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Down To Earthby Amal Chandra1h ago
India’s disaster-management system has become considerably better at seeing danger coming. Cyclones are tracked earlier, rainfall forecasts have improved, flood and tsunami warnings travel faster...
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware1h ago
Grape farmers in Maharashtra fear harvest losses of up to 40% as drought and water scarcity threaten vineyards across the state.
Down To Earthby Manish Ranjan2h ago
Two things happened in August 2026, twenty days apart. On August 6, Google released a cyclone forecasting model built with the US National Hurricane Center and the UK Met Office and gave the code...
Down To Earthby Dayanidhi3h ago
Summary Rain brings relief to Delhi-NCR, lowering temperatures and making the weather pleasant, while strong winds and thunderstorms remain possible.
Down To Earthby Shruti Sharma2d ago
There is an image I have been thinking about lately. It shows climate change and human health as two concentric circles.
Down To Earthby Preetha Banerjee2d ago
“Sustainable living should not feel punishing” Kalki Koechlin has long stood out for her unconventional choices, whether in films, plays, podcasts or web series.
Down To Earthby Renu Mittal2d ago
As World Mental Health Day is marked on October 10, post-COVID mental health challenges continue to surface in clinics and communities across India.
Down To Earthby DTE Staff2d ago
The Central Asian Conservation Network (CACN), a regional platform for non-profits, researchers, and conservation experts dedicated to transboundary conservation, has launched a new Central Asian...
Down To Earthby Preetha Banerjee2d ago
“Practising sustainability is not always convenient” Filmmaker and producer Kiran Rao has mastered the art of mainstreaming social commentary, as seen in her early films like Dhobi Ghat and more...
Down To Earthby Akshit Sangomla2d ago
The ongoing super El Niño could become the strongest on record since 1950, with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) forecasting a peak around December 2026.
Down To Earthby Ranjan Panda2d ago
Reports from Chilika this week say its winged migratory guests have already begun arriving in the first weeks of October.
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware2d ago
Over 75 per cent of the world’s tropical forests experienced drought and heatwaves that were more extreme than usual during the El Niño years of 2023 and 2024.
Down To Earthby Anumita Roychowdhury2d ago
Global funding explicitly targeting outdoor air quality rose by $1.7 billion in 2023-24 to reach $4.7 billion, nearly matching its 2022 peak.
Down To Earthby DTE Staff2d ago
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has announced a nationwide survey to estimate the population of Sarus Cranes on October 10 and 11, 2026.
Down To Earthby Gana Kedlaya2d ago
Recently, five captive elephants, aged 5, 6, 8, and 13, were moved from Assam to Tamil Nadu to work in temples. Close to 53 organisations have raised the issue with the Tamil Nadu government.
Down To Earthby K A Shaji3d ago
For years, Wayanad in Kerala has been watching its weather more closely than perhaps any other hill district in India.
Down To Earthby DTE Staff3d ago
Nearly 50,000 women and girls in Gaza have been killed or severely injured since October 2023, according to UN Women.
Down To Earthby Shagun3d ago
On paper, India’s southwest monsoon ended 13 per cent below the long-period average, a deficit figure that can make a poor rainfall season appear less severe than the conditions unfolding on the...
Down To Earthby DTE Staff3d ago
Developing countries paid nearly $1 trillion in interest on public debt in 2025, up from $363 billion in 2010, according to a UNCTAD report.
Down To Earthby Madhumita Paul3d ago
Africa’s monitored wildlife populations declined by an average of 80 per cent between 1970 and 2022, highlighting the scale of biodiversity loss across the continent, according to a new report...
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