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Down To Earthby Aseem Mishra11 Sept 2026
A drought does not begin with a government notification. It begins when a farmer watches his crop wilt, when a Maldhari walks farther in search of grass and water, when a family starts buying...
Down To Earthby DTE Staff11 Sept 2026
A new $15 million Her Horizon Fund, seeded by Wallace Global Fund and an anonymous donor, has been launched at the Justice for Girls convening to support frontline efforts to end female genital...
Down To Earthby DTE Staff11 Sept 2026
Scientists at King’s College London warn that future climate disasters could be far worse than history suggests, as current ‘what-if’ risk tools fail to capture unprecedented extremes.
Down To Earthby Susan Chacko11 Sept 2026
Concerned authorities were directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to conduct inspection on complaints of silica dust emissions from a factory operating in the Meghnagar Industrial Area...
Down To Earthby Anjali Nair11 Sept 2026
Microplastics are harder to regulate than conventional plastic waste because they come from many sources and are often too small to capture after release.
Down To Earthby Mir Faizan Anwar11 Sept 2026
The story highlights the quiet dedication of India’s frontline forest guards, whose small, self-driven acts help keep forests alive.
Down To Earthby Puja Das10 Sept 2026
For farmers in Bairagiput village in Odisha’s Koraput district, access to water for cultivation has long depended on the monsoon or on diesel and electric motors.
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware10 Sept 2026
Adivasi groups under the Campaign for Survival and Dignity denounce the Tribal Affairs Ministry’s claim that Gram Sabha consent is outside its purview in forest diversion cases.
Down To Earthby Sandipan Talukdar10 Sept 2026
Landslides that struck Nagaland’s Longleng and Mon districts on July 19 have revived fears that parts of the Dikhow basin could face prolonged ground instability.
Down To Earthby Susan Chacko10 Sept 2026
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) passed a series of directions on September 8, 2026, to curb illegal mining in the Aravalli region of Rajasthan.
Down To Earthby Bhagirath10 Sept 2026
In drought-prone Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh, an unusually heavy monsoon has devastated kharif crops like sesame, peanuts and pulses, yet raised hopes for a strong rabi season.
Down To Earthby Puja Das10 Sept 2026
The global petrochemical industry’s greenhouse gas emissions could increase by around 50 per cent by 2050 under a business as usual scenario, rising from an estimated 2.0 ± 0.8 gigatonnes of carbon...
Down To Earthby Puja Das10 Sept 2026
Two WRI India working papers say India’s urban transition must address both weak municipal waste systems and poor-quality jobs in the low-carbon buildings sector.
Down To Earthby Akshit Sangomla10 Sept 2026
August 2026 matched July 2023 as the hottest month ever recorded, with global temperatures 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels and 0.85°C above the 1991-2020 average.
Down To Earthby K A Shaji10 Sept 2026
At around 9 am on August 27, rain and mist around Thalakkulam near Pooppara in Kerala’s Munnar region concealed a danger that residents of the state’s high ranges have learnt to fear.
Down To Earthby Anshu Singh10 Sept 2026
Rikwich pakode is not only one of my favourite dishes but also a dish that was very special to my late father.
Down To Earthby David Sanderson10 Sept 2026
Nepal’s flood recovery must balance urgent relief with long-term rebuilding, drawing lessons from the 2015 earthquake.
Down To Earthby Kiran Pandey9 Sept 2026
Leaders from 50 African nation called for stronger cooperation to ensure people and communities can anticipate climate-related hazards, receive timely warnings and take action before disasters...
Down To Earthby Puja Das9 Sept 2026
Gujarat has emerged as India’s most resource-ready state for green hydrogen hubs, according to a WRI India study.
Down To Earthby Shagun9 Sept 2026
India’s average annual per-capita protein consumption is set to more than triple by 2070, rising from 9.5 kilogrammes in 2025 to 30 kg, as rising incomes, urbanisation, population growth and...
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