Why I remember DN Jha as an exemplary food historian
His defining work was about a food item whose reality is markedly different from the narrative that has been built around it
Elizabeth II may have passed away but memories of Empire will always linger
The flow of Indian wealth to Britain and the ‘civilising mission’ of Empire may perhaps never find closure
Ganesh Chaturthi: The modak’s history reflects its strong ties to the land; here is how
The sweet and some of the recipes used in making it are quite old; its ingredients include some of the Deccan’s famous crops like ambemohur rice
Dry March: Is India looking at deficient pre-monsoon rain in 2022
Rainfall activity started late over North East; no western disturbances over northwest, hence no rain there, says IMD
‘My method’s an addition to the knowledge about climate change ending the Indus Valley Civilisation’
Down To Earth speaks to Nishant Malik from the Rochester Institute of Technology, United States about the new method he has developed to show …
Fact check: Is it really Neelakurinji that is blooming in Chikkamagaluru
Media outlets and tourists might have well confused the Neelakurinji with another shrub of the same genus
Republic Day 2022: Looking back at Anglo-tribal encounters in colonial India
As Gujarat features a tableau commemorating a massacre of Bhil tribespeople by colonial troops in 1922, DTE delves into the history of tribal …
“चीनी दवाओं में जानवरों का इस्तेमाल पूरी दुनिया के लिए खतरा”
परंपरागत चीनी दवाओं में जानवरों के इस्तेमाल पर डाउन टू अर्थ ने अमेरिकी वैज्ञानिक और चिकित्सक डेविड गोर्सकी से बात की
Stepwells in Gujarat are a lesson on community-based water harvesting
Gujarat can find solace in its traditional water monuments. For that, it first needs to restore them
International Mother Language Day 2023: Adivasi children in India unable to study in their own tongues needs redressal
Tribal children do not have teachers, reading material or even a proper script for their dialects or languages
The big transition that was Project Tiger
The landmark programme marked the transition from a very big game-centred view of nature, prevalent among imperial British officials, Indian …
Modi’s new ‘deviant’ lion capital: What is it emblematic of anyway?
Scholars find metal-casting atop new Parliament building different from what Nandalal Bose painstakingly created
Snakebite: Researchers purify commercial Indian antivenoms, find them more potent
Snakebites are classified as a ‘neglected tropical disease’ by the World Health Organization
‘Wildlife trafficking and crime are ever shifting and changing’
Azzedine Downes, president and CEO of International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) spoke to the media about various issues concerning global …
There are 150 Bustards in the Desert National Park, claims report
Wildlife Institute of India pegged the species' total population for the whole country at 150 during 2018
Water birds on the rise, but it is not all good news
Expert speaks to Down To Earth on the findings of Day 1 of the Asia Water bird Census
The Puroiks’ experiences with bonded labour made them a compelling subject for research: Prem Taba
Down To Earth speaks to Prem Taba, research scholar at Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, on his forthcoming paper concerning a unique Arunachal tribe
International Wolf Day 2023: The best lupine habitat is in the human heart, says Bilal Habib
Down To Earth speaks to Bilal Habib from the Wildlife Institute of India about the current situation of the Indian wolf or Canis lupus pallipes
Anglican clergy joins efforts to stop oil drilling in the Kavango
A Canadian company has the rights to drill for oil in more than 35,000 square kilometres of the Kavango Basin in Namibia
World Dhole Day 2023: India, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand doing well on conserving enigmatic canid, says expert
Down To Earth speaks to Arjun Srivathsa, a wildlife biologist who works on large carnivore ecology and conservation about the situation regarding …
Once upon a time in India, lions were present from West to East, even south of Narmada: Study
New paper enumerates sightings of lions from Bharuch, Seoni, Hazaribagh, Gumla, Kolkata and Dinajpur by analysing British Era records
Can unmarked individuals of a species inhabiting rugged terrain be estimated? Study on Asiatic Black Bears shows how
The model can be replicated in mountainous landscapes with minimal sampling bias, ease of sampling and robust density estimation, the researchers say
नंदलाल बोस की कृति से कितना अलग है मोदी का अशोक स्तंभ?
विद्वानों का मानना है कि ससंद भवन की नई इमारत के शीर्ष पर लगी धातु की मूर्ति उस मूल कृति से अलग है जिसे ...
Recent study on kraits shows great lacunae on snake venom research in India
There is very little knowledge about the complexities of snake venom in the country, even among scientists, which affects the treatment of snakebites
Climate justice takes centrestage at UN, top European court in historic firsts
UN General Assembly passes resolution calling world’s highest court to opine on state responsibilities towards climate protection; European …
