The desert, to many, is a vast, arid wasteland which most of the time, is life-threatening – in fact, the Hindi word marubhoomi or marusthal (deriving from Sanskrit) reminds us of mortality.
The Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute is one of the greenest campuses in India. It is located about three hours from Delhi, in a village called Neemli in Alwar district of Rajasthan.
India may have announced the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), but neither does it have any legal backing nor financial support, making it a toothless tiger
There seems to be a problem with India’s Food safety and standards. This comes in the wake of Nestle admitting that the lead in Maggi noodles is below the Indian standard.
A father-daughter duo grow 800 varieties of traditional seeds in a 2.5-acre land in Nayagarh district of Odisha
The historic city of Jhansi was selected as one of the smart cities in 2015, by Government of India. As the city lies on the plateau of Central India, it is dominated by rocky relief, hence laying of underground sewerage network was a challenge.
Agrarian distress has started to manifest in the election results.
A large contingent of women farmers marched along with their male counterparts at the Dilli Chalo protest on November 29-30 in Delhi.
The historic city of Jhansi was selected as one of the smart cities in 2015, by Government of India. As the city lies on the plateau of Central India, it is dominated by rocky relief, hence laying of underground sewerage network was a challenge.
Why did thousands of farmers take to the streets of New Delhi? Down To Earth turned the mike over to them
देश में शायद पहली बार हुआ जब चुनाव के पहले महिलाओं को ध्यान में रखकर शपथपत्र लाया गया. मध्य प्रदेश इसका गवाह बना जहां भारतीय जनता पार्टी ने मुख्य घोषणापत्र के साथ ‘नारी शक्ति संकल्प पत्र
Polash Mukerjee from Centre for Science and Environment explains how crop burning in Punjab and Haryana affects Delhi's air quality
Brothers Mohammad Nadeem and Mohammad Saud, have been rescuing birds for over 14 years.
This video explains why we should be worried about climate change vis-a-vis nutritional security.
A recent study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found genetically modified ingredients in packaged foods sold in India. Sunita Narain, director general of CSE and editor of Down to Earth raises important questions on the legality of these products in the Indian market,