In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations (UN) identified what it called a “shadow pandemic” of domestic…
A long-term study of the hangul population in and around the Dachigam National Park confirms that despite protection, the species…
As the conflict rages on in the Gaza Strip, thousands of people converged at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai last…
Early on, the COP28 climate summit saw the first big breakthrough: agreement on a “loss and damage” fund to compensate…
The shaky pause in fighting agreed between Hamas and Israel is bringing much needed relief to the civilians of Gaza.…
Gender-based violence remains widespread. The good news is, it’s preventable — and major advances in law, tech, and other sectors…
In the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, farmers have harvested the limited rainwater with an indigenous technique called ‘khadeen’, that has…
Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change. Some…
Rima, 38, (name changed) has suffered repeated episodes of domestic violence after marriage, owing to her inability to pay dowry.…
Millets have been an integral part of the adivasi culture and lifestyle in the Western Ghats’ highlands of Attappadi, Kerala. …
Benjamin Zephaniah has died. He was a trailblazing vegan, a poet and an activist. Born in April 1958 in Handsworth,…
The virtue of intellectual humility is getting a lot of attention. It’s heralded as a part of wisdom, an aid…
Feel-good, voluntary pledges have dominated the first week of the COP28 UN climate negotiations happening now in Dubai, with host…
The issue of climate finance and loss and damage funds are taking centre stage at the ongoing climate conference in…
Prakash Ambedkar, president of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) warned on Tuesday that the parliamentary system in India is in…
Several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have used COP28 as a platform to appeal for peace in Palestine…
Dec. 10 marks the anniversary of the 1948 signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United…
Almost 150 years ago, Christmas, aboard the SMS Gazelle, a mid-sized German warship that circumnavigated the globe in the late…
The recently-released Climate India 2023 report by Down to Earth paints a grim picture of the nation grappling with extreme…
After Israel declared war on Hamas following the militant group’s surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and hostilities resumed in…
Mountainous regions such as the Hindu Kush Himalayas are facing severe consequences from climate change. Scientists are calling for more…
Slamming the Centre on December 2 over the UGC asking universities and colleges to set up selfie points to highlight…
A landmark declaration on agriculture, food and climate action was signed by 134 countries for the first time in global…
Air pollution particles from coal-fired power plants are more harmful to human health than many experts realized, and it’s more…
A team of researchers from India and Japan have found water droplets trapped in mineral deposits in the Kumaon mountains…
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