Where is the green party?

Whenever a general election to India’s Lok Sabha approaches, two questions tend to emerge: When will India get a green party? Are …

The global green farce

At UNCED the inclustrialised countries do not want any serloys restructuring of their economies or their lifestyles to save the earth. But the …

An idea that lasted

CSE and DTE have continued the tradition of bringing out an annual report card on the environment for four decades; the latest edition has …

India’s population question

Population per se is not the determinant of environmental problems; it is their consumption pattern that leads to environmental degradation

Human empathy is our politics

This year, Down To Earth turns 31 years old. We have promises to keep. And keep them we will

Cook stoves: the politics and the quest for solutions

What should be the approach to deal with local health impacts of cooking fuels that would also inform India's national and global policy?

Men in black

Carbon market has the potential to unlock billions of dollars for countries in the Global South. But is this voluntary carbon market working for …

असुविधाजनक शोध क्यों रोकता है कारपोरेट जगत?

कीटनाशक विषाक्तता पर शोध न के बराबर हुआ है। वायु प्रदूषण पर किए जा रहे शोधों से निपटने के लिए भी यही रणनीति अपनाई ...

Save the carbon bubble: India’s voluntary carbon market must be regulated and made to contribute to its climate goals

Governments world over continue to issue regulations to rein in the voluntary carbon market, hold it accountable for its acts and ensure sharing …

Obama-Modi and climate change

Ask not what India will do for climate. Ask what the US will do to reduce emissions to save world from climate

The cost of development in Himalaya

There is a link between the disaster and the manner in which development has been carried out in this ecologically fragile region

Eating right to save the planet

We need to re-invent sustainable agriculture so that it can meet the needs of millions, but does not cost us the Earth

Time for new environmentalism

Wishing all our readers a happy World Environment Day, with the hope that the world will continue to work towards paying more than mere lip …

Himalayas: the agenda for development and environment

We need to think about a pan-Himalayan development strategy which is based on the region's natural resources, culture and traditional knowledge

Budget 2013: a missed opportunity

Finance minister's mool mantra—inclusive and sustainable development—may end up being empty words

Breaking barriers

Metamorphosis of mining policy

In India, policy often becomes dead on arrival

पृथ्वी दिवस: आखिर कैसे हो प्रकृति से हमारे टूटे रिश्ते की मरम्मत

कोविड-19 प्रकृति के बदले का सबसे भयावह रूप है

A journey with you

Earth Day@50: Fixing our broken relationship with nature

COVID-19 is the grimmest reminder of nature’s revenge

To all our readers

Time for new environmentalism

When planting trees is a curse

A year of leadership failure

Roads are meant for walking