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Down To Earthby Athar Parvaiz30 Aug 2026
Kashmiri geoscientist Irfan Rashid is using satellite imagery of Nepal’s recent catastrophic floods to decode how massive glacier-ice collapses trigger deadly downstream events.
Down To Earthby Athar Parvaiz30 Aug 2026
A catastrophic August 26 flood in Nepal’s Lhende Khola system unleashed energy greater than the Hiroshima atom bomb, according to geohazard expert Basanta Raj Adhikari.
Down To Earthby Jayanta Basu30 Aug 2026
Seismic activity might have played a critical role in the unfolding of the major flash flood that struck Nepal’s Rasuwa district on August 26 morning killing at least 734 so far, said a UN glacier...
Down To Earthby Shagun30 Aug 2026
Rangelands, long sidelined in global policy, took centre stage at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, where delegates launched a US$1.2 billion Rangelands Flagship Initiative and broader US$1.3 billion...
Down To Earthby Puja Marwaha30 Aug 2026
As Assam’s floodwaters recede, families return to homes buried in silt to find lives upended and services shattered.
Down To Earthby Prasanna N S30 Aug 2026
India’s long-delayed transgenic mustard hybrid DMH-11, engineered for herbicide tolerance, is being pushed as a solution to low yields and rising edible oil imports.
Down To Earthby DTE Staff29 Aug 2026
Torrential rain over 14 hours has caused the Mandakini river to overflow and flood the pilgrimage town of Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district, breaking a 23-year record as waters rise 8-9...
Down To Earthby Shagun29 Aug 2026
At COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, governments again failed to agree on a global drought framework, despite worsening droughts and a $278 billion annual resilience finance gap.
Down To Earthby Dayanidhi29 Aug 2026
Summary Low pressure over Bay of Bengal may bring heavy rain to Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand and neighbouring states during next 48 hours.
Down To Earthby Soumyajit Bhar29 Aug 2026
We are living through another great crisis in the Himalaya. On August 26, a mass of rock and ice collapsed high above the Nepal-Tibet border and became a devastating debris flow along the Bhote...
Down To Earthby Vinay Kumar29 Aug 2026
In Himachal Pradesh, a wool development programme has been underway since 2021, with a target of achieving 3,000 tonnes of wool production by 2027.
Down To Earthby DTE Staff21 Aug 2026
A new CSE study warns that India’s rapid renewable energy growth is straining a grid still dominated by coal.
Down To Earthby Madhumita Paul21 Aug 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa confirmed the end of poliovirus type 2 outbreaks in Burundi, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, the Republic of Congo and Uganda following...
Down To Earthby Madhumita Paul21 Aug 2026
A systematic review in Climate warns that extreme heat is deepening urban inequality across Africa, hitting informal settlements hardest.
Down To Earthby Vanhishikha Vyas20 Aug 2026
South Korea threw away 7.8 million tonnes of household and commercial plastic in 2024. In 2022, the country generated 103.9 kilogrammes of plastic waste per person, the second-highest figure in the...
Down To Earthby Sayantani Deb20 Aug 2026
A century ago, there was a huge demand for shitol pati (cool mats) made of murta plants because they were one of the most effective ways to beat the heat during summers.
Down To Earthby Sunita Narain17 Aug 2026
It’s just over 20 years now. In August of 2005, we handed over the Tiger Task Force report to the then prime minister, Manmohan Singh.
Down To Earthby Nandita Banerji12 Aug 2026
Five years after the Taliban takeover, half of Afghan women interviewed leave home only once or twice a month, according to UN Women.
Down To Earthby Pulaha Roy27 Jul 2026
Greater Noida resident Rachit Katyal has moved the Supreme Court after his housing society allegedly failed to act on his request to install a private EV charger.
Down To Earthby Anumita Roychowdhury21 Jul 2026
Over the past two decades, Delhi has served as a primary testing ground for vehicle emission interventions in India.
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