Down To Earth
GAP BETWEEN EPIDEMICS NARROWING
A watershed-based and landscape-level approach is needed to address forest degradation
2 min |
February 16, 2026
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EDGE OF SURVIVAL
Caste divides deny marginalised communities land, resources and essential aid, leaving them more vulnerable to climate disasters
6 min |
February 16, 2026
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Shift in trade winds
What the EU-India free trade agreement offers to reinforce trust in rules-based global order
8 min |
February 16, 2026
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Against the clock
Scientists are accelerating crop breeding to keep up with a changing climate
4 min |
February 16, 2026
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A SPRING DELIGHT
Mustard flowers are not meant only for the eyes. Invite them to your plate once in a while
3 min |
February 16, 2026
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Games of change
In Odisha's Sundargarh district, tribal women use games to learn their rights, and confront harassment
2 min |
February 16, 2026
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Valuable lessons from two tree champions
Karnataka-based environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka, who died in November 2025, leaves behind several thousand trees that she had planted sheerly out of love, without expecting any returns.
2 min |
February 01, 2026
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From fryer to flight
Sustainable fuel made from used cooking oil can play a pivotal role in helping India achieve its aviation emission reduction goals. Measures to collect this oil must be revamped
4 min |
February 01, 2026
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Unexplored potential
Can tourism help communities in the Sundarbans cope with climate-induced loss and damage?
3 min |
February 01, 2026
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Competing concerns
What are the repercussions of the EU-Mercosur pact that have made European farmers protest against the free trade agreement?
4 min |
February 01, 2026
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WHAT LIES BENEATH
The deaths from contaminated water in Indore expose the shortsightedness of India's current water-supply model. Tackling the problem will require tighter regulation, better data and a sewage-first approach
10+ min |
February 01, 2026
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CONSERVE OR PERISH
Periyar Tiger Reserve has rewritten Indian conservation by turning poachers into protectors and conflict into coexistence
5 min |
February 01, 2026
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Green redemption
Restoration of grasslands of Kerala's Pampadum Shola National Park, once dominated by invasive Australian wattles, see a return of streams and native species
1 min |
February 01, 2026
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ACCESS OPEN
An amendment to India's nodal forest conservation law opens up forests across India to commercial exploitation by the paper industry
6 min |
February 01, 2026
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'Rivers need to run free'
From Tibet to West Bengal, the Brahmaputra is the pulse of communities and ecosystems along its course. But what are the risks the river faces through human interventions, particularly dams, discusses journalist, author and filmmaker SANJOY HAZARIKA in his new book, River Traveller.
4 min |
February 01, 2026
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India is facing up to its innovation lag
There are signs now that India is acknowledging the superior strides made by China in a frontier technology like Al
4 min |
February 01, 2026
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GREAT DRYING
The Earth is hotter than at any point in the past 100,000 years, with 2023-25 becoming the warmest three-year period on record and also breaching the 1.5°C threshold for the first time. One fallout is dwindling freshwater.
10+ min |
February 01, 2026
Sasthrakeralam
ഫുഡ് ഇറേഡിയേഷൻ
ആരോഗ്യകരമായ ഭക്ഷണവും ആരോഗ്യമുള്ള ജനങ്ങളുമാണ് ലോകത്തിന്റെ സാമ്പ ത്തിക വളർച്ചയ്ക്ക് മുതൽക്കൂട്ടാകുന്നത്
3 min |
SASTHRAKERALAM 2026 FEBRUARY
Sasthrakeralam
ഡിസംബർ മാസത്തിൽ ആലക്കോട്ടെ മഴ
കേരള സ്കൂൾ വെതർ സ്റ്റേഷൻ
1 min |
SASTHRAKERALAM 2026 FEBRUARY
Down To Earth
Schemed for erasure
Does the VB-G RAMG Act address structural weaknesses long observed in MGNREGA's implementation?
10 min |
January 16, 2026
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BLOOM OR BANE
Surge of vibrant pink water lilies in Kuttanad, Kerala, provides socio-economic benefits, but the plant's ecological impacts must be understood
4 min |
January 16, 2026
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Bitter pill
THE WEB SERIES PHARMA EXPOSES HARSH TRUTHS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, WHERE PROFIT OFTEN BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT THAN HUMAN HEALTH
3 min |
January 16, 2026
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MISMEASURE OF A MOUNTAIN
Earthquakes in the Aravallis provide a cautionary tale
7 min |
January 16, 2026
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Atomic juncture
A new comprehensive law opens up the nuclear sector to private players, while diluting disaster liability and safety provisions
6 min |
January 16, 2026
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GUARANTEE EXPIRES
India's rural employment guarantee law is replaced with a centrally controlled, budget-capped scheme. Is this an attack on the right to work?
3 min |
January 16, 2026
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School of change
An open school in Panagar, Madhya Pradesh, aims to protect children of tribal settlements from falling into the trap of addiction
2 min |
January 16, 2026
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VOICE OF REASON
Why Madhav Gadgil could never be ignored in the land of landslides
2 min |
January 16, 2026
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Barrel diplomacy
What US control of Venezuelan oil means for India and the world
5 min |
January 16, 2026
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PULSE OF RESILIENCE
As a climate-ready crop, cowpea shows potential for widespread use in India
3 min |
January 16, 2026
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INVISIBLE EMPLOYER
Field and academic evidence shows sharp falls in casual agricultural employment at places where groundwater access declines
3 min |