“Chronic underinvestment in public health the reason why the richest countries have had the highest numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths”: WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan
34 per cent rise in lightning strikes in 2020-21 over previous years, leaving 1,697 dead: Down To Earth
Only 1 per cent of population in low-income countries vaccinated; in high-income nations, the figure is 48.3 per cent – say experts at CSE-Down To Earth global webinar
Under-counting and under-representation of data dogs management of COVID-19 biomedical waste, says CSE assessment
Indian cities marked by unsustainable development and deficient living conditions, says CSE’s new statistical analysis
46 per cent increase in COVID-19 biomedical waste generation in India in April- May 2021, says CSE’s new statistical analysis
River water quality in India did not improve during the COVID lockdowns, says CSE’s new statistical analysis
India has lost 90 per cent of the area under its biodiversity hotspots, says CSE’s new statistical analysis
World Environment Day special: Rural India worst hit by second wave compared to urban centres, says CSE’s new data compendium
Mystery diseases grip India, but surveillance is almost non-existent – finds new Down To Earth investigation
CSE’s statistical e-compendium on State of India’s Environment released to mark World Environment Day 2020
Industrial-scale food animal production – and not meat eating per se -- increases the risk of pathogen spillover, say experts at webinar on zoonotic diseases like COVID-19
Locust invasion in Asia and Africa can be linked to climate change, says new Down To Earth investigation