In this issue

LOCUST ATTACKS ARE BACK - Exploiting changing weather patterns, locusts are spreading to new territories and devouring crops

Wildlife be damned

A gas well on fire poses an existential threat to Assam’s Dibru-Saikhowa National Park ANUPAM CHAKRAVARTTY TINSUKIA, ASSAM

6 mins

Our Daily Dose Of Antibiotics

As dairy farmers inject antibiotics in their livestock, chances are high that these are passed on to humans through milk, finds Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment

9 mins

Dangerous dilution

Change of Forest Rights Act in three states will hit forest-dwelling communities hard

4 mins

DEAD LINES

More than 70 per cent coal-fired power plants will not meet environmental norms by 2022, five years after their deadline was extended, says a new report by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment

7 mins

THE OTHER PLAGUE

Locusts have returned to India in just two months and are spreading to new territories. Has climate change added another layer of stress and uncertainty?

10+ mins

GERMINATING RARITY

UTTARAKHAND HAS PUT TOGETHER AN EXTRAORDINARY ENDEMIC VEGETATION IN THE LAST THREE YEARS

4 mins

The wait

DOWN TO EARTH’S VIVEK MISHRA HAS WALKED FROM DELHI TO SHRAVASTI IN UTTAR PRADESH TO CAPTURE THE PLIGHT OF WORKERS RETURNING HOME AFTER LOSING LIVELIHOODS DUE TO THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN. THIS IS THE SECOND OF THE TWO-PART REPORT DOCUMENTING HIS 600 KM JOURNEY

5 mins

Turn over a delicious leaf

THE BEAUTIFUL LEAVES OF KACHNAR ARE NUTRITIOUS TOO

4 mins

Consumption In Covid-19 Times

We have a unique opportunity to change our food habits and push for policies that promote healthy, nutritious and safe food. This can also reduce our carbon footprint.

6 mins

Eat right to fight off COVID-19

India is rich in nutrient-dense food crops. All we need to do is repurpose policies towards a food system that is resilient and sustainable

4 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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