Guntur’s plastic challenge: Ban on single-use items, but used water bottles pile up in drains
The Hinduby Sambasiva Rao M·29 Aug 2026
The Guntur Municipal Corporation’s (GMC) intensified enforcement of the ban on single-use plastics marks an important step towards protecting public health and the environment, but a look at the...
Risk of lake burst near China-Nepal border disaster site wanes
Channel News Asiaby CNA·29 Aug 2026
Risk of lake burst near China-Nepal border disaster site wanes Satellite images suggest that water in the lake has been slowly flowing through, decreasing the reservoir gradually, reported Chinese...
Nepal flood death toll surpasses 600, with more than 3,000 missing, as poor weather hampers rescues
CBS News·29 Aug 2026
The death toll from Wednesday's devastating flash floods in Nepal and along the border with China has risen above 600, with around 3,000 people still missing, as rescue operations entered their...
For vultures near Dehradun, 2.4 km separates survival from electrocution
The Hinduby Rahul Karmakar·29 Aug 2026
Poisoning, veterinary non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), food scarcity, and habitat loss remain survival challenges for vultures in India.
‘My Mangoes Would Go to Waste’: Jharkhand Woman Farmer’s Income Triples as Her Fruit Reaches England
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta·29 Aug 2026
“Earlier, if we couldn’t sell our mangoes in time, they would eventually rot. We had no option but to accept whatever price the local traders offered us,” says Jiwanti Bara, a 50-year-old farmer...
Dozens brave Auckland rain to honour Nepal flash flood victims
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·29 Aug 2026
Dozens braved heavy rain in Auckland on Saturday to attend a candlelight vigil at Aotea Square to commemorate the victims of Wednesday's deadly flash flood in Nepal.
Nepal floods: Kharge urges Centre to ensure safe return of stranded Indians
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·29 Aug 2026
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen ongoing rescue and evacuation operations for Indian citizens stranded in flood-affected areas of Nepal and...
Nepal-Tibet floods: Search for survivors enters fourth day as death toll passes 600
TheJournal.ieby Jane Moore·29 Aug 2026
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Climate crisis will test existing laws; displaced people need status of their own: CJI Surya Kant
Bar and Benchby Ritu Yadav·29 Aug 2026
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Friday said that people displaced by the slow degradation of their land deserve a status of their own, since existing refugee and migration laws were not...
Combat desertification COP17: Decision on a global drought framework stalled once again, even as drought threat intensifies
Down To Earthby Shagun·29 Aug 2026
At COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, governments again failed to agree on a global drought framework, despite worsening droughts and a $278 billion annual resilience finance gap.
Stop worrying about range: How to navigate buying a used electric vehicle
TheJournal.ieby Paddy Comyn·29 Aug 2026
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Himachal prepared for possible 'Glacial Lake Outburst Floods' incidents: Governor
The Hinduby PTI·29 Aug 2026
Himachal Pradesh Governor Kavinder Gupta on Saturday (August 29, 2026) expressed concern over the devastation caused by the recent flash floods in the Nepal-Tibet region, describing climate change...
Himachal prepared to tackle possible Glacial Lake Outburst Floods: Governor Kavinder Gupta
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·29 Aug 2026
Himachal Pradesh Governor Kavinder Gupta has expressed concern over the devastation caused by recent flash floods in the Nepal-Tibet region, warning that climate change and global warming pose...
Rescuers retrieve flood survivors caked in mud as death toll in Nepal-China border disaster climbs
The News Minuteby Associated Press·29 Aug 2026
By Niranjan Shrestha And Shristi Kafle Rescuers pulled out survivors caked in dark brown mud and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety, as Nepal and China raced to respond to catastrophic...
Greater Noida Raises Farmer Land Compensation Rate From Rs 4,125 To Rs 6,415 Per Sqm
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·29 Aug 2026
The Greater Noida authority has raised the rate at which it pays farmers for land taken up for development projects, moving the compensation from Rs 4,125 to Rs 6,415 per square metre.
Kharge urges Centre to aid flood-hit Nepal, ensure safety of stranded Indians
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·29 Aug 2026
Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the government to provide humanitarian and relief assistance to...
Europe's summer drought threatens fish in rivers, lakes and farms
The Independentby Marko Drobnjakovic and Jovana Gec·29 Aug 2026
Small boats stand idle on cracked ground in a shriveled side channel of the Danube River in northern Serbia, where the water has receded into a couple of shrinking ponds under pressure from extreme...
Except for notified forest, not a foot extra should be added to ESA: Shivamogga MP
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·29 Aug 2026
Welcoming Karnataka’s Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s statement on convening a special session of the Legislature on the Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) notification, Shivamogga MP B.Y.
Flood death toll rises to 626 as Nepal rejects international search and rescue offers
The Independentby Stuti Mishra·29 Aug 2026
The death toll from this week's Himalayan flash floods has risen to 626 in Nepal and Tibet combined, authorities said, as Kathmandu appealed for foreign technical assistance while insisting it did...
Daily weather tracker: Bay of Bengal low-pressure system triggers heavy rain alert across several states
Down To Earthby Dayanidhi·29 Aug 2026
Summary Low pressure over Bay of Bengal may bring heavy rain to Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand and neighbouring states during next 48 hours.
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