Most of the people living in megacities in India have very little or almost no connection to how their food is produced. This task is left to the majority of the nameless farmers in our villages.
On 20th September 2020, the upper house of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, approved three agricultural reform bills.
The covid-19 pandemic can be regarded as the globalised world’s most localised emergency. It has gained notoriety as the world’s fastest disease outbreak that turned into a pandemic.
We may not be absolutely certain about the origin of COVID-19, but, what we know for a fact is that most human disease-causing pathogens came from animals. And when I say most, I mean over 60% of them. This transference of a disease from an animal to human beings is called Zoonoses,
People exposed to high levels of air pollution are more likely to be depressedm, even commit suicide, according to a new study.
In New Delhi’s Queen’s Valley School, the ‘energy’ is in full swing! The school had installed an 80 kWp solar power plant in 2017 to cut down on the electricity consumption from the grid and use renewable energy. Taking advantage of the Government of India's net-metering policy, the school is able to save a substantial amount of money on their electricity bills while using an environment-friendly source of energy. The Green Schools Programme (GSP), through this video, aims to help other schools understand the installation process, maintenance, and benefits of solar power plants. Visit our website to know more about the programme: https://www.greenschoolsprogramme.org/
Enforcement of graded response action plan on pollution hotspots in the national capital can help achieve clean air
With increasing mechanisation and synthetic fertiliser usage, the camel is no longer needed for transportation, ploughing and manure
The Banni grasslands in Kutch, Gujarat, span over 2,600 square kilometres (sq km).
Since climate change is haunting the world in various forms, the management of land and water is at risk, says the environmentalist
Chilika is the largest brackish water lake in Asia and the second biggest in the world. Spanning of 1,100 square kilometers, this lake sustains 500 species of flora and fauna along with 200 fish species.
When summer is at its peak, Delhi recorded its hottest June day on the 10th at 48°C. Rajasthan's Dholpur witnessed the highest temperature of the season with 51C.
Even though this biodiversity crisis is humanity’s fault, there is still time to save the Earth if governments, companies and individuals take action
The idea behind the Chipko movement originated in early 1970s from Mandal, a village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Forty-three years later, Down To Earth travelled to Chamoli and Tehri Garhwal