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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 and spoke to the participants of this movement about its relevance today

Human actions have made a huge mess of natural world

Even though this biodiversity crisis is humanity’s fault, there is still time to save the Earth if governments, companies and individuals take action

Why has India's solar capacity addition slowed down?

India wants to add 100 GW of capacity by 2022. But according to a new report by global analytics firm CRISIL, it will only manage 60 GW by 2022.

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Down To Earth

NEW GUST OF WIND

The rare cyclonic event brings out the missing link in climate science

विकट संकट

उड़ीसा के लिए बड़ा आर्थिक बोझ साबित हो सकता है चक्रवात फोनी

Gobar Times

Travel of Trauma?

Impacts

Water and Wastewater Management

SFD Week 2019 - Knowledge Conclave on Sanitation; Now an annual event

Over 140 professionals across the world discussed how to implement best management practices across the sanitation chain for both wastewater and FS management.

The week saw a mix of globally distinguished academic scholars, independent consultants, government officials, and non-government professionals.

Industry

CSE facilitates a landmark change in Tanzania's Environmental Regulations

CSE provided crucial support in formulating the Regulations to the National Environmental Management Council (NEMC).

Waste

Making a big impact in Bihar

Bihar’s first solid waste processing site to convert organic waste into compost was inaugurated recently in Muzaffarpur by Suresh Kumar Sharma, the state’s minister for urban development and housing. CSE’s intervention in the city is now being viewed as a model to be replicated in the entire state.