Chitrakoot, in the heart of the country, flooded as Mandakini river overflows after torrential rain
Down To Earthby DTE Staff·4h ago
Torrential rain over 14 hours has caused the Mandakini river to overflow and flood the pilgrimage town of Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district, breaking a 23-year record as waters rise 8-9...
Combat desertification COP17: Decision on a global drought framework stalled once again, even as drought threat intensifies
Down To Earthby Shagun·10h ago
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.
Daily weather tracker: Bay of Bengal low-pressure system triggers heavy rain alert across several states
Down To Earthby Dayanidhi·11h ago
Summary Low pressure over Bay of Bengal may bring heavy rain to Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand and neighbouring states during next 48 hours.
When the mountain breaks: Nepal’s disaster and the failure to act together
Down To Earthby Soumyajit Bhar·12h ago
We are living through another great crisis in the Himalaya. On August 26, a mass of rock and ice collapsed high above the Nepal-Tibet border and became a devastating debris flow along the Bhote...
Himachal Pradesh is introducing Australian Merino sheep in its hills to ‘enhance’ its wool economy. But at what cost?
Down To Earthby Vinay Kumar·13h ago
In Himachal Pradesh, a wool development programme has been underway since 2021, with a target of achieving 3,000 tonnes of wool production by 2027.
India must integrate the working of its renewable energy sector with its coal-based power sector for successful energy transition, says new CSE study
Down To Earthby DTE Staff·8d ago
A new CSE study warns that India’s rapid renewable energy growth is straining a grid still dominated by coal.
Five African countries mark end of polio outbreak: WHO
Down To Earthby Madhumita Paul·8d ago
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa confirmed the end of poliovirus type 2 outbreaks in Burundi, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, the Republic of Congo and Uganda following...
Extreme heat is becoming an urban inequality crisis across Africa, finds study
Down To Earthby Madhumita Paul·8d ago
A systematic review in Climate warns that extreme heat is deepening urban inequality across Africa, hitting informal settlements hardest.
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