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Down To Earthby Siddharth Ghanshyam Singh22d ago
The World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) concluded in Gandhinagar last week. Across the week-long event, circular economy (CE) was the central theme in nearly every session, but every time it was...
Down To Earthby Susan Chacko22d ago
Greater Chennai Corporation told NGT that around 950 kg of dead fish were removed from the Kosasthalaiyar river on August 16, 2026, followed by another 1.45 tonnes on August 17.
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware22d ago
A 16-year study from Lord Howe Island found record levels of plastic ingestion in fledgling sable shearwaters.
Down To Earthby Shagun22d ago
The world doesn’t need to choose between feeding a growing population and restoring the planet’s soils.
Down To Earthby Akshit Sangomla23d ago
World Weather Attribution scientists say fossil fuel-driven warming played a role in the occurrence and intensity of Nepal’s August 26 cascading flood disaster.
Down To Earthby DTE Staff25d ago
Twenty years ago—on August 24, 2006—some 2,500 members of the International Astronomical Union in its general assembly in Prague, Czech Republic voted on a definition that earthlings lacked: “What...
Down To Earthby Bhagirath25d ago
Permission has been granted to fell sal trees affected by the sal borer insect in the Amarkantak region of Dindori and Anuppur districts in Madhya Pradesh.
Down To Earthby Shagun26d ago
More than 1.5 billion people experienced at least a month of risky heat between June and August 2026, with those temperatures made significantly more likely by human-induced climate change...
Down To Earthby Madhumita Paul26d ago
Forests and trees play a crucial role in providing nutritious food, and more than 5 billion people worldwide rely on them to some extent for their livelihoods, yet their contribution to feeding...
Down To Earthby Vivek Mishra26d ago
Six states — Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana — have signed an agreement on the long-pending Kishau Multipurpose Project in the Yamuna basin.
Down To Earthby Priyanshu Ranjan27d ago
India hosted the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026, under the theme ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability’.
Down To Earthby Puja Das27d ago
UN leaders face mounting pressure to move beyond rhetoric as Nepal’s deadly glacier collapse and record global disasters expose the cost of climate inaction.
Down To Earthby DTE Staff27d ago
Cancer treatment for children in India is concentrated in large cities, forcing thousands of poorer families to live far from home, often in unsafe and unhygienic conditions.
Down To Earthby Susan Chacko27d ago
The grant of a mining lease or short-term permit for sand is governed by the Odisha Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2016 (OMMC Rules, 2016) and neither the Tental nor the Pandupal sand bed has been...
Down To Earthby Nandita Banerji27d ago
A Stand.earth Research Group analysis says 15 global fashion companies sourcing from Bangladesh could help avoid 8.59 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions by 2040.
Down To Earthby Puja Das27d ago
More than half of Maharashtrians are concerned about climate change, but only 1.5 per cent spontaneously identify global warming as an environmental concern, highlighting a gap between how people...
Down To Earthby Arthi Sivabalan27d ago
The rich, aromatic flavour of Mallatai Kurma (peanut gravy) speaks for itself. The key ingredient in this kurma is peanut, which is used as a wholesome substitute for coconut, giving the dish a...
Down To Earthby Priya Pillai27d ago
Kerala meets only around 22 per cent of its electricity requirement from within the state, leaving it heavily dependent on external power.
Down To Earthby Akshit Sangomla27d ago
Meghalaya, famed as one of the wettest places on Earth, is facing its highest-ever monsoon rainfall deficit in 2026, with a 59% shortfall and 10 of 11 districts classified as deficient or largely...
Down To Earthby Dayanidhi28d ago
Summary Heavy rainfall is expected across several states, with yellow alerts issued as thunderstorms and strong winds may affect many areas.
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