Friday briefing: How a grassroots film is turning climate anxiety into action
Environment | The Guardianby Libby Brooks·18d ago
Good morning. Here we are, stumbling into an oddly warm autumn and with the aftermath of a ceaselessly dry summer all around us in our parched parks and fire-ravaged forests.
Fossil fuel subsidies are the ‘worst energy policy in the world,’ researchers say
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta·18d ago
In an editorial in Science, U.S.-based energy policy experts Paasha Mahdavi and Michael Ross argue that governments creating consumer fossil fuel subsidies in response to rising energy prices is...
Odisha: Highest monsoon rainfall in 20 yrs; landslides disrupt roads, rail links
Hindustan Timesby Debabrata Mohanty·18d ago
Odisha: Highest monsoon rainfall in 20 yrs; landslides disrupt roads, rail links Schools and Anganwadi centres were closed in Koraput, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kalahandi...
Infrastructure in villages improved significantly in last 12 years: PM Modi
The Hinduby PTI·18d ago
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (September 25, 2026) asserted that the gap between cities and villages in India has significantly narrowed in the last 12 years.
India, China, Nepal should lead: Balen Shah calls for Himalayan climate mechanism at UNGA after flood fury
Hindustan Timesby HT News Desk·18d ago
India, China, Nepal should lead: Balen Shah calls for Himalayan climate mechanism at UNGA after flood fury Nepal PM Balen Shah brought attention to global warming and how it is destabilising the...
Chocolate giant lobbied U.S. and EU officials over deforestation laws, says report
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta·18d ago
Food conglomerate Mondelēz International, the owner of chocolate brands Cadbury, Milka, Toblerone and Oreo, has allegedly engaged in an extensive lobbying campaign to weaken and delay enforcement...
A Himalayan adventure
The Hinduby Vidya Nesarikar·18d ago
Taran was travelling in Himachal Pradesh with his family. They stepped out of the taxi after a one-hour drive from Kasol. They had reached Barshaini, the starting point of the Kheerganga trek.
Reservoirs receive heavy inflows as rains lash North Andhra
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·18d ago
VISHAKAPATNAM: The Gambhiramgedda reservoir reached its Full Reservoir Level as heavy rain continued to lash Visakhapatnam on Thursday, with surplus water flowing towards the sea, while 89 fallen...
Endangered dormice on Babers Farm signal healthy landscape
BBC News·18d ago
- Published Endangered dormice have been found on a farm that has been working to improve biodiversity and nature habitats.
Iconic birds of the Himalayas
The Hinduby Arjit Jere·18d ago
The mighty Himalayan mountain range is sometimes called “Roof of the World”, as it has some of the tallest mountains on Earth.
Mapped: Oil slicks cover an area 3 times the size of Spain every year
Euronewsby Craig Saueurs·18d ago
More than 90 per cent of the estimated oil pollution in the oceans occurs within national waters – including in protected areas.
‘We can’t ride this storm’: the English farmers facing uncertainty after sustainability funding runs dry
The Guardianby Pippa Neill Environment reporter·18d ago
On Tuesday morning, farmer Peter Hatley logged on to his computer at 10am. England’s 2026 sustainable farming incentive (SFI) was opening for applicants and, after three bad harvests, the money...
‘We wanted to prove we didn’t need air conditioning’: the airport cooled by natural ventilation
The Guardianby Rachel Savage·18d ago
At the arrivals terminal at Roland Garros airport on Réunion island, visitors are greeted by floor-to-ceiling windows framing the lush green mountains of the French Indian Ocean territory.
Skylarks and sandwich terns among new birdies on reserve created from ‘boring old golf course’
The Guardianby Patrick Barkham·18d ago
There is no chance of a birdie or an eagle any more. But there are skylarks, short-eared owls, avocets and curlew.
Drought: Karnataka announces aid of ₹2,500 to 50 lakh farmers, moratorium on loan repayment
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·18d ago
The Karnataka government on September 24 announced a one-time relief of ₹2,500 to farmers across the State in view of crop losses due to drought conditions.
Karnataka cannot accept CWRC order to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu: Minister Cheluvarayaswamy
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·18d ago
BENGALURU: Water Resources Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy on Thursday said the state cannot accept the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s --CWRC direction to release 4,000 cusecs of water to Tamil...
Nepal's leader says his country is paying the price of climate change
DW Englishby Dharvi Vaid Dhulia·18d ago
Four weeks after catastrophic flash floods ravaged Nepal, the small Himalayan country's prime minister stood at the podium of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to warn leaders about the...
These 5 Rivers Were Nearly Dead. Communities Brought Them Back to Life
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta·18d ago
A river can disappear without actually going anywhere. Its bed may still cut through villages and cities, marked on maps and remembered by the people who grew up beside it.
Downpour batters Vijayawada, normal life hit
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·18d ago
VIJAYAWADA: Vijayawada received another spell of rain on Thursday, with showers briefly pausing around 4.30 pm before resuming.
Periods Don’t Pause During Floods: With Rs 610, Help a Bihar Family Get Pads, Soap & Clean Water
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta·18d ago
For 46-year-old Mintu Devi, the flood has changed the meaning of ordinary things. Clean water. A bar of soap. A bathroom. A fresh pair of clothes.
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