Down To Earth Magazine - September 01, 2021

In this issue

IMPORT RELIANT - Why is India unable to produce enough pulses to meet its domestic requirement?

Bridge classes

More than 5,000 volunteers in villages of Odisha ensure that the lack of digital access does not hinder children's education amid the pandemic

2 mins

Long road home

Uttarakhand is increasingly declaring its villages disasterprone. While many are fighting relocation, those who shift face conflicts with host villages over resources like water and grazing land. Is relocation the right way to mitigate disasters that are striking the Himalayan state with increasing ferocity?

7 mins

Singular hype

While the Centre trumpets its latest ban to eliminate single-use plastics, the fine print of the new rules tells otherwise

6 mins

PULSE PUZZLE

The government takes the usual market-regulatory steps every time there is a surge in prices of pulses—the primary source of protein for a majority of Indians. But shortfall in domestic production, the main reason behind the price rise, remains unaddressed. An analysis by VIVEK MISHRA, SHAGUN KAPIL, RAJU SAJWAN, ANIL ASHWANI SHARMA and BHAGIRATH

10+ mins

Grotesque Profits In The Time Of COVID

Vaccine equity goes for a toss as US recommends booster shots, while Pfizer and Moderna revenues soar by billions of dollars

5 mins

PATIYA'S STARVELINGS

It is important to probe further when an effective system fails to rescue the malnourished children in a village

5 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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