As Kutch and Saurashtra teeter on the edge of drought, farmers demand release of Narmada water; however, there is a catch
Down To Earthby Raju Sajwan·7 Sept 2026
Kutch and Saurashtra face a looming drought, with some talukas receiving less than 10 per cent of normal rainfall and reservoirs nearly dry.
Jobs drought deepens as vacancies fall for the 34th month in a row
Mail Onlineby John-Paul Ford Rojas·7 Sept 2026
- See more This is Money on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Work vacancies have fallen for the 34th month in a row as Britain’s jobs drought deepens.
New nocturnal snake from New Guinea named after Slash of Guns N’ Roses
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta·7 Sept 2026
Scientists have identified a new-to-science, reddish-brown snake from specimens found in the forests of Papua New Guinea and named it after Slash, the lead guitarist of the rock band Guns N’ Roses.
Inside Ananda, A Quaint Hillside Sanctuary for India’s Elderly Street Dogs
The Better Indiaby Divya Sethu·7 Sept 2026
On a quiet hillock on the Mumbai-Pune expressway, away from the haste of speeding traffic, lies a sanctuary for some of the country’s most vulnerable animals; elderly stray dogs.
Weather Report: a milder Monday after a wet, wild weekend
The South Africanby Nicole Burger·7 Sept 2026
Weather Report: a milder Monday after a wet, wild weekend Monday brings a gradual improvement after this weekend’s severe thunderstorms, though one warning is still in force.
World Heritage status for South Sudan parks will be a boon for the birds
Mongabay Globalby Terna Gyuse·7 Sept 2026
- South Sudan’s Boma and Badingilo national parks are best known for the massive herds of antelope that migrate across them each year.
Delayed Desires, Mounting Bills: BehanBox Survey Shows the Costs Of Heat On Informal Workers
Behanboxby Team Behanbox·7 Sept 2026
Gig, Domestic Workers Are Absorbing the Economic Costs Of Heat Stress: BehanBox Survey Illness, lost productivity, survival costs, and lack of government or platform protections mean workers end up...
Carmarthen fossil hunter Dorothea Bate recognised with blue plaque
BBC Newsby Danielle Herbert·7 Sept 2026
- Published A pioneering fossil hunter who was one of the first women to be employed by the National History Museum has been recognised with a national blue plaque.
Bhutan’s pursuit of happiness takes root on its farms
Mongabay Globalby Naina Rao·7 Sept 2026
Guided by its national philosophy of Gross National Happiness, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan aims to achieve food self-sufficiency by 2029 under its 13th five-year plan.
Rain deficit forces Telangana farmers to resow crops thrice
The Siasat Dailyby News Desk·7 Sept 2026
Hyderabad: For farmers in Waddepalle, every rainless day now carries a price tag. Seeds sown in the ground have dried up before germinating, forcing some to resow chilli and cotton three to four...
Hot summer helps group clear bucketfuls of litter from Ellesmere
BBC Newsby Charlie Stubbs; Matt Smith·7 Sept 2026
- Published Volunteers in a north Shropshire town have been able to litter pick inside a prominent lake because its water levels have dropped due to the recent hot weather.
Turtle doves released in South Downs in bid to stop extinction
BBC News·7 Sept 2026
- Published Conservationists have released more than two dozen turtle doves in the South Downs National Park in a bid to help the species, which is on the brink of extinction in the UK, to recover.
UN warns wildfires, heatwaves threaten air quality and health
The Hinduby AFP·7 Sept 2026
Wildfires and heatwaves, which generate microscopic airborne pollutants, risk undermining international efforts to improve air quality, protect human health and safeguard nature, the World...
Before India prices its grasslands
Down To Earthby Deepanjana Saha·7 Sept 2026
As global climate talks push market-based land restoration, India is rethinking its grasslands once dismissed as “wastelands”.
Sea-level rise is a threat to fundamental human rights, says UN report
Down To Earthby Madhumita Paul·7 Sept 2026
A new UN special report warns that accelerating sea-level rise is becoming a profound human-rights crisis, threatening housing, water, food, health, education and cultural identity for coastal...
Sustainable jet fuel project moves closer to take-off
PerthNowby Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson·7 Sept 2026
Sustainable jet fuel project moves closer to take-off Two major aviation companies are among those investing $30 million in a North Queensland project designed to kickstart Australia's low-carbon...
Wildfires, heatwaves threaten global air quality and health, UN warns
France 24by FRANCE 24·7 Sept 2026
Wildfires, heatwaves threaten global air quality and health, UN warns Wildfires and heatwaves are threatening global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the World...
International Vulture Awareness Day observed in TN's Nilgiris
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·7 Sept 2026
NILGIRIS: As part of International Vulture Awareness Day, Arulagam, an NGO, in collaboration with the Department of Wildlife Biology at Government Arts College, Ooty, and volunteers from State...
Reindeer and rare-earth minerals: Swedish politicians take aim at Indigenous Sami in mining dispute
The Guardianby Miranda Bryant in Kiruna·7 Sept 2026
For the Swedish-Sami politician Åsa Larsson Blind, it was something of a watershed moment in the national conversation around Indigenous rights.
Minister Kondapalli Srinivas lays stone for Marrivalasa bridge across Champavati River
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·7 Sept 2026
VIZIANAGARAM: The long-cherished dream of at least 15 villages under Gajapathinagaram and Mentada mandals is likely to come into reality as the government gave administrative sanction for the...
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