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Agenda for India

Jayati Ghosh on why tackling unemployment should be priority for the new government
REWIND

Madraka Day in Kenya

6 key moments that shaped post-colonial politics in the East African country
IN CONVERSATION

It is all in the numbers

Sumita Dookia on 64 GIBs being counted by the Rajasthan Forest Department
EXCERPT
Tibet, the lost paradise
CARTOON
DATA CENTRE
VIDEO
Buried alive in Papua New Guinea
CLIMATE CHANGE & GENDER
Climate Change

Extreme heat makes women extremely vulnerable

Our response and mitigation approaches to heat and other such extremes should be gender-sensitive
June 02, 2024
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NEWS AND VIEWS

Economy

New threads
A weaver of the Dungripalli Bunakara Producer Company in Subarnapur district, Odisha (Photograph courtesy: Dungripalli Bunakara Producer Company)
Traditional Ikat weavers of Odisha mobilise into a company to improve incomes and lives
June 02, 2024
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Food

Turn over a new leaf
Turn over a new leaf
The young leaves of pilkhan tree are a worthy alternative to leafy vegetables in the spring …
June 02, 2024
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Health

World Health Assembly passes historic resolution on climate change & health, urging countries to take action
World Health Assembly passes historic resolution on climate change & health, urging countries to take action
The resolution marks the WHO’s commitment to encourage support for implementing …
June 01, 2024
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Climate Change

No framework to regulate tourism in Antarctica at annual Antarctic Treaty Kochi meet, decision pushed to next meeting
No framework to regulate tourism in Antarctica at annual Antarctic Treaty meeting in Kochi, decision pushed to next meeting
Decision on proposal to designate emperor penguin as a Specially Protected Species within …
June 01, 2024
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Health

World Health Assembly: Countries approve draft to improve organ transplantation availability, including cells, tissues
World Health Assembly: Member states approve draft to improve organ transplantation availability, including human cells, tissues
Despite the progress made over the past two decades, access to transplantation is not …
May 31, 2024
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Governance

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 31, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high …
May 31, 2024
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Waste

Reuse of treated wastewater: Faecal coliform is a challenge in Delhi
Reuse of treated wastewater and faecal coliform challenge in Delhi
Around 75% of sewage treatment plants managed by the Delhi Jal Board are failing to …
May 31, 2024
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Climate Change

CSE urges rich countries to pay their dues ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Bonn
CSE's climate change team speaking during a live chat over Bonn climate talks
Means of implementation from developed to developing countries must be prioritised, think …
May 31, 2024
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Videos
Climate Change

More than 2,000 believed to be buried alive in Papua New Guinea landslide

With rescue and relief efforts hampered by the remote location, a severed road link, heavy rainfall and nearby tribal violence, the disaster could yet worsen

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डाउन टू अर्थ

From L-R, Construction worker Rohit Kumar Paswan, brick kiln worker Bhim Singh and tailor Kajalben all face extreme, intense heat at work. Photos: Joel Michael / CSE
ग्लोबल वार्मिंग

जानलेवा गर्मी का कहर: उबलते मौसम में काम कर रहे हैं भारत के मजदूर

इस सीरीज के पहले भाग में डाउन टू अर्थ ने पड़ताल की कि तेज गर्मी असंगठित क्षेत्र के मजदूरों को कैसे प्रभावित कर रही है
डाउन टू अर्थ ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट: ऐसा नगर जो वापस चाहता है गांव का दर्जा, लेकिन क्यों?
ग्रामीण विकास

डाउन टू अर्थ ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट: ऐसा नगर जो वापस चाहता है गांव का दर्जा, लेकिन क्यों?

साल 2018 में मुराड़ी ग्राम पंचायत को भंग करके नगर पंचायत में शामिल किया गया था, लेकिन क्या इससे वहां के लोग खुश हुए?
उत्तराखंड: भीषण गर्मी से तेजी से पिघल रहे ग्लेशियर, अलकनंदा का जलस्तर बढ़ा
लू / शीत लहर

उत्तराखंड: भीषण गर्मी से तेजी से पिघल रहे ग्लेशियर, अलकनंदा का जलस्तर बढ़ा

बारिश न होने और भीषण गर्मी के कारण उत्तराखंड में जंगल जल रहे हैं, जिनकी वजह से ब्लैक कार्बन ग्लेशियरों तक पहुंच रहा है

Data Centre

Factsheet

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Did heat dissuade voters during the third phase?
Climate Change

Lok Sabha 2024: Did heat dissuade voters during phase 3?

Almost half of the districts analysed saw a rise in temperature as well as a lower voter turnout on polling day on May 7, 2024

Sunita Narain's Desk

Director General of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and the Editor of Down To Earth magazine. She is an environmentalist who pushes for changes in policies, practices and mindsets

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DTE Coverage: 2 summits, 1 agenda

DTE Coverage: 2 summits, 1 agenda

May 31, 2024
Conferences were held in Geneva and Nairobi to decide future of biodiversity …
Climate Change
DTE Coverage of Cyclone Remal

DTE Coverage of Cyclone Remal

May 29, 2024
DTE tracked Remal, from the time it was brewing in the Bay of Bengal, till the moment of …
Forests
DTE Coverage of UNFF19

DTE Coverage of UNFF19

May 13, 2024
New York City event ended with adoption of declaration on forest protection, emphasis on …

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