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Recap 2025: 5 best photographs of the year by DTE photographer, Vikas Choudhary

India, Dec. 26 -- The Asola Bhatti Sanctuary in Delhi has become a sanctuary for rescued and trafficked turtles, with a specially developed pond providing a natural habitat. Since its inception in Jan... Read More


Recap 2025: The year in environmental literature

India, Dec. 26 -- A kaleidoscopic literary exploration of extinction and conservation, inspired by the latest scientific research. My Head for a Tree offers a timely reflection on indigenous, communi... Read More


When AI recreates the female voice, it also rewrites who gets heard

India, Dec. 26 -- Voice-cloning tools are transforming music and artistic expression - but raising urgent questions about consent, gender and power. From AI-feminised avatars to simulated female voca... Read More


Recap 2025: The most important developments of the year in Africa

India, Dec. 26 -- 2025 saw a number of important developments on the African continent. Centre for Science and Environment and Down To Earth's State of Africa's Environment 2025 revealed that the con... Read More


Government's claim of 'No new mining leases in Aravalli', not entirely true

India, Dec. 25 -- The Supreme Court's directives to the central government and its claim that 'No new mining leases be granted' for the Aravallis is not entirely true. This particular direction of th... Read More


Government's claim of 'No new mining leases in Aravalli' not entirely true

India, Dec. 25 -- The Supreme Court's directives to the central government and its claim that 'No new mining leases be granted' for the Aravallis is not entirely true. This particular direction of th... Read More


Nearly 50 per cent of Aravallis to become vulnerable to mining if new definition is applied: DTE analysis

India, Dec. 25 -- Nearly 50 per cent of the Aravallis' area would become vulnerable to mining if the new definition accepted by the Supreme Court is applied, a Down To Earth (DTE) analysis has found. ... Read More


Only 1 in 4 marginal farmers in India linked to cooperatives, report finds

India, Dec. 25 -- Less than 25 per cent of India's marginal farmers are active members of agricultural cooperatives, despite making up nearly 60-70 per cent of the country's agricultural households, a... Read More


'Solving one crisis by deepening another': Critics question Tanzania's decision to tax imported vehicles and fund its HIV response

India, Dec. 24 -- 10 am, before the city fully wakes, Kevin Mwinuka is already on his feet. He arranges fruits on a wooden stall inches from the road in Mbagala, one of Dar es Salaam's most congested ... Read More


Large share of India's PM2.5 not emitted directly, but chemically formed in the atmosphere: CREA Study

India, Dec. 24 -- A large share of India's PM2.5 pollution is not emitted directly but is chemically formed in the atmosphere from precursor gases, according to a new analysis by the Centre for Resear... Read More