South Asia

At the recieving end

A question of ethics

What does a doctor do when confronted with an hiv -positive case

And forests shall follow

The minister thinks it is time to formulate an integrated forest policy

Half-baked plan

Doctors without degrees

People do not grow what they cannot use

150 years of Calcutta Tramways: This icon is the future solution for the city which wants to write its requiem

All opposition against trams and public transport will fall flat if car users pay the true cost of owning and using a vehicle  

Southern African countries can do better at infrastructure: What the choices might look like

Decision makers need to employ strategic foresight to better navigate uncertainty, upheaval and inevitable change

Supertech: It is essential to mitigate pollution, waste post-demolition; here is why

Huge amounts of construction and demolition waste in a residential area is hazardous for human health and warrants immediate disposal

IPBES9: Bonn to host major global biodiversity seminar from July 3

140 governments will meet in German city to consider 2 new scientific reports on sustainable use of wild species and values and valuation of …

Going under: Coastal Odisha under existential threat

In a warming world, governments are far from prepared to resettle people evicted by sea-level rise 

Union Budget 2022-23: Customs exemption extension on steel scrap will bring temporary relief

It would have been good to see the Centre taking concrete steps to improve domestic scrap availability

In Africa, 64% more people became food-insecure in last five years: Report

The global burden of food insecurity also shifted towards Africa; COVID-19 expected to make matters worse

India at the center of world energy stage, will experience gains: IEA director

The report stated that as China moves towards a service-based economy, India could pivot its growth in the energy sector    

Why National Green Tribunal is not as powerful as UK Environment Agency

One of NGT's limitations is the ‘lack of environmental finesse’ of its expert members

Nutritional security could have made the fight against COVID-19 easier

This weak link between growth in income and nutritional outcomes requires the attention of policy makers

‘Revolutionary change’ needed to stop unprecedented global extinction crisis

If we are to halt the continued loss of nature, then the world’s legal, institutional and economic systems must be reformed entirely

Decluttering India’s energy sector

It is high time that we should rid the sector of the mess that it is in using a multifarious approach

India’s first forest-certification scheme gets global recognition

A Geneva-based non-profit recently decided to endorse the Certification Standard for Sustainable Forest Management designed for Indian forests

10 good news we got in 2018

As this year nears its end, here’s a look at stories by Down To Earth that brought some relief to an otherwise climate change-ravaged period

‘Agriculture and consumer choices are driving disastrous climate change’

Ahead of COP24, 130 national academies urge governments to take immediate steps to address climate change and failing global food systems

Study finds genetic variants that increase ADHD risk

Researchers identify 12 regions in the genome, changes to which increase the risk of developing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Pakistan’s first national water policy – historic or mere electioneering?

A group of experts give their verdict on whether the long fought over policy will help tackle the country’s water crisis

If passed, new forest policy will benefit private sector and hurt local ecology: experts

The draft policy talks about developing “public private participation models” for undertaking “afforestation and reforestation …