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Down To Earthby Shagun6d ago
Extreme heat is already increasing health risks for pregnant women and new-borns, with nearly three-quarters of maternal healthcare professionals across five countries reporting a rise in...
Down To Earthby Arjumand Wani6d ago
Around 25 kilometres south of Srinagar, in the Kakapora area of Pulwama district, farmers are cutting paddy with a sense of relief they have not felt for a long time.
Down To Earthby Shobhit Srivastava6d ago
On October 1, 2026, the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched the GOBARdhan scheme, the Unified GOBARdhan Portal and the GOBARdhan Handbook.
Down To Earthby Kartikeya Garg7d ago
The establishment of a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel on September 25, in Russia’s dispute against the European Union concerning its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), first initiated...
Down To Earthby Ranjeet Kumar Sahani9d ago
It was just another summer morning. But as I began my regular day as a development professional, little did I know that a chance encounter would leave me with a web of thoughts that I would spend...
Down To Earthby Yashobanta Parida9d ago
Three years ago on this day, Sikkim experienced a devastating Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) when a massive landmass slipped into the South Lhonak lake, triggering a flash flood downstream...
Down To Earthby P Divya10d ago
In 1908, while reflecting on modern civilisation in Hind Swaraj, Gandhi questioned the belief that human progress required the continuous expansion of wants.
Down To Earthby Jayanta Basu10d ago
West Bengal is set to reintroduce a tiger to Buxa Tiger Reserve, in an attempt to establish a population outside the Sundarbans.
Down To Earthby Yogesh Kumar10d ago
India’s push for Atmanirbhar Gram Panchayats increasingly relies on indicators, rankings and digital reporting, but these may not reflect what villages themselves consider priorities.
Down To Earthby DTE Staff10d ago
We need ways to monitor the biological health of soil so that we do not discount the wealth beneath our feet India’s energy transition is no longer just about adding renewable capacity at a record...
Down To Earthby Bhuwanesh Jain10d ago
Aak (Calotropis gigantea), a plant found in dry and semi-arid regions, has traditionally been used to make ropes, charpoys, quilts, pillows and agricultural tools.
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware10d ago
Forests around the world are degrading faster than they are recovering with over 460 million hectares (mha) of forests standing degraded, a United Nations (UN) report has revealed.
Down To Earthby Puja Das10d ago
Blending 20 per cent compressed biogas (CBG) with compressed natural gas (CNG) could make the overall CNG fuel carbon neutral on a life cycle basis, according to a new study, which argues that...
Down To Earthby Latha Jishnu10d ago
Governments across Europe are increasingly adopting open-source software to reduce dependence on US technology companies and strengthen digital sovereignty.
Down To Earthby Puja Das11d ago
India’s energy transition is entering a new phase, where storing renewable electricity and supplying it when needed will be as important as expanding generation capacity.
Down To Earthby Atun Roy Choudhury11d ago
Leachate, a toxic liquid produced when water passes through decomposing waste, can contaminate soil, groundwater, wetlands and farmland.
Down To Earthby Kaniska Singh11d ago
Rapidly changing flood patterns in the Hindu Kush Himalayas are challenging existing early warning systems and disaster preparedness.
Down To Earthby Monika Arora11d ago
Some of the most consequential public-health interventions are surprisingly small. A pictorial warning on a tobacco packet. A reminder on a medicine strip.
Down To Earthby Amarendra Kishore11d ago
Farmers in Madhya Pradesh’s water-scarce Dewas district have built an estimated 30,000–35,000 farm ponds since 2006, improving rainwater storage and irrigation security.
Down To Earthby Shagun11d ago
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17 in Mongolia ended without agreement on a global drought framework.
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