Mass tourism is hurting Kannur’s Madayippara, an eco heritage status can change it
The News Minuteby Haritha John·8 Sept 2026
On a holiday, the road around Madayippara can become a parking lot. Hundreds of vehicles line the roadside as visitors make their way towards the biodiversity-rich laterite plateau in Kannur, drawn...
Nepal rescue focused on workers trapped in three tunnels
Channel News Asiaby CNA·8 Sept 2026
Nepal rescue focused on workers trapped in three tunnels At least 11 hydropower projects were engulfed when a glacier collapsed into a river on the Nepal-China border on Aug 26, burying the...
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 7, 2026)
Down To Earthby Susan Chacko·8 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.
‘Birds know no borders’: Interview with BirdLife Africa’s Alex Ngari
Mongabay Globalby Terna Gyuse·8 Sept 2026
- “[M]igratory birds do not belong to any one country, but are a shared global heritage, and their survival requires a borderless safety net,” says Alex Ngari, migratory birds and flyways programme...
As Fish Go Blind, Experts Say BC Isn’t Prepared for Droughts | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Zoë Yunker·8 Sept 2026
[Editor’s note: This story includes a photo of a fish in distress that may be unsettling to some.]
Hotter Summers Are Coming. Are We Prepared? | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Crawford Kilian·8 Sept 2026
Over five years ago, B.C. suffered a heat dome in late June and early July 2021. According to the BC Coroners Service, 619 people suffered heat-related deaths during the heat dome.
El Niño impact: Paddy area in Andhra’s Vizianagaram falls from 1 lakh hectares to 20,760
The Hinduby K Srinivasa Rao·8 Sept 2026
Thousands of farmers in Vizianagaram district face heavy losses this kharif season, with rainfall falling about 45% short in June, July and August, the months that normally water their fields, amid...
First ever global road surface dataset published that mapped and classified more than nine million kilometres of roads worldwide
Down To Earthby Susan Chacko·8 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...
Gaurav Gogoi flags removal of gazette notification on Kaziranga animal corridors from Assam’s official website
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·8 Sept 2026
Assam Congress president and MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday (September 7, 2026) questioned why the Assam government has removed an allegedly incomplete 2022 gazette notification on Kaziranga National...
Has hay fever season started early? And what’s the most common culprit?
The Conversation Australiaby Mary Hanson, Aerobiologist and Work Integrated Learning Academic Coordinator (Science), Edith Cowan University·8 Sept 2026
The 2026 Australian pollen season has started, with some people in the eastern states reporting their hay fever symptoms have begun earlier than normal.
Nepal rescuers race to free dozens trapped in hydropower tunnels
France 24by FRANCE 24·8 Sept 2026
Nepal rescuers race to free dozens trapped in hydropower tunnels Authorities in Nepal on Tuesday said that rescuers are focusing on three hydropower project tunnels where they believe dozens of...
How beavers can help create fire breaks as part of a drought preparation plan
Down To Earthby Christian Dunn·8 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.
Keralam Civil Supplies dept mandates mechanism under Collectors to ensure multiplexes provide free drinking water
The Hinduby G Krishnakumar·8 Sept 2026
Keralam’s Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs has entrusted the District Collectors to set up a regular monitoring system to ensure that multiplexes provided uninterrupted supply of...
Weather Report: fine in the west, cloudy and cool everywhere else
The South Africanby Nicole Burger·8 Sept 2026
Weather Report: fine in the west, cloudy and cool everywhere else Tuesday brings a genuine split in conditions, calm in one corner of the country, cloudy and cool almost everywhere else.
The tiger reserve with abundant prey but no resident tigers
Mongabay Indiaby Aditi Tandon·8 Sept 2026
- Linear infrastructure cuts off tiger corridors in Telangana making it hard for tigers, particularly females, to reach Kawal Tiger Reserve, leaving the reserve without a breeding population.
French firefighters begin six-week strike over funding after record summer fires
RFI Englishby RFI·8 Sept 2026
French firefighters begin six-week strike over funding after record summer fires French professional firefighters launch a six-week nationwide campaign on Tuesday, demanding more funding, staff and...
Provide every possible assistance to flood-affected families: CM Yogi
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·8 Sept 2026
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, upon returning from a visit to the heavy rainfall-affected Chitrakoot district, held a meeting with senior officials on Sunday, September 06, 2026 to review relief...
Punjab’s Dalits power politics with the purse
The Hinduby Vikas Vasudeva·8 Sept 2026
Grey monsoon clouds hang low, almost touching the white domes and arched gateways of the Shiromani Shri Guru Ravidass Mandir.
What anglers have taught me about saving England’s sharks
The Conversation UKby Matthew Witt, Associate Professor, Natural Environment, University of Exeter·8 Sept 2026
I spent six days on a small fishing boat in the middle of the English Channel in July trying to catch a thresher shark. The weather was fickle, even at the height of summer.
Kerala faces power shortage as intense heat drives up electricity demand
National Heraldby NH Digital·8 Sept 2026
Kerala faces power shortage as intense heat drives up electricity demand Restrictions may continue after consumption rises by up to 800 MW, while temperatures remain 3–4 degrees Celsius above...
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