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Down To Earth

Bone dry to soaking wet

Farmers in Marathwada were ill-prepared for the intense rainfall that hit the perennially water-starved region.

4 min |

October 16, 2025

Down To Earth

'Depopulation would mean fewer people contributing to advancement of knowledge'

Trends show that in a few decades, global population will begin to shrink. Once depopulation starts, no one knows how to stop it in a sustained way, write DEAN SPEARS and MICHAEL GERUSO, associate professors of economics, University of Texas at Austin, US, in their recent book, After the Spike. The authors, who are also economic demographers, argue that population decline will be detrimental to global progress and that a smaller population would not necessarily be better for the environment. In an interview with ADITYA MISRA, they say that the time to talk about depopulation is now because the search for a solution could take decades. Excerpts:

5 min |

October 16, 2025

Down To Earth

What the H-1B visa angst reveals about India

It is odd that India strenuously promotes the exodus of its tech talent while failing to foster innovation at home

4 min |

October 16, 2025

Down To Earth

REDUCED TO INSIGNIFICANCE

On October 12, the Right to Information (RTI) Act completed 20 years. Activists who monitor the Act, and former information commissioners, say that amendments by successive governments have rendered the law toothless. As per Central Information Commission's latest annual report (2023-24), the number of RTI applications rejected in the year was over 67,615—the highest ever. BHAGIRATH curates a conversation on what went wrong with the law that was sought to bring transparency and accountability in governance.

10+ min |

October 16, 2025

Down To Earth

Collective denial

A decade on from the Paris Agreement, countries are planning more fossil fuel production than before, putting global climate ambitions at increasing risk

4 min |

October 16, 2025

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BUILT TO BINGE

Over the past few decades, food companies have exploited basic human instincts to peddle ultra-processed products. Engineered to hijack the brain's reward system, these foods are silently fuelling a new addiction epidemic, and driving rising rates of obesity and chronic diseases. Urgent policy action is needed to reclaim control over our food environment.

10+ min |

October 16, 2025

Down To Earth

UNWILLING TO SHARE?

The National Biodiversity Authority has disbursed less than 27 per cent of money it received from companies and traders to beneficiary communities since 2008-09

3 min |

October 16, 2025

Down To Earth

Monsoon withdrawal stalls after early start

AFTER UNLEASHING unusually heavy spells of rain across northwest India, the southwest monsoon began withdrawing three days earlier than normal, on September 14.

1 min |

October 16, 2025

Down To Earth

FIGHTING CHANCE

Confronted with the twin pressures of climate change and economic malaise, African countries are taking matters into their own hands. By blending traditional practices with modern innovation, they are crafting homegrown solutions. Their pragmatic resilience offers a blueprint the rest of the Global South would do well to follow.

10+ min |