Nepal tragedy result of decades of engineering mindset that assumed rivers and mountains could be re-engineered at will: Sunita Narain
Down To Earthby DTE Staff·2 Sept 2026
At the ICSE 2026 conference in New Delhi, CSE chief Sunita Narain linked Nepal’s flash flood to decades of hubristic engineering that tried to bend rivers and mountains to human will.
Farmers' group All India Kisan Sabha alleges eviction of 25,000 forest dwellers in Tamil Nadu is illegal
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware·2 Sept 2026
The All India Kisan Sabha has alleged that attempts to evict forest dwellers from 5,072.653 hectares in the Meghamalai-Varusanadu area of Tamil Nadu are illegal.
New FAO global assessment recognises loss of soil biodiversity as major threat to soil function
Down To Earthby Rajeshwari Sinha·2 Sept 2026
The loss of soil biodiversity is among the most deteriorating soil threats globally, although confidence in the trend remains low, according to the latest global assessment of the world’s soils by...
There needs to be an urgent change in the way Indians think about landfills
Down To Earthby Pondharshini Ponnusamy·2 Sept 2026
Indian landfills are far more than ugly garbage heaps; they are complex environmental systems affecting groundwater, air quality, methane emissions and ecosystem health.
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 1, 2026)
Down To Earthby Susan Chacko·2 Sept 2026
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is taking all necessary and expeditious steps to ensure complete interception, diversion and treatment of sewage from all identified drains, subject to the grant of...
Uttarakhand’s apple production is caught in a cascading chain of risks. Here are some insights from stakeholder perspectives
Down To Earthby Nidhi Singh·2 Sept 2026
Apple orchards in Uttarakhand’s Ramgarh–Mukteshwar belt are caught in a cascading chain of risks, from inadequate winter chilling and shrinking pollinator habitats to rising pests, wildlife attacks...
Germany’s new export finance rules could cut climate assessments by 40%
Down To Earthby Puja Das·2 Sept 2026
Germany is facing renewed scrutiny over its international climate commitments as a proposed overhaul of export finance rules could eliminate 40 per cent of climate assessments for projects backed...
India’s 233 GW solar module manufacturing capacity faces demand and upstream integration challenges
Down To Earthby Puja Das·2 Sept 2026
India’s solar PV module manufacturing capacity reached 233GW by June 2026, but upstream capacity in cells, wafers, ingots and polysilicon remained far lower.
Daily weather tracker: Low-pressure system moves towards Uttar Pradesh, heavy rain and thunderstorms likely across several states
Down To Earthby Dayanidhi·2 Sept 2026
Summary Low-pressure system moves towards Uttar Pradesh, bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms to several states, with weather conditions likely to intensify.
With the monsoon in its final month, nearly half of El Niño-vulnerable districts across 25 states/UTs face deficient rainfall: DTE analysis
Down To Earthby Kiran Pandey·2 Sept 2026
As the southwest monsoon enters its final month, nearly half of India’s El Niño-vulnerable districts are facing deficient rainfall, with high-priority, low-irrigation regions hit hardest.
Nairobi’s expansion is swallowing up rural land: new book reveals the impacts on families
Down To Earthby Peter Lockwood·2 Sept 2026
Nairobi’s transformation into a “world-class city” is both anticipated and celebrated in Kenya’s media.
Nepal floods expose climate finance delay: GCF took seven years to approve glacier-risk project while lenders backed hydropower in vulnerable basin
Down To Earthby Jayanta Basu·1 Sept 2026
The Green Climate Fund took seven years to approve Nepal’s $49.9m glacier flood resilience project, which aims to protect about 2.4 million people from Glacial Lake Outburst Flood risks.
Climate change is strengthening El Niño, corals reveal
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware·1 Sept 2026
Fossil corals from the Galápagos reveal El Niño has intensified by about 36 per cent over the past 40 years, far beyond anything seen in the last millennium.
Low pressure areas, western disturbances cause most rainfall in one of the warmest August months
Down To Earthby Akshit Sangomla·1 Sept 2026
Most of the intense rainfall in eastern, east-central and northwest India in August 2026 occurred because of low pressure systems (LPS) / low pressure areas (LPA) from the Bay of Bengal and their...
India’s women farmers are finally being recognised. Will they ever own the land?
Down To Earthby Kabir Singh·1 Sept 2026
Maharashtra’s Women Farmers Empowerment Act gives legal recognition to women farmers through a certificate independent of land ownership.
EPR in Asia Pacific: Philippines built a tough plastic penalty but its polluters set the footprint
Down To Earthby Vanhishikha Vyas·1 Sept 2026
The Philippines throws away between 1.5 and 2.7 million tonnes of plastic a year. Much of it is sachets, single-serve pouches built to survive tropical heat for exactly as long as the product...
Vapour on the rise
Down To Earthby Akshit Sangomla·1 Sept 2026
Wildfires and volcanic eruptions have long been known to affect the Earth’s climate by releasing smoke, greenhouse gases and aerosols into the atmosphere.
Sandalwood, reborn
Down To Earthby Sangram B Chavan·1 Sept 2026
While announcing the Union Budget for 2026-27, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted sandalwood as an integral part of India’s social and cultural heritage and announced focused efforts...
Low fertility doesn’t clamp down our development
Down To Earthby K Srinath Reddy·1 Sept 2026
Low fertility doesn’t clamp down our development It has been well recognised that socio-economic development is the best contraceptive.
‘Goal shouldn’t be to push fertility up or down’
Down To Earthby Snigdha Das·1 Sept 2026
‘Goal shouldn’t be to push fertility up or down’ Snigdha Das (SD): What does the difference between rural and urban fertility levels signify?
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