of people in Asia and Africa are undernourished and malnourished

Price of food inflation

In near future the impact of high food price will show in terms of more malnourished

Parties steal Congress show

BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh enacts its own food security law, non-Congress states to follow

New measure for urban poverty

A standard and simple exclusion method has been evolved to determine BPL families

One up

Monsanto wins a landmark victory in Britain