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
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
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.
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.
A father-daughter duo grow 800 varieties of traditional seeds in a 2.5-acre land in Nayagarh district of Odisha
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.
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
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,
In Uttrakhand, farmers are slowly shifting away from hybrid seeds to traditional varieties of seeds.