41 deaths, one big ban: Why Bengaluru is banning bikes on flyovers
Open Magazineby Open Bureau·1 Sept 2026
41 deaths, one big ban: Why Bengaluru is banning bikes on flyovers If you are used to zipping across Bengaluru on a bike, there is a new road rule worth knowing.
Nepal tragedy highlights a growing threat: 15 million people live at risk from glacial lakes
El País Englishby Miguel Ángel Medina Rodríguez,Pablo Montalvo·1 Sept 2026
The catastrophic Tibet-Nepal flood, which has left hundreds dead and thousands missing, has drawn renewed attention to the risks of living in mountain regions with glaciers, as all indications...
Rare butterfly spotted at Cornwall's Eden Project
BBC Newsby Britta Zeltmann·1 Sept 2026
- Published A rare continental butterfly has been spotted in Cornwall as warmer weather draws more migrant species to the UK, an attraction says.
Himalayan Glacial Lakes Are Growing. What Is the Risk?
Frontlineby N V Geetha·1 Sept 2026
On August 26, when a rapid slope failure involving a glacier occurred high on Langtang Lirung near the Nepal-China border, the disaster that followed travelled astonishingly far. The U.S.
7 Best Tiny Homes of September 2026 - Yanko Design
Yanko Designby Srishti Mitra·1 Sept 2026
The tiny home movement has been threatening to plateau for a few years now, and it keeps refusing to.
India’s women farmers are finally being recognised. Will they ever own the land?
Down To Earthby Kabir Singh·1 Sept 2026
Maharashtra’s Women Farmers Empowerment Act gives legal recognition to women farmers through a certificate independent of land ownership.
Namibia greenlights controversial project to dredge phosphate from seabed
Mongabay Globalby Malavikavyawahare·1 Sept 2026
- Company Namibian Marine Phosphate has received an environmental clearance for dredging within a concession that spans 2,234 square kilometers (863 square miles) of the Atlantic seabed off...
‘Cauvery our legal right’: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay opens Mettur dam for Samba rice cultivation, drinking water needs
Hindustan Timesby HT News Desk·1 Sept 2026
‘Cauvery our legal right’: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay opens Mettur dam for Samba rice cultivation, drinking water needs Currently, the Mettur Dam has 54.452 TMC of water in storage, with its water level...
Vapour on the rise
Down To Earthby Akshit Sangomla·1 Sept 2026
Wildfires and volcanic eruptions have long been known to affect the Earth’s climate by releasing smoke, greenhouse gases and aerosols into the atmosphere.
Sandalwood, reborn
Down To Earthby Sangram B Chavan·1 Sept 2026
While announcing the Union Budget for 2026-27, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted sandalwood as an integral part of India’s social and cultural heritage and announced focused efforts...
Forest Service chief faces scrutiny over logging ties as Trump plans to scrap protections
World news | The Guardianby Dharna Noor·1 Sept 2026
Donald Trump this month announced plans to rescind a landmark rule that has protected old-growth forests in the US for 25 years.
Storm surge: What it means and why it can cause coastal flooding
The South Africanby Shyleen Choruma·1 Sept 2026
Storm surge: What it means and why it can cause coastal flooding Ever wondered how a storm can push the sea inland? Here’s what you need to know about storm surges, high tides and King Tides.
Purple harvest: Safeguarding the future of the ube industry
Rapplerby Jennifer Pading·1 Sept 2026
AT A GLANCE - Ube (purple yam) is gaining global popularity, with the market projected to grow from 455 million USD in 2024 to 943 million USD by 2035.
Smell of death hangs over rescue efforts in Nepal as deaths pass 1,000
NBC Newsby Sunil Pandey·1 Sept 2026
BIDUR, Nepal — The overwhelming stench of death is crushing hopes that more survivors will be found in this Nepalese town devastated by last week’s catastrophic floods.
How Coconuts Cross Oceans: The Natural Design That Lets Them Travel Thousands of Kilometres
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta·1 Sept 2026
A coconut falls from a palm, lands in the sea, and begins a journey that could take it thousands of kilometres away. Days turn into weeks.
Waterborne solar
Down To Earthby Puja Das·1 Sept 2026
With large tracts of land competing with agriculture, forests and other uses, reservoirs and inland waterbodies are emerging as potential sites for utility-scale solar projects.
Durban water crisis: Mayor visits leak site as residents ask when their taps will run again
The South Africanby Sundeeka Mungroo·1 Sept 2026
Durban water crisis: Mayor visits leak site as residents ask when their taps will run again ‘We don’t have water, not even a drop’: Durban residents react as the mayor visits the site of a major...
Pilandok now a tropical storm; heavy rain in 4 areas due to southwest monsoon
Rapplerby Jee Y. Geronimo·1 Sept 2026
AT A GLANCE - Tropical Depression Pilandok has intensified into a tropical storm, while the southwest monsoon continues to bring moderate to heavy rain to a few areas in Luzon.
Uruguay and Argentina seek to stop the green hydrogen plant repeating the pulp mill conflict
MercoPress·1 Sept 2026
The governments of Uruguay and Argentina are trying to contain tensions surrounding the green hydrogen and synthetic fuels plant that HIF Global plans to build in the Uruguayan department of...
What’s in a botanical name
Down To Earthby Vivek Mishra·1 Sept 2026
If there is one item ubiquitous in grocery stores across cities and villages of India, it is mustard oil.
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