Inside the slippery world of eel smuggling
DW Englishby Jan-Philipp Scholz; Nicole Ris9 Sept 2026
In Plentzia, a small waterfront town close to bustling Bilbao, eel fishing has long been part of daily life.
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top 99%Gas export project to stop dipping into domestic market
PerthNowby Annabelle Banfield9 Sept 2026
Gas export project to stop dipping into domestic market One of Australia's biggest energy companies has vowed to stop taking gas off the domestic market for overseas exports at a controversial...
Indonesian wildfire emissions surge to world's highest, data shows
Channel News Asiaby CNA9 Sept 2026
Indonesian wildfire emissions surge to world's highest, data shows From Sep 1 to Sep 7, fire emission intensity exceeded 1,500kg per sq km, more than 10 times the Russian level, with the highest...
Visakhapatnam groundwater levels fall by 3.86 m due to acute rainfall deficit
New Indian Expressby Express News Service9 Sept 2026
VISAKHAPATNAM: Visakhapatnam district has recorded a sharp 3.86-metre decline in groundwater levels in a year, with the average depth to groundwater increasing from 7.65 metres in August 2025 to...
India: 5 baby orangutans rescued, smuggling suspected
DW Englishby Seerat Chabba9 Sept 2026
What you need to know - Forest officials have rescued five baby orangutans thousands of kilometers from their native habitat - Indian officials say they have nothing to do with the BAPS-Eiffel...
AI D-Day weather forecast falters under pressure
Phys.orgby University9 Sept 2026
AI D-Day weather forecast falters under pressure Today's best weather computers would still have struggled to accurately predict the weather for the D-Day landings, University of Reading research...
‘Totally reliant on Mother Nature’: UK drought raises water security fears
Al Jazeeraby Sunniya Ahmad Pirzada9 Sept 2026
London, United Kingdom – In a wheat field near High Wycombe in the rolling English countryside, Alex Nelms watched the harvest on his farm die in a matter of days.
Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026 Report: Indore loses first position, Noida enters top 10; check full list here
India Newsby Anshika Pandey9 Sept 2026
INDIA The Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026 report for the cleanest cities in terms of air quality has been released.
Delhi LG, CM review air pollution measures ahead of winter; direct DMRC to curb construction dust
New Indian Expressby Anup Verma9 Sept 2026
NEW DELHI: Delhi LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu along with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, reviewed the status and progress of air pollution mitigation measures being undertaken in the city, especially in...
UK weather: Experts on when warmer temperatures are to return after heavy rain
The Independentby Rebecca Whittaker and Neve Dawson9 Sept 2026
Milder conditions are set to return following a rainy start to the week as temperatures are forecast to creep back up to 23C.
Visakhapatnam port adds three air quality monitoring stations in ₹6.54 crore expansion
The Hinduby V Kamalakara Rao9 Sept 2026
The Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) has taken up the modernisation and expansion of its Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) network with a Rajasthan firm.
No complaints received on damage from ethanol-blended petrol: Telangana Transport Minister
The Hinduby R Ravikanth Reddy9 Sept 2026
Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said the Transport Department had not received any complaints from vehicle owners or automobile industry experts about damage caused by ethanol-blended...
2026 NDC: Philippines promises to reduce more carbon emissions on its own
Rapplerby Iya Gozum9 Sept 2026
AT A GLANCE - The Philippines has committed to a 75% reduction in carbon emissions from 2025 to 2035, with 7% funded independently and 68% dependent on international support.
Southeast Asia faces test of turning climate promises into action
Channel News Asiaby Elakeyaa Selvaraji9 Sept 2026
Southeast Asia faces test of turning climate promises into action Climate advocates are in Singapore for the Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training, organised by former US Vice President Al...
Odisha: Five baby orangutans found in India forest spark trafficking investigation
BBC Newsby Nikita Yadav; Subrat Kumar Pati9 Sept 2026
- Published Five baby orangutans have been found in a forest in India's eastern state of Odisha, far from their natural habitat, prompting an investigation into how they got there.
Dry spell, unpredictable rain push back production of ofada rice in Ekiti
Premium Timesby Popoola Ademola9 Sept 2026
In 2024, Abu Ibrahim raised one million naira and invested it in rice farming in the Orun-Igbemo community of Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Visakhapatnam’s groundwater falls 3.86 metres in a year; six villages past 20 metres deep
The Hinduby V Kamalakara Rao9 Sept 2026
: Visakhapatnam district’s water table has fallen 3.86 metres in a year, from 7.65 metres below ground in August 2025 to 11.51 metres in August 2026, the District Ground Water and Water Audit...
French billionaire Olivier Bouygues faces suspended jail term over wildlife killings
RFI Englishby RFI9 Sept 2026
French billionaire Olivier Bouygues faces suspended jail term over wildlife killings French prosecutors are seeking a five-year suspended prison sentence for billionaire Olivier Bouygues over the...
Orangutans rescued from Odisha forest: State begins probe; great apes quarantined at Nandankanan Zoo
The Hinduby Satyasundar Barik9 Sept 2026
The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) began a probe into the circumstances surrounding the rescue of five young orangutans from a coastal forest in Balasore...
Women head one in four Gaza households as war reshapes families, UN Women says
Down To Earthby DTE Staff9 Sept 2026
Women now head nearly one in four households in Gaza, double the pre-October 2023 rate, according to UN Women.