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Delhi’s winter 2026 traffic restrictions: Two days in, the data tells a familiar story
Air

Delhi’s winter 2026 traffic restrictions: Two days in, the data tells a familiar story

Shubham Srivastava
5 min read
Travel times on some of Delhi’s most congested roads showed little change on the first Sunday (November 1) and Monday (November 2) after the new restrictions came into force
COP30 forest roadmap calls for faster action as deforestation persists and funding falls short
Forests

COP30 forest roadmap calls for faster action as deforestation persists and funding falls short

Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Annual forest investment must more than triple to over $300 billion by 2030 to meet global conservation and restoration goals, according to the roadmap released ahead of COP31
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 6, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 6, 2026)

Susan Chacko
4 min read
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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COP30 forest roadmap calls for faster action as deforestation persists and funding falls short
Forests

COP30 forest roadmap calls for faster action as deforestation persists and funding falls short

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 6, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 6, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
4 min read
World records hottest October in 2026, global temperatures rise 1.75°C above pre-industrial levels
Climate Change

World records hottest October in 2026, global temperatures rise 1.75°C above pre-industrial levels

By
Akshit Sangomla
3 min read
India rises five places to 45th in green transition ranking as emissions fall despite economic growth
Energy

India rises five places to 45th in green transition ranking as emissions fall despite economic growth

By
Puja Das
3 min read
Poverty in a numerical soup
Economy

Poverty in a numerical soup

By
Richard Mahapatra
3 min read
Daily weather tracker: IMD forecasts thunderstorms across southern India
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: IMD forecasts thunderstorms across southern India

By
Dayanidhi
2 min read
Farmers interact with scientists offering agricultural extension services in Cooch Behar, West Bengal
Agriculture

India cannot build 2047 agriculture with a 20th-century extension model

By
Bhuvana Narayanarao
4 min read
Felling of sal borer-affected trees continues in the Dindori forest division.
Forests

Madhya Pradesh’s sal borer control drive fails to curb infestation; can thousands of trees still be saved?

By
Bhagirath
5 min read
The researchers recorded drone videos on an eight-lane divided highway on the outskirts of Delhi during daytime.
Governance

Why traffic on Indian roads defies conventional models: What a study of 36,000 vehicles found

By
Vivek Mishra
4 min read
Scaling up climate and health measures could prevent 1.56 million deaths annually: WHO
Climate Change

Scaling up climate and health measures could prevent 1.56 million deaths annually: WHO

By
Susan Chacko
3 min read
Flooding along the Bhotekoshi River inundated low-lying areas and riverbank settlements in Devighat, Nuwakot, Nepal, on August 28, 2026. The UN Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage has provisionally approved $21.6 million for Nepal, including $20 million in recovery assistance and $1.6 million for administrative and oversight costs.
Climate Change

$305 billion needed, $28 billion delivered: Developing countries face massive climate adaptation funding gap

By
Puja Das
3 min read
Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain in five southern regions, snowfall in Himalayas and showers in Delhi-NCR
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain in five southern regions, snowfall in Himalayas and showers in Delhi-NCR

By
Dayanidhi
2 min read
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