https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/sunita-narain-show-war-will-change-the-energy-map-of-the-world-what-will-it-mean-for-energy-transition https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/2socc9zc/SNshow-war-energy downtoearth en 2026-04-21T11:37:03.897Z Sunita Narain show: War will change the energy map of the world. What will it mean for energy transition? Energy, Energy, Iran, Israel, West Asia, docuseries, The Sunita Narain Show, hormuz, energy disruption https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/un-escap-flags-mounting-inflation-risks-for-asia-pacific-as-west-asia-conflict-drives-costs-higher https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/uurdkfcg/iStock-157311703.jpg https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/rrwy1gvy/Screenshot_2026_04_21_at_3_44_55_PM.png downtoearth en 2026-04-21T11:30:09.543Z UN ESCAP flags mounting inflation risks for Asia-Pacific as West Asia conflict drives costs higher Economy, Economic growth, Food Security, Inflation, United Nations, Asia-Pacific, global economy, india economy, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), West Asia conflict, Energy prices https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/illegal-trade-networks-threaten-indigenous-peoples-in-amazon-report https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/ceycp6nc/Amazon-indigenous Militarised and securitised responses have failed to address the structural drivers of illicit economies and, in some cases, had exacerbated risks faced by Indigenous communities. downtoearth en 2026-04-21T11:14:38.262Z Illegal trade networks threaten Indigenous peoples in Amazon: report Governance, World, Indigenous, Amazon, Wildlife Trade, trafficking, Illegal Trade https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/simply-put-popcorn https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/zujd68rc/Simply-Put-21-Apr-hero-image-copy.jpg https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/mljhie9y/Simply-put-cartoon-21-Apr-Hottest-day-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-21T10:44:57.722Z Simply Put: Popcorn Climate Change, extreme heat https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/himachal-pradeshs-hydropower-boom-is-turning-the-mountain-river-into-a-political-weapon https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/h5cwtgfy/Sutlej.jpg The Sutlej flowing in the valleys of Himachal Pradesh during the monsoon. downtoearth en 2026-04-21T10:32:43.902Z Himachal Pradesh’s hydropower boom is turning the mountain river into a political weapon Water, Energy, Rivers, Himachal Pradesh, Hydropower, Sutlej, Beas, mountain rivers https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-april-20-2026 https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-07/29scgekk/Court-Digest.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-21T09:27:47.032Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 20, 2026) Environment, River Conservation, Ecology, Chhattisgarh, Adyar river, Tel river, ilegal mining https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/how-supply-chain-cruelty-drives-hidden-costs-for-farmers-workers-and-consumers https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/1f2954ue/Livestock.jpg A buffalo herder and his herd at dusk in the Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. downtoearth en 2026-04-21T08:48:50.624Z How supply-chain cruelty drives hidden costs for farmers, workers, and consumers Agriculture, Livestock, Farmers, AMR, consumers, supply chains, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/india-korea-ink-16-mous-amid-inflation-and-energy-risks-target-18-trade-growth-us-deal-near-final https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/7a0zlf6j/HGW0VqlaEAAct2I.jpeg President of South Korea Lee Jae-myung with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. downtoearth en 2026-04-21T08:46:18.815Z India, Korea ink 16 MoUs amid inflation and energy risks; target 18% trade growth, US deal ‘near final’ Energy, Economy, India, Clean energy, geopolitics, global economy, Manufacturing, South Korea, supply chains, trade deal, India-US trade deal, e-mobility https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/254-trillion-in-economic-value-lost-annually-finds-circularity-gap-report https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/g1l585mu/Bread-Factory.jpg A bread factory. downtoearth en 2026-04-21T08:35:05.009Z €25.4 trillion in economic value lost annually, finds Circularity Gap report Waste, Economy, circularity, Waste Circularity, wastage https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/minus-transparency-and-targeting-pm-surya-ghar-risks-greenwashing-inequality-subsidising-rooftop-haves-while-grid-have-nots-pay-the-price https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/cwkkjsoe/Solar-Cell-Ladakh.jpg Solar cell for electricity on building of Hunder village in Nubra Valley, Ladakh. downtoearth en 2026-04-21T08:12:56.013Z Minus transparency and targeting, PM Surya Ghar risks greenwashing inequality, subsidising rooftop haves while grid have-nots pay the price Energy, rooftop solar, Subsidy, middle class, PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/clean-energy-meets-entire-global-demand-growth-as-renewables-overtake-coal-ember-report https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/eb8na6nq/clean-energy https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/whlp4egq/Renewable_energy_growth_overtakes_coal_in_India. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/lhbeh0i0/1000318520.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-21T07:29:39.609Z Clean energy meets entire global demand growth as renewables overtake coal: Ember report Energy, Renewable Energy, fossil fuel, Clean energy, Coal https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/dont-just-plant-trees-plant-forests-to-restore-biodiversity-for-the-future https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/8m8udv3d/Mixed-forest Most commercial forestry operations still rely on monocultures, and these plantations are counted toward international planting campaigns aimed at slowing climate change and reversing biodiversity loss. downtoearth en 2026-04-21T06:19:19.650Z Don’t just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future Wildlife & Biodiversity, Forests, Biodiversity, PLANTATION, forest, Afforestation, mixed forest https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/when-oil-prices-spike-where-does-the-money-go https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/2gzj6d9e/iStock-157308559.jpg https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/0e2ytj2j/file-20260415-71-kc4tq8.avif In general, when supply of a product is reduced, prices rise. As a result, even when demand remains stable, the quantity consumers buy decreases because of higher prices. downtoearth en 2026-04-21T05:09:50.845Z When oil prices spike, where does the money go? Economy, Energy, United States, Russia, Vladimir Putin, oil producers, middle east, United Kingdom, oil production, oil prices, Crude oil prices, Iran, Norway, Persian Gulf, sovereign wealth fund, North Sea oil, Strait of Hormuz, US oil industry, US-Iran conflict, US-Israel-Iran conflict, Corporate profits, Russian oligarchs, Russian oil https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/our-power-our-planet-people-led-environmental-movements-from-chipko-to-today https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/19bpfrf5/Peoples-Movements.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-21T04:50:35.127Z Our power, our planet: People-led environmental movements from Chipko to today Environment, earth, Odisha, Vedanta, Chipko Movement, Earth Day 2026, Ken-Betwa https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/wb-imf-spring-meetings-leaders-confront-geopolitical-crisis-global-climate-agenda-threatened-by-us https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-21/h81xxm8q/Spring-Meetings.jpg Delegates at the meeting. downtoearth en 2026-04-21T03:50:33.287Z WB-IMF Spring meetings: Leaders confront geopolitical crisis, global climate agenda threatened by US Climate Change, United States, International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), West Asia conflict, WB-IMF Spring meetings 2026, Climate Change Action Plan https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/wildfires-in-north-america-are-changing-the-fire-calendar-becoming-longer-more-intense-and-harder-to-control-study https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/kwpw86dd/iStock-1200452781.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-20T12:40:14.699Z Wildfires in North America are changing the fire calendar, becoming longer, more intense and harder to control: Study Forests, Climate Change, Environment, Drought, wildfires, United States, Forest Fires, Canada, North America, Extreme weather, fire science https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/aravallis-being-torn-asunder https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/phbcgjay/Aravallis-1.jpg The debate over defining the Aravallis is on. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/2frrufbp/Aravallis-2.jpg But, across these ancient hills, activities that will kill them are on as well. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/pg9fgfcw/Aravallis-3.jpg Even as debate rages, India’s oldest hills are dying every passing second and minute. downtoearth en 2026-04-20T11:58:20.546Z Aravallis being torn asunder Governance, Environment, Rajasthan, Alwar, Aravallis, tijara, Supreme Court Aravallis https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-april-17-2026 https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/ws5sda7r/court.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-20T11:15:04.506Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 17, 2026) Environment, Industrial Pollution, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Air Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Ganga pollution, Sewage management https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/simply-put-village-and-the-city https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/4fzalh8m/Simply-Put-20-Apr-hero-image-copy.jpg https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/cc1agyva/Simply-Put-20-Apr-Gas-and-Food-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-20T10:56:11.974Z Simply Put: Village and the city Governance, Food, Energy, LPG, Iran-Israel War 2026, Gas shortage, Food scarcity https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/decentralised-water-conservation-structures-are-critical-for-india-not-as-substitutes-but-as-complements-to-large-irrigation-systems https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/dt490niu/ANadismalljohadinvillageLaporiyaRajasthan.jpg A small ‘johad’ in Laporiya village, Rajasthan. downtoearth en 2026-04-20T10:15:28.569Z Decentralised water conservation structures are critical for India, not as substitutes, but as complements to large irrigation systems Water, Gujarat, Irrigation, Rajasthan, Dams, Canals, Johad https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/rural-indias-energy-crisis-in-mandlas-forest-villages-mud-stove-still-burns-strong https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/zgjzivvu/IMG7082.jpeg Daily meals at Chaugan village resident Sonu Parte’s home are cooked on a traditional mud chulha, fuelled by firewood, farm residue and dung cakes. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/rdspgjag/NDP_3920.JPG Sonu Parte and his brother in their house. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/t56ygkg6/shakuntala_and_her_husband.JPG Shakuntala Pandro and her husband have a monthly income of Rs 3,000-4,000, rendering LPG cylinders unaffordable. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/95i1pk12/Mandla-District-map-2-1.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-20T09:48:17.036Z Rural India’s energy crisis: In Mandla’s forest villages, mud stove still burns strong Energy, energy poverty, Madhya Pradesh, energy access, National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), LPG, Mandla (D), clean cooking, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), Rural India’s energy crisis, India rural economy, biomass fuels https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/msp-in-india-its-not-just-about-price https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/w0pcms0p/Grain-Mandi.jpg A ‘mandi’ or wholesale market. downtoearth en 2026-04-20T09:27:55.515Z MSP in India: It’s not just about price Agriculture, Minimum Support Price (MSP), Mandi, Wholesale Market, Pricing https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/vanishing-shadows-why-conserving-the-himalayan-wolf-in-kashmir-is-crucial-for-ecosystem-balance https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/rq78an5t/Image-3-Pahalgam.JPG In Pahalgam, a wolf moves calmly across high-slope scrub under the weak winter sun. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/ma37ofwx/Image-2-Sonmarg.JPG A pair of wolves in Sonamarg. downtoearth en 2026-04-20T08:49:02.769Z Vanishing shadows: Why conserving the Himalayan wolf in Kashmir is crucial for ecosystem balance Wildlife & Biodiversity, Wolves, Wild Boar, Jammu and Kashmir, Snow Leopard, kashmir valley, hangul deer, porcupine https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/rethinking-the-report-card-b-schools-must-reimagine-assessment-in-the-age-of-ai https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/ysfamxl0/IIM-Ahmedabad.jpg IIM Ahmedabad. downtoearth en 2026-04-20T07:42:03.585Z Rethinking the report card: B-Schools must reimagine assessment in the Age of AI Science & Technology, assessment, pedagogy, Artificial intelligence (AI), B-Schools, large language model (LLM) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/conservation-must-protect-its-most-proactive-stakeholder-tribals https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/81wh2tj9/Odisha-Tribals.jpg Woman from the Kutia tribe in the Odisha region of India, resting at the door of her house. downtoearth en 2026-04-20T06:58:20.394Z Conservation must protect its most proactive stakeholder, tribals Governance, Indigenous Peoples, conservation, adivasis, Tribals, Human-Wildife Conflict https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/madagascars-ancient-baobabs-store-700-years-of-climate-secrets-what-they-reveal https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/geg4sx6o/iStock-453912461.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-20T06:45:28.991Z Madagascar’s ancient baobabs store 700 years of climate secrets — what they reveal Forests, Climate Change, World, Madagascar, Global Warming, Trees, climate resilience, baobab tree, Natural world, African Baobab Trees, Baobab, Isotopes, Stalagmites https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/when-snow-quietly-blooms https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/wjeabirc/snowdrop.jpeg Snowdrops. downtoearth en 2026-04-20T04:49:55.654Z When snow quietly blooms Wildlife & Biodiversity, United States, SNOW, Flora, flowers, Snowdrops