World breached safe atmospheric CO2 levels 33 years ago
Global consumption of fossil fuels, the primary source of CO2 emissions, has gone up by 78 per cent in last three decades
More than half of India’s April COVID-19 deaths were in rural districts
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, 7 other states / UTs recorded more cases and deaths in rural districts last month
One out of every two Bihar households is multi-dimensionally poor: NITI Aayog
The share of multi-dimensional poor in Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh is also uncomfortably high, according to NITI Aayog
Government told Supreme Court south India didn't protest new farm laws; How true is that?
The five southern states have recorded at least 26 major protests since September 2020. Of them, December saw the maximum 12 protests.
State of India's farmers: Lost crops, lost resources, lost lives
After much delay, the Centre reluctantly released the data on farmer suicide. While the overall numbers have dipped, farmer suicide cases are …
The lingering scent of Kannauj
The world's oldest hub for producing itr, the traditional Indian perfume, is fighting to retain its fragrance
Climate call
Communities are embracing measures to adapt to extreme weather events. Here are some important practices for each of the five agro-climatic zones …
India can dramatically reduce stunting in children, says World Bank report
Just 1 per cent of children in the country receive adequate food, healthcare and environmental health that are required for normal growth
भारत में अप्रैल में कोरोना से हुई मौतों में आधे से ज्यादा मौतें गांवों में हुई
उत्तर प्रदेश, मध्य प्रदेश, बिहार और सात अन्य राज्यों और केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों ने बीते महीने ग्रामीण जिलों में संक्रमण और मौतों के सबसे ...
20 Indian cities saw 80% of building fire deaths
The latest Indian Risk Survey report ranks fire outbreak as the third biggest risk to businesses
‘India’s unemployment is highest in four decades’
Down To Earth speaks to Binoy Viswam, MP, about the country's unemployment crisis
COVID-19 warriors: How a woman in a tribal village shared vegetables from her kitchen garden
Krishna Mawasi, who lives in Kailhora village in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, claims to have helped the hungry and destitute during the lockdown
COVID-19: Cities become hotspots again
54% daily cases since October recorded in urban districts; rural districts had a larger caseload in August, September
India can move 40% districts out of COVID-19 lockdown
Most districts with no cases positive to novel coronavirus in forested areas, Himalayan regions, the North East
Dust storm continues to choke Delhi
Air pollution levels alarmingly high a day after dust storms from Rajasthan hit the city
India experienced an extreme weather event on 314 of 365 days last year
The events from January 1 to December 31, 2022, claimed 3,026 lives, affected 1.96 million hectares of crop area, 423,249 houses and killed over …
Forced displacement is the new norm in India
Extreme weather events have been triggering widespread internal displacement for years now. Now COVID-19 adds to the pressure
COVID-19: More than half of India still not testing enough, data shows
Data shows that testing is relatively limited to people with high suspicion of COVID-19 and may miss new chains of transmission in the community
India most vulnerable to climate change
More than 22 million Indians were affected by extreme weather events in 2017, making the country most open to the cliamte attack
Free public transport: How Delhi can learn from Luxembourg
The European country, which has made all forms of public transport free, has a solution to India’s traffic jams
More new exits than additions in EPF scheme in last 2 years
This dip could be because small units have closed down during the pandemic, say experts
Glacial lakes in the Himalayas: A ticking time bomb
There are 39 glacial lake and water bodies across India, China and Nepal that have recorded more than 40 per cent increase in the water spread …
कोरोनावायरस: दुनिया भर में दिसंबर 2020 में सामने आए सबसे अधिक मामले
आंकड़े बताते हैं कि कोरोना समाप्त होने की बजाय बढ़ रहा है और दिसंबर 2020 में सबसे अधिक मामले सामने आए हैं
Private hospitals grow more expensive even as insurance coverage remain low: NSSO
Out-of-pocket expenditure per hospitalisation stands at Rs 15,937 in rural areas and Rs 22,031 in urban areas
India lost 100,000 people to COVID-19 in May alone
Over a third of the country’s total deaths of 315,235 occurred in May