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Down To Earthby DTE Staff4 Sept 2026
Spain is urging the EU to introduce a permanent tax on oil and gas company profits to finance climate adaptation, according to a letter to climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra.
Down To Earthby Puja Das4 Sept 2026
Natural carbon sinks absorbed around 40 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions from human activities in 2025, but weakening forests and oceans and inadequate financial incentives to protect...
Down To Earthby Gaurika Chugh4 Sept 2026
Flash floods from a glacial collapse in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi river have destroyed multiple hydropower projects and transmission lines, wiping out over 431 MW of capacity and exposing the...
Down To Earthby Jayanta Basu4 Sept 2026
The Green Climate Fund has responded to questions about the seven-year timeline for approving Nepal’s $49.9 million glacier flood resilience project, but did not directly explain the delay.
Down To Earthby Dayanidhi4 Sept 2026
Summary Heavy rainfall threatens over 20 states, with Madhya Pradesh facing very heavy showers and heightened flash flood risks in vulnerable districts.
Down To Earthby Shreya Sarkar4 Sept 2026
The Ken–Betwa Interlinking Project will transfer water from the Ken basin to the Betwa basin through the Daudhan dam and a 231-km canal.
Down To Earthby Mehebub Sahana4 Sept 2026
The Nepal border disaster reveals how rapidly cascading Himalayan hazards can overwhelm traditional early-warning systems.
Down To Earthby Akshit Sangomla3 Sept 2026
El Niño in the equatorial Pacific has intensified rapidly and is now firmly established, with the WMO saying it is almost certain to persist through February 2027 and likely peak by year-end.
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware3 Sept 2026
A newly identified flowering plant, Osbeckia ulotricha, has been discovered in the shola grasslands of the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats.
Down To Earthby Puja Das3 Sept 2026
The National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NIT Rourkela) has developed and patented a hybrid energy storage system designed to reduce stress on electric vehicle (EV) batteries during sudden...
Down To Earthby Susan Chacko3 Sept 2026
The National Green Tribunal has flagged serious pollution in Delhi’s Kitchener Lake after a DPCC report found faecal coliform, BOD and COD levels above prescribed norms, despite substantial funds...
Down To Earthby Subhrajit Goswami3 Sept 2026
India’s water stress is increasingly becoming a concern for its electricity system. The latest advisory dated September 2, 2026 from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) asks thermal power...
Down To Earthby Saurabh Bandyopadhyay3 Sept 2026
India’s farm sector is embracing AI amid climate stress, tiny landholdings and tighter resources.
Down To Earthby Shagun3 Sept 2026
Two years ago in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was hailed as a historic turning point —...
Down To Earthby K A Shaji3 Sept 2026
A newly discovered frog in the forests of Tripura has given an unexpected afterlife to the memory of a Kerala woman who spent much of her own life caring for people.
Down To Earthby Areeka Mir3 Sept 2026
Nepal’s Trishuli valley flood destroyed bridges, roads, a border crossing and power infrastructure, while one house in Nuwakot remained standing.
Down To Earthby Ranjan Panda3 Sept 2026
As the last bricks of Odisha’s centuries-old Panchubarahi Temple vanish into the Bay of Bengal, an entire sacred geography and Dalit women–led religious tradition is transformed from what it used...
Down To Earthby Thami Croeser3 Sept 2026
Europe’s deadly heatwaves exposed how poorly shaded its cities are, with over 90% of buildings in London, Paris and Madrid lacking adequate tree cover.
Down To Earthby Madhumita Paul3 Sept 2026
Africa is undergoing a major solar boom that far exceeds official statistics, according to Ember and the African Tech Futures Lab.
Down To Earthby Pranay Lal3 Sept 2026
On August 26, 2026, an ice-and-rock avalanche tore down the Himalayas near Mount Langtang Lirung, along the Nepal-Tibet border.
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