In this issue

A GREEN SUBSIDY RACE - The most vocal proponents of free trade embrace protectionism in the name of climate change

Engage

Rising heat puts lives, economy at risk

2 mins

Mission Hariyali

A resident distributes free saplings to bring back fruit trees to the nearly barren villages of Nalanda, Bihar

2 mins

Why The Earthquake In Turkiye And Syria Was So Deadly?

A series of earthquakes over two days devastate Turkiye, Syria like never before

1 min

NO ELIXIR FOR RURAL INDIA

With substantial allocation cuts in most subsidies, Union Budget 2023-24 has very little to offer the rural population BHAGIRATH, HIMANSHU N AND SHAGUN NEW DELHI

4 mins

A monumental waste

Thousands of crores of rupees spent on millions of water-related works have not readied Jharkhand for droughts

5 mins

Dirt cheap backup

Sand batteries can ensure round-the-year availability of clean energy

3 mins

A NEW ORDER OF TRADE

The global superpowers are abandoning free trade to fight climate change. Armed with massive subsidies and tariffs, the US and EU are leading this charge towards protectionism. This may change the global trade system as we know it. But will developing countries and the climate gain from it? An analysis

6 mins

A REGIME UPENDED

The US and EU have finally come on board on green industrial policy, but they are kicking away that ladder for other countries

7 mins

A REGIME UPENDED

The US and EU have finally come on board on green industrial policy, but they are kicking away that ladder for other countries

3 mins

What Global Powers' Switch To Protectionism Means For India

What global powers’ switch to protectionism means for India

4 mins

Target reset

Near certainty of missing its goal to set up 5,000 bio-CNG plants by 2023-24 has not stopped the government from announcing 200 more units in the budget

6 mins

CORAL BREACH

The government plans a seaweed park in Tamil Nadu, ignoring the threat that Kappaphycus, a widely grown invasive seaweed, poses to corals in the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park running along the state's coastline

8 mins

Gagging scientists is a lousy idea

Science needs to be open; the silencing of experts by the Modi regime on critical issues is against the public interest

4 mins

safety from numbers

Over-exploitation of some Himalayan towns due to huge influx of people and vehicles can be dealt with by developing more tourist spots and through targeted afforestation and solid waste management measures

5 mins

India's First Prospective DNA Vaccine Against Dengue

India’s first prospective DNA vaccine against dengue shows promising results on mice

4 mins

Beyond protected areas

AT THE FEET OF LIVING THINGS JOURNALS EXPERIENCES OF ECOLOGISTS WHO PRACTISE A COLLABORATIVE AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE APPROACH TO CONSERVATION

3 mins

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Down To Earth is a fortnightly magazine published by the Society for Environmental Comm, a non-profit research and advocacy organization based in New Delhi, India. It is one of the most respected environmental magazines in the country.

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