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Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware9 Sept 2026
Five juvenile orangutans rescued from Odisha’s Balasore district are likely to have spent time around humans, forest officials said.
Down To Earthby Susan Chacko9 Sept 2026
New Swedish research shows that lake-rich Arctic stream networks significantly reshape the global carbon cycle by releasing more carbon to the atmosphere instead of transporting it downstream.
Down To Earthby Debabrat Patra9 Sept 2026
The article argues that the rapidly warming Himalaya, where glaciers are collapsing and hazards are intensifying, must be treated as a humanitarian crisis rather than a niche environmental issue.
Down To Earthby DTE Staff9 Sept 2026
Women now head nearly one in four households in Gaza, double the pre-October 2023 rate, according to UN Women.
Down To Earthby Heather Handley9 Sept 2026
Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau has erupted again this week, sending plumes of volcanic ash high into the sky and disrupting hundreds of flights. More than 300,000 passengers have been affected.
Down To Earthby Dayanidhi9 Sept 2026
Summary Heavy rainfall is expected across eastern and northeastern states, with thunderstorms, strong winds and yellow alerts issued by weather officials.
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware8 Sept 2026
Wildfires in Kalimantan have affected about 60% of Bornean orangutan habitat, according to an analysis by environmental and wildlife campaign organisation Geopix.
Down To Earthby Amal Chandra8 Sept 2026
The catastrophe that struck Nepal on August 26 is more than another Himalayan flood or national disaster—it is a warning that across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), hazards are now moving faster...
Down To Earthby Madhumita Paul8 Sept 2026
Battery-backed solar mini-grids could help expand electricity access in rural and remote parts of West Africa, where conventional grid extension is often too costly, IRENA said.
Down To Earthby Vivek Mishra8 Sept 2026
The central government has asked states to ensure timely fund release and fill vacant posts as it prepares to upgrade 300 priority Krishi Vigyan Kendras by March 2027.
Down To Earthby Susan Chacko8 Sept 2026
The Union Ministry of Education told NGT that it has issued an advisory to states and Union Territories on safety norms for cement-asbestos roofing sheets in schools.
Down To Earthby Susan Chacko8 Sept 2026
Researchers from Heidelberg University and HeiGIT have released the first global, multi-temporal road surface dataset, mapping pavedness, width and passability for 9.2 million km of arterial roads...
Down To Earthby Christian Dunn8 Sept 2026
Beavers, once extinct in Britain, are being reintroduced and transforming dry landscapes into lush wet meadows, as seen on the Holnicote estate in Somerset.
Down To Earthby Rohit Prashar8 Sept 2026
The floods that swept through Nepal’s Rasuwa district in late August 2026 have renewed debate over how prepared the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region is for a rapidly warming climate.
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware7 Sept 2026
Aravalli Virasat Jan Abhiyaan has questioned the Supreme Court’s decision to deny a six-month extension to a committee examining the definition and extent of the Aravalli hills.
Down To Earthby Aditya Mishra7 Sept 2026
Nearly two weeks after the August 26 Nepal flood, investigators say a massive rock and glacier-ice collapse on Langtang Lirung triggered a cascading chain of hazards, forming new lakes and...
Down To Earthby Puja Das7 Sept 2026
Services accounted for 71% of global intermediate inputs in 2022, while their share of global exports rose from 23% in 2015 to 27% in 2025, according to UNCTAD.
Down To Earthby Susan Chacko7 Sept 2026
The US Bureau of Land Management has opened a 15-day scoping period for a proposed 30-year renewal of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System’s federal right-of-way.
Down To Earthby Puja Das7 Sept 2026
South Asia bears the highest current economic burden from air pollution among world regions, equivalent to 10 per cent of regional gross domestic product (GDP), while implementing 25 integrated...
Down To Earthby Pradeep Mishra7 Sept 2026
India’s 2024 leopard assessment estimates 13,874 animals, but the real key to managing conflict lies in where they live.
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