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Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware11d ago
Maharashtra has earmarked Rs 6,728 crore for rural employment and livelihood support as drought affects 265 of the state's 358 tehsils.
Down To Earthby Bhagirath12d ago
Saffron farmers in Kashmir’s Pampore tehsil say rats attracted by a nearby landfill are destroying the underground corms of their prized crop.
Down To Earthby DTE Staff12d ago
The world's 475 million small farms produce about 30% of global food, but face growing pressure from climate change, land scarcity and declining agricultural employment.
Down To Earthby DTE Staff12d ago
The national capital recorded only one ‘Good’ air day despite receiving plentiful rainfall this monsoon, an assessment of summer (April-May 2026) and monsoon months (June-August 2026) this year by...
Down To Earthby DTE Staff12d ago
The Sunita Narain Show: What led to the Himalayan tragedy in Nepal? The scream is a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch; it is vivid; powerful showing a person screaming – seemingly into...
Down To Earthby Anumita Roychowdhury12d ago
India's new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE III) norms will apply to passenger vehicles from April 1, 2027, to March 31, 2032.
Down To Earthby Raju Sajwan12d ago
Gujarat recorded 10% below-normal rainfall between June 1 and September 15, 2026, with several districts facing much sharper deficits.
Down To Earthby Lalit Maurya12d ago
About 28 million children in India are the first generation in their families to complete six years of schooling, according to a new Oxford University study.
Down To Earthby K A Shaji12d ago
Nearly a decade after ‘Aditya’, India’s first solar-powered passenger ferry, entered service, Kerala is trying to turn solar and electric propulsion from an experiment into an important part of its...
Down To Earthby DTE Staff12d ago
Pakistani human rights lawyer Jalila Haider has received the 2026 Right Livelihood Award. The award recognises her work defending persecuted and marginalised communities in Balochistan.
Down To Earthby Lalit Maurya12d ago
Indian women aged 60 can expect an average of 19 more years of life, but only 5.7 years meet the study's criteria for a 'good life', compared with 8.2 years for men.
Down To Earthby Shagun12d ago
Facing a deepening El Niño and widespread drought, India’s agriculture ministry has lowered the 2026-27 foodgrain target to 373.93 million tonnes, with 177.72 million tonnes set for Rabi.
Down To Earthby DTE Staff12d ago
Cholera, an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria, continues to be a challenge for today’s world, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on September 30, as...
Down To Earthby Dayanidhi12d ago
Summary Heavy rain is expected across Northeast India, with Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura facing yellow alerts and thunderstorms.
Down To Earthby Gideon Ndubuisi12d ago
Africa holds vast reserves of key transition minerals for electric vehicles and renewable energy, yet most countries export them raw, capturing little value.
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware13d ago
Tribal rights group Lok Swashasan Andolan has demanded the suspension of Madhya Pradesh's top forest official over an August 6 directive concerning community forest resource (CFR) rights claims.
Down To Earthby Pubarun Basu17d ago
In Jharkhand’s Rajhara village, energy transition begins in the kitchen and the field. A family may cook lunch over coal dust and firewood because an LPG refill costs too much, while a few hundred...
Down To Earthby Kiran Pandey18d ago
The global chemical review committee recommended stronger control and adopted a new guidance document on methyl parathion, a widely used insecticide.
Down To Earthby Puja Das18d ago
Cost-effective technologies could raise the share of electricity in global energy consumption to around 33 per cent today, putting the world within reach of a 35 per cent electrification target by...
Down To Earthby Som Niroula19d ago
The recent floods in Nepal have exposed the growing vulnerability of Himalayan communities and the widening gap between the scale of climate losses and international support.
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