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BJP accuses Delhi CM of repeatedly flouting law by skipping summons

New Delhi, March 18 -- The BJP on Sunday hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party after the Enforcement Directorate summoned chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in a second money laundering case linked to alleged ir... Read More


SSEPD Dept seeks cooperation of NGOs

BHUBANESWAR, March 18 -- As drug addiction is emerging to be a serious problem having dangerous consequences, well coordinated and active de-addiction awareness drive has been mooted by the Department... Read More


Grab the pathogens, but don't share the drugs

India, March 18 -- Developing countries led by the African bloc fight for access tovaccine and therapy at WHO talks on pandemic policy Illustration: Yogendra Anand / CSE At the Geneva headquarters o... Read More


Almost 50% of adult South Africans are overweight or obese. Poverty and poor nutrition are largely to blame

India, March 18 -- 69% of obese adults from food insecure households where families had little dietary choices South Africa has undergone a nutritional transition over the past 30 years characterised... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 18, 2024)

India, March 18 -- Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal Joint committee constituted to assess damage in Doda district due... Read More


Are north Indians eating wrong? New study shows imbalances & remedies

India, March 18 -- The average north Indian diet is high in salt and low in potassium, protein, increasing risk of chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease & hypertension The food consumed by s... Read More


After halt in MGNREGS work, 'ghost colonies' emerge across West Bengal as villages empty in search of employment

India, March 18 -- Lack of work opportunities see rural residents permanently migrate with families Jalangi in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, was once a thriving hamlet of around 70 households. T... Read More


Measles accounted for most excess deaths as a result of COVID-19 related vaccine disruptions

India, March 18 -- Excess deaths due to vaccine breaks amounted to 967,000 deaths, catch-up shots could avert 79% of them, finds Lancet study Global immunisation declined during the COVID-19 pandemic... Read More


Bengaluru water crisis: How use of RO purifiers is reversing efforts to save water

India, March 18 -- Amid the institutional & personal attempts to save water in Bengaluru, an obvious culprit is being ignored Bengaluru, India's third most populated city, is grappling with an unprec... Read More


Conservation not enough for the highly inbred Ranthambore tigers - they require genetic rescue

India, March 18 -- There is a need to facilitate active 'gene flow' into the Rajasthan tiger population from Central Indian tiger landscapes Ranthambore National Park's tiger population has seen dram... Read More