Delhi dilemma: End this routine air pollution crisis
The bottom line is that air pollution knows no boundaries. So this politics of finger-pointing and scoring points will not lead to cooperation or …
The undisclosed air pollutants
How furnace oil and pet coke are choking us as policy fails to stay ahead of underground developments
Bhopal must never be forgotten, indeed must be fixed
Bhopal gas tragedy exposed how systems of corporate liability remain grossly inadequate in a world that uses high-risk technology
To let citizens die of air pollution is anti-national
Since 1996, it has been a suffocating journey of knowing and forgetting. An insiders' narration of the politics behind the mass murder
युवा होती दुनिया में क्यों बढ़ रहा है गुस्सा?
आज के समय में युवा असंतुष्ट हैं और गुस्से में है। इंटरनेट के इस जमाने में उनके गुस्सों को भुनाया जा सकता है, इसलिए ...
The real climate warriors
Communities in the desert of Rajasthan this year made full use of the very heavy rain that the region saw; there are many lessons we must draw …
COP27 was a mirage in the deserts of the Sinai
COP27 was a grand spectacle; it created a sense of hyper-action, when it actually was about reversing the little gains made till now to combat …
Gandhian sanitation simplified: Reusability, sustainability lead to cleanliness
Water supply has to be linked to the system of sanitation and wastewater generation in India; that is what Gandhiji too would have taught us
Value your local water system
Bengaluru floods should draw our attention to how the same tragic story of loss of waterbodies in almost all Indian cities. But will it?&…
Consolidate clearances: 4 steps for effective green governance
An effective system, working for environmental integrity, will ensure we find a balance between the ecology and development
Governance matters: COVID-19 pandemic shows how
India’s shame is not the virus but the fact that we do so little to provide healthcare even in normal times
Chamoli glacier burst: Himalayan blunders compounded
The issue is about carrying capacity of the fragile region, which is even more at risk because of climate change
जल की अग्निपरीक्षा
स्थानीय समुदाय को जल संरचनाओं का स्वामित्व देना, लोकतंत्र को मजबूत करना और शक्तियों का हस्तांतरण। इससे जल का कुप्रबंधन रोका जा सकता है
टिड्डियों का हमला और जलवायु परिवर्तन
सूचनाओं में मामले में बंटे इस संसार में खतरनाक यह है कि ऑस्ट्रेलिया में दावानल के बारे में तो हम जानते हैं, लेकिन हमारे ...
स्वच्छ भारत मिशन का जश्न मनाएं, लेकिन सावधानी से...
देश में सफलतापूर्वक 10 करोड़ शौचालय बना दिए गए हैं, लेकिन अब सवाल इस सफलता को चिरस्थायी बनाने रखने का है
Green issues were important for Sheila Dikshit at all times
Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain remembers the three-time chief minister of Delhi who passed away on July 20, 2019
कबाड़ का व्यापार: किस हद तक सही?
पहले तो हम कचरा पैदा करते हैं और भूमि एवं आजीविका को नष्ट कर देते हैं। उसके बाद गरीब किसानों के पास कोई चारा ...
Revolt of the rich and the poor
When a recent report says 26 people now own the same wealth as the world's poorest half and the IMF chief flags risks associated with India’…
Breathless silence
The inconvenient truth is that when there is a public health emergency in Delhi, only the poor are asked to sacrifice
खाद्य सुरक्षा के साथ पोषण सुरक्षा भी जरूरी
गरीब बच्चों तक अन्न पहुंचाना उतना बड़ा मुद्दा नहीं है। लेकिन फिर सवाल उठता है कि आखिर बच्चे कुपोषित क्यों हैं?
Why I would not advocate vegetarianism
Meat eating is not the key issue, it is the amount that is consumed and the manner in which it is produced. This is where India differs.
Environmental charter for the new government
Sustainable development, pollution, employment generation and agrarian crisis did not play major roles in deciding the outcome of the 2019 …
Human empathy is our politics
This year, Down To Earth turns 31 years old. We have promises to keep. And keep them we will
आर्थिक वृद्धि के मॉडल में करने होंगे बदलाव
हमने ग्रीनहाउस गैस के उत्सर्जन को कम से कम घटाने के लिए स्मार्ट तरीके खोजने में बेहद कीमती समय गंवा दिया
Water-wisdom for climate change: We must become much more efficient with every drop
The country has learnt critical water lessons through the years — now is the time to put it to practice