We know loneliness is a big problem. What we do not know is just how big: Christopher Mikton
Technical Officer at WHO and part of the Secretariat on Social Connection speaks to Down To Earth about loneliness on International …
In pursuit of gender equality: Interpreting India’s changing sex ratio & strategies to adopt
While recent improvements are noteworthy, we are far from winning the battle for gender equality
Simply Put: International Tiger Day 2023
Rare disease patients yet to receive financial help promised by Centre, flags MP Varun Gandhi
More than 10 children who were awaiting treatment have already lost their lives
World Toilet Day: We built latrines for villagers in Sitapur; ‘Aaram Mil Gaya’, they said
Creating access to toilets can help achieve much more than Clean India
Simply Put: World Press Freedom Day
World Wetlands Day 2022: What is the significance of wetlands in the climate change era
If we protect wetlands, we also protect our planet and ourselves
More than 39 billion school meals missed during COVID-19 pandemic: UN report
UN agencies urged governments to prioritise school reopening
International Day for Vulture Awareness 2023: Are these magnificent birds really safe?
While the recent ban on aceclofenac and ketoprofen is undoubtedly a significant step forward, the battle for vulture conservation is far from won
Extreme weather events led to 8 deaths, destroyed almost 390,000 hectares of cropped area in Jan-Feb 2023
Haryana saw most damage to cropped area; Karnataka saw extreme cold events after a gap of over four decades
Mental illness in Africa: Go for community-centred approach, advise experts
Africa has very few psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, social workers working in mental health and psychiatric nurses
World Cities Day: Clock ticking for India’s urban areas; act now, say experts
The time has come for active policies to make sustainable modes work for all income levels, they say
Republic Day 2022: Looking back at Anglo-tribal encounters in colonial India
As Gujarat features a tableau commemorating a massacre of Bhil tribespeople by colonial troops in 1922, DTE delves into the history of tribal …
World Environment Day 2021: Why we need to restore contaminated land
Even after 21 years of waste management legislation, a majority of urban local bodies do not have an engineered landfill for disposal …
World Health Day: If you are born today in India, your health prospects look grim
Lack of nutrition, stunting, wasting, pollution and climate change will shorten life expectancies of future generations of Indian children
World Wildlife Day: WWF urges stakeholders to save Europe’s last old-growth forests
These forests, home to the continent’s largest surviving carnivores and offering ecosystem services, were in danger of fragmentation, the …
World Nature Conservation Day: These 5 communities of India preserve ecology in their own distinct ways
The main aim behind observing the day is to protect various natural resources
COVID-19: India to miss TB case notification target for 2021
India contributed the biggest drop in global case notifications last year
Women’s Day 2024: Investing in women most effective way to accelerate growth, says UN Women
1 in every 10 women globally lives in extreme poverty; war & crisis eroding decades of progress in gender equality
World Elephant Day 2023: Merger of its Project with that of the tiger seems to be a matter of administrative convenience
Elephants’ management should progress towards achieving clearly outlined long term aims and goals
There are 50 million people in situations of modern slavery on any given day: Report
Of these 27.6 million are in forced labour and 22 million are trapped in forced marriage
International Vulture Awareness Day: India’s numbers increasing, albeit slowly
Introduction and release are a process which takes time; it must be done systematically, scientist Vibhu Prakash told DTE
Hostile takeover: Why seed sovereignty in Africa is under threat
Some governments are reforming their laws to make it harder for farmers to save, exchange and sell seeds, the agenda being corporatisation of the …
International Women’s Day: Women lead innovative farming in this tribal village
Women in Akhapolan have taken to cultivating vegetables using trellis systems and are reaping the profits of their endeavour
‘Earth Overshoot Day’ has shifted back to July 29
This means humanity has used all biological resources that the Earth regenerates during the entire year by July 29, the same date as in 2019