Why environmental crimes are rising in India

There has been a 78 per cent increase in the number of environmental crimes in the country between 2019 and 2020. At the same time, courts are …

Union Budget 2022-23: More funds for children‘s education but what is the priority?

Education budget for children seems to have missed an opportunity to reverse the negative impact of pandemic on children

International Leopard Day 2023: Website dedicated to rosette cats launched

The website aims to enable higher awareness, promotion and celebration of leopards worldwide

The fight for press freedom is a fight for us all

Journalists face countless threats every day, from being persecuted to being prosecuted or even killed

City water plans: How to get more data smart

Designing tools and resources to help decision makers gather and analyse data cost-effectively may allow cities to generate sound water plans  

Flour surplus: Ponds transformed farming in villages of Jharkhand's Pakur

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act helped flood-hit Jhenagaria build back stronger

The Puroiks’ experiences with bonded labour made them a compelling subject for research: Prem Taba

Down To Earth speaks to Prem Taba, research scholar at Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, on his forthcoming paper concerning a unique Arunachal tribe

Amendments proposed to National Medical Commission Act allow patients to appeal against erring doctors

Under the current framework, only medical practitioners and professionals are allowed to file appeals before the Ethics and Medical Registration Board

World Photography Day: India’s year through DTE’s lens

From COVID-19 hollowing out lives and livelihoods to farmers agitating on Delhi borders undeterred to climate change leaving footprints all over, …

World Health Day: The doctor who ushered in health awareness, COVID-19 vaccines to Odisha’s Bonda tribe

The Bonda tribe is one of the most primitive in India and prone to vector-borne diseases

Women’s day: Meet Sasmita Lenka who is on a mission to save Odisha’s pangolins

As a forest officer and conservator, Lenka rolled out programmes to protect the population of pangolins in the long run

Children with cancer: WHO estimates 55-85% in low- and middle-income countries get no treatment

Nearly 69% of southeast Asia’s cases of acute lymphoid leukemia, the most common cancer in children, were in India

Why it's easier for India to get to Mars than to tackle its toilet challenge

For an emerging country like India, it is relatively easier to take part in exploratory missions to Mars than to tackle its sanitation challenge

World Turtle Day 2020: Here's an app for you to aid conservation

Kurma mobile application lets users collate, exchange data on turtles

220 million tonnes of plastic waste will be created in 2024: EA Earth Action

Just 12 countries are responsible for 60% of the world’s mismanaged plastic waste, the top five being China, USA, India, Brazil, and …

World Water Day 2024: Precious blue liquid is a thin red line between war and peace, says UN report

Sustainable and equitable water management can be a source of peace and prosperity; poverty and conflict can amplify water insecurity, says UN report

World Cancer Day: Southeast Asia should strengthen diagnosis, treatment, palliative care tools

Cervical cancer is the second-most prevalent in southeast Asia

DTE Coverage: Highlights from 76th World Health Assembly

Progress at event on WHO funding, indigenous health, drowning, hazardous chemicals

Weaving insect wildlife back into the tapestry of life

The fate of insects is entwined with that of people and of many other vertebrates

World Cheetah Day 2022: Social media fuels illegal trade in the species

World lacks environmental awareness, resources to stop the menace

Centre releases white paper on pathways to catalyse tech innovation ecosystem for e-mobility

Document co-authored by CSE with Department of Science & Technology part of white paper; it envisages focused cell & battery development …

International Tiger Day 2023: Panthera study finds Bangladesh ‘unexpectedly’ driving poaching for tiger parts

Wealthy Bangladeshi citizens seek tiger parts for medicinal, spiritual and ornamental purposes, including tiger bones, canines, meat, milk, …

World Bee Day 2021: Why do bees fascinate us?

Three out of four crops producing fruits or seeds depend, at least in part, on pollinators. They are the key to our food security as well as to …

Central committee yet to decide on cooking cost revision of mid-day meals

Another meeting of the committee will take place this month but a date has not been finalised yet

International Women’s Day: There is new proof that COVID-19 impacted women more than men

Women have had to suffer more loss of employment and non-compensation of labour, according to a recent study published in The Lancet