Down To Earth
THE LONG WAY TO THE PLATE
A close look at farms, food systems and food habits reveals how far we have strayed from the land that feeds us.
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January 01, 2026
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IT'S AN ENDLESS BATTLE
A decade spent tackling waste still feels vanishingly small
2 min |
January 01, 2026
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ʻLIVING SLOWLY, RELUCTANTLY
The pleasures and burdens of attempting a sustainable life in a fast-moving world
2 min |
January 01, 2026
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I SEE THE RISE OF DEFENDERS
When a species disappears from a land, the loss extends far beyond the species itself.
2 min |
January 01, 2026
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JINALI MODY - ENTREPRENEUR
In September 2025, UN Environment Programme announced Mumbai-based Jinali Mody, founder of material-science startup Banofi Leather, as a Young Champion of the Earth.
2 min |
January 01, 2026
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JACINTA KERKETTA - JOURNALIST, POET, ACTIVIST
In her journalism and poetry, Jacinta Kerketta blends the dispossession of her community, the Oraon adivasi tribe of Jharkhand, with the destruction of nature.
6 min |
January 01, 2026
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NILA MADHAB PANDA - FILMMAKER
Few storytellers bring dramatic despair of ecological loss to the big screen like Nila Madhab Panda. The national-award winning filmmaker often makes nature his central character, be it in his 2017 film Kadvi Hawa or in the 2023 web series The Jengaburu Curse.
4 min |
January 01, 2026
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SAJANA SAJEEVAN - CRICKETER
In April 2024, Sajana Sajeevan got her maiden call up to the national women's cricket team on the back of a 12-year domestic career that began in the paddy fields of Wayanad, Kerala.
4 min |
January 01, 2026
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MAMANG DAI - POET, NOVELIST
Often described as the poet-warrior of Arunachal Pradesh, Mamang Dai’s life and work are marked by quiet courage.
4 min |
January 01, 2026
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KIRAN RAO
Filmmaker and producer Kiran Rao has mastered the art of mainstreaming social commentary, as seen in her early films like Dhobi Ghat and more recently in Laapataa Ladies and Humans in the Loop.
4 min |
January 01, 2026
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PERFECT STRANGER
It is surprising how little is understood about the world's largest venomous snake
3 min |
December 16, 2025
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WHERE MYTH MEETS MUSCLE
In the mist-shrouded high hills of Arunachal Pradesh, an elusive mountain giant fights for survival
3 min |
December 16, 2025
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RINGED EYES IN THE CANOPY
Rapid habitat destruction forces arboreal langur to alter habits
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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SYMBOL OF SILENT VALLEY
Lion-tailed macaque remains vulnerable despite past victories
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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WHISKERS ALL AQUIVER
Climate change threatens creatures that have weathered extreme environments for thousands of years
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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THE ODD FELINE
The fishing cat's decline is not an isolated conservation woe. It is a symptom
3 min |
December 16, 2025
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GOLDEN SPIRIT
Survival of the shy primate is closely tied to the health of Western Ghats
3 min |
December 16, 2025
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ON A SLIPPERY SLOPE
Hunting and habitat degradation remain the biggest threats of this ground-dwelling bird
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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THE APE IN OUR STORIES
India's only non-human ape species is a cultural icon threatened by forest fragmentation
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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DROWNING IN ITS HOME
The dancing deer stares at near-extinction as its marshy habitat thins and fragments
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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THE NIGHT WATCHER
Reverse mythical beliefs to save the nocturnal hunter of Western Ghats
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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SENTINEL OF THE HIGH COLD DESERT
The bird's evocative call may not continue to roll across the cold desert valley for long
3 min |
December 16, 2025
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TURNING TURTLE
Once a jewel of the Ganga, the large riverine turtle clings to life in a shrinking sanctuary
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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KING OF BIRDS
Revered for centuries, western tragopan now needs protection as its forests shrink, human pressures mount
3 min |
December 16, 2025
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THE LAST DANCE
Fewer than 1,000 Bengal floricans survive in Asia's shrinking floodplains
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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ASSAM'S PRIDE
A rare primate is losing its only home
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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THE MOUNTAIN MONARCH
Western Ghats' grassland guardian has emerged from the shadows, but may not stay for long
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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THE OVERLOOKED WILD
Meet the species that demand conservation attention
4 min |
December 16, 2025
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HANGING BY THE CLIFF
The Himalaya's rarest wild goat is on the brink of local extinction
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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A LITTLE PIG GOES A LONG WAY
India's pygmy hog is vanishing from its grasslands, just as it is needed the most
2 min |