Silence is the best policy

SC bans endosulfan, for now

Committee to submit report on the pesticide's toxicity in eight weeks

Polluters under MoEF scanner

Ministry bans setting up of industries in eight highly polluted industrial clusters

Gutkha sympathiser

Enforcement agencies had a busy year. They were tough at times, lenient at others

Microcredit scheme for solar lighting system

Rural families pay less than what they spent on kerosene lamps for off-grid lighting

Flat in 20 days

Global climatic anomalies allied with local weather conditions produced the most freakish hailstorms in central and north India in February and …

Draft a Bill to protect Ganga, PMO tells environment ministry

Inter-ministerial committee to be set up for drafting legislation

Matter of life and death

Letters

Letters

Uttar Pradesh is falling short of solar energy targets; here’s why

The state has the highest electricity demand, but target of 22,000 MW solar power by 2026-27 unrealistic at current pace

Cradles of hope

A recent health survey throws up figures that defy logic. Some districts in India’s nine most backward states have curbed infant mortality …

Desperately seeking skills & jobs

India has a youth bulge in its population, accounting for the largest number of young working age people in the world. This demographic …

Science under siege

Agricultural science has ossified in India. Despite a vast network of public research institutions and agriculture universities across the country,…

News Briefs

IN COURT

Can faith heal?

Billed as the largest gathering of humanity in recorded history, Maha Kumbh has commenced in Allahabad. Over the next few weeks, pilgrims will …

COVID-19: Migrants trapped in debt at Himachal pharma hub

Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh industrial area has a Rs 60,000 crore turnover, employs 125,000 migrant workers

COVID-19: Can wastewater help in tracking outbreak in India

Wastewater research can help determine how much the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurs in the Indian population

Mahan at all costs

How government bent all rules to ensure Mahan forest in Madhya Pradesh goes to Essar and Hindalco for mining coal

Letters

Letters

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 2, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Rare takes on the year just passing by

Being a Down To Earth reporter entails merging the personal with the professional. The magazine you so dearly own has a fascinating world hidden …

Pollution threatens Taj Mahal

Despite crores being spent on its upkeep, air and water pollution continue to threaten the Taj Mahal