Delaying the second COVID-19 vaccine dose: A medical expert answers key questions
The uncertainty is around how long the protective effect of the first dose will last without a second shot
Five years after Paris: How countries’ climate policies match up to their promises, and who’s aiming for net zero emissions
So far, countries’ individual plans for how they will lower their greenhouse gas emissions don’t come close to adding up to the Paris …
TikTok, Microsoft: Govt agendas are driving businesses. Here is what can be done
To ban access of foreign companies, and expect domestic companies and the government to profit profit directly from it, is a dangerous line to cross
Per capita emissions of nations should converge by 2050, says UK commission
The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution supports the Southern demand for equity in climate negotiations. Will the UK government adopt the …
Most EU countries set to miss 2020 carbon emission reduction targets: report
Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the UK are no longer at the forefront of the fight against climate change
Why other African countries need to guard against South Africa COVID-19 variant
WHO and African Centres for Disease Control to strengthen genomic surveillance capacities
New technique can make flexible electronics self-repairing too
Researchers claim the new technique is novel as it does not require rare materials or the addition of any complex circuitry
UK likely to face drought in August; Residents urged to use water wisely
Drought group readies action plan as Met forecasts another severe heatwave
Transboundary climate risks impact agricultural production in every country: Report
International trade in six major agricultural commodities, including rice and wheat, affected by transboundary climate risks
COVID-19: Beware of ‘Mexican variant’
Down To Earth speaks to Saumitra Das, director of the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics in West Bengal about the possible role of a …
Powerful winds of change: Offshore wind power has taken off but challenges persist
Technological improvements and falling costs are driving a boom in offshore wind power projects worldwide. Still, the industry faces its own …
ISRO's PSLV-C42 launches 2 foreign satellites
Both satellites belong to Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, UK, which has a contract with ISRO
Europe keeping dirty fuels alive; will spend $68 billion in hidden subsidies by 2040
Spain, Poland, Belgium, Ireland and the UK are making the biggest spending for subsidising fossil fuels
UK can reduce 37% of its CO2 emissions by restoring ecosystems: Report
The country’s landscapes can store carbon and absorb a third of the emissions, the report says
12 million in UK face health risks due to climate change: Study
Heat-related deaths among people over 65 years rose 21 per cent between 2004 and 2018
‘Tighter regulations needed on nutrient effluents’
Here’s N Raghuram, chairman of International Nitrogen Initiative, speaking with Down To Earth about the viability of United Kingdom’s …
How COVID lockdowns triggered changes in peregrine falcon diets
Urban pest control needs rethinking; pigeons contribute to the success of apex predators like the peregrine falcon
Europe just had its hottest summer on record
Month of August was also the hottest on record for Europe
‘Climate change has nothing to do with ideologies’: Europe battles wildfires
More people have died of heat-related causes in Spain between May 1 and July 15 of this year, than during the entirety of 2021
Coronavirus one year on: 2 countries that got it right, and 3 that got it wrong
UK PM had last year said he had been shaking hands with infected patients; the Indian PM announced snap lockdown with a notice of 4 hours
DTE analysis leads to sacking of British CoP president
The new appointee must work with the world to ensure UNFCCC CoP 26 at Glasgow is remembered as an inflection point
High road to Dubai COP28: Bonn meeting begins on discordant note with parties failing to adopt agenda
Parties could not agree on adaptation, mitigation, Global Stock Take and equity among other things
African migration to Europe: Forced returns run into resistance
Returns are low in part because European policy makers ignore competing issues and interests African stakeholders face
Why COVID-19 will not kill off global business travel
In medium term, life sciences companies will continue to expand and view travel as a vital channel for maintaining new business in markets
UK may ban junk food ads, should India follow?
Since India lacks regulatory framework for promotion of foods items containing high fat, salt and sugar, experts feel a similar step could prove …