https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/as-nepal-reels-from-rasuwa-tragedy-a-film-on-one-of-its-greatest-heroes-is-all-set-to-make-its-celluloid-debut https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-06/5oq51bi6/EdmundHillarySherpaTenzing.jpg Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-06/d24zkgap/Tenzing.jpg A poster of the film. downtoearth en 2026-09-06T08:36:18.569Z As Nepal reels from Rasuwa tragedy, a film on one of its greatest heroes is all set to make its celluloid debut Environment, himalayas, Mount Everest, Edmund Hillary, Tenzing, Tenzing Norgay https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/two-recent-fatal-tiger-attacks-in-gudalur-highlight-the-broken-landscape-of-the-nilgiris https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-06/mf4h8t9t/Gudalur.jpg People living in fear of tiger attacks in O’ Valley. downtoearth en 2026-09-06T07:33:39.104Z Two recent fatal tiger attacks in Gudalur highlight the broken landscape of the Nilgiris Wildlife & Biodiversity, Tamil Nadu, Tiger, Human-wildlife conflict, Nilgiris, Gudalur, tiger attack https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/conflict-and-climate-disasters-fuelled-62-million-displacements-across-eastern-africa-in-2025-report https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-06/mk39283u/Sudan-Flood-2025.jpg Precipitation weather map of heavy rain in Sudan on September 12, 2025, which caused floods. Sudan recorded 2,677,298 displaced people, representing about 43 per cent of the regional total. downtoearth en 2026-09-06T06:19:44.732Z Conflict and climate disasters fuelled 6.2 million displacements across Eastern Africa in 2025: Report Africa, Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Conflict, Climate disasters, disaster displacements, displacements, eastern Africa, IGAD-ICPAC https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/why-a-new-study-on-everests-human-footprint-feels-personal-to-me https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-06/vz673hgw/Part-of-Kumbu-Glacier-in-authors-background.JPG Part of Khumbu Glacier in author’s background. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-06/8415vro5/Trekkers-near-Khumbu-Glacier-preceded-by-a-train-of-yaks-and-mulesPhoto-by-Athar-Parvaiz.JPG Trekkers near the Khumbu Glacier preceded by a train of yaks and mules. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-06/l0qownkk/A-tented-settlement-sprawls-on-a-part-of-the-Khumbu-glacier-at-Everest-Base-CampPhoto-by-Athar-Parvaiz.JPG A tented settlement sprawls on a part of the Khumbu Glacier at Everest Base Camp. downtoearth en 2026-09-06T05:15:45.186Z Why a new study on Everest’s human footprint feels personal to me Climate Change, himalayas, Mount Everest, Mount Everest region, Khumbu Glacier https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/has-the-iran-war-been-a-setback-for-greener-steelmaking https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-06/et6vbqi5/Pig-Iron.jpg Blast furnace slag and pig iron tapping. Molten metal and slag are poured into a ladle. downtoearth en 2026-09-06T03:56:02.350Z Has the Iran war been a setback for greener steelmaking? Climate Change, Energy, Economy, Environment, Iron, Iron And Steel Industry, Steel, Iran, coal gasification, iron and steel, Israel-Iran War, Israel-Iran War 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/gerardus-mercators-map-is-effectively-consigned-to-history-as-un-votes-to-stop-making-africa-look-cartographically-small https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-05/tom27bpl/MercatorprojectionSquare.jpg Mercator projection of the world between 85°S and 85°N. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-05/8jl2dn1j/World-Map.jpg A world map made according to the 1963 Robinson Projection, where Africa looks its actual size. downtoearth en 2026-09-05T11:29:28.925Z Gerardus Mercator’s map is effectively consigned to history as UN votes to stop making Africa ‘look cartographically small’ Africa, Science & Technology, Africa, United States, United Nations, Maps, Gerardus Mercator, Mercator Projection, Cartography https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-low-pressure-system-triggers-heavy-rain-across-central-and-northern-india https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-05/y34c9muu/Rainfall.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-05T09:52:51.107Z Daily weather tracker: Low-pressure system triggers heavy rain across Central and Northern India Climate Change, Southwest monsoon, Central India, Northern India, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/major-loss-to-indian-climate-science-scientific-community-civil-society-mourn-demise-of-krishna-achutarao https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-05/tvk3ww8j/Krishna-AchutaRao.jpg Krishna AchutaRao downtoearth en 2026-09-05T09:00:33.302Z ‘Major loss to Indian climate science’: Scientific community, civil society mourn demise of Krishna AchutaRao Climate Change, Science & Technology, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, Extreme weather, IIT Delhi, Anjal Prakash, Krishna Achutarao, Attribution science, Roxy Mathew Koll, Harjeet Singh https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/two-years-two-floods-a-vulnerable-himalayan-corridor-faces-growing-risk https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-05/cbxkbhgr/Langtang-National-Park.jpg Langtang National Park. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-05/vvavlbf3/Nepal-Conceptual-Diagram.jpg A conceptual diagram, showing two different cryospheric triggers: supraglacial lake drainage in 2025 and ice-rock avalanche and river blockage in 2026, which is converging on the same vulnerable Lhende–Bhotekoshi corridor. downtoearth en 2026-09-05T05:33:21.383Z Two years, two floods: A vulnerable Himalayan corridor faces growing risk Natural Disasters, China, Nepal, tibet, Nepal-China border, Nepal-Tibet border, Lhende Khola, Nepal-Tibet floods, Bhotekoshi River https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/who-will-grow-indias-food-in-the-future https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-05/hhwq6z4w/Elderly-Farmer.jpg A senior Pahari woman wearing a traditional headscarf (dhatu) harvests fresh green leafy vegetables (saag) growing between newly planted young apple trees on a terraced mountain farm in Himachal Pradesh. downtoearth en 2026-09-05T05:32:34.397Z Who will grow India’s food in the future? Agriculture, Food, Farmers, Food Safety, ageing farmers, food availability, generational sustainability https://www.downtoearth.org.in/urbanisation/the-geography-of-forgetting-can-guwahati-survive-its-own-growth https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-05/9o4zloo1/Guwahati-1.jpg The statue of Bir Lachit Borphukan stands in the Brahmaputra, commemorating the Ahom general’s leadership at the Battle of Saraighat. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-05/pb5ox73l/Guwahati-2.jpg The Brahmaputra at dusk, with Umananda, the world’s smallest inhabited river island, in the distance. downtoearth en 2026-09-05T05:32:18.028Z The geography of forgetting: Can Guwahati survive its own growth? Urbanisation, Northeast India, Assam, Development, guwahati https://www.downtoearth.org.in/food/fake-expiry-dates-on-packaged-food-and-front-of-pack-labelling https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-05/4tnfwy3f/Expiry-Dates-Changed.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-05T05:32:01.898Z Fake expiry dates on packaged food and front of pack labelling Food, Food Safety, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Food industry, front of pack labelling, processed and ultra-processed foods https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/latin-local-tongues-and-legends-study-decodes-the-meanings-of-1047-indian-reptile-names https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-04/l62m3epm/photo-collage.png1.jpg Clockwise from top left: Boiga forsteni, named for Eltio A Forsten; Cnemaspis smaug, after Tolkien’s dragon; Ahaetulla dispar, linked to Sinhala for “eye plucker”; and Cyrtodactylus khasiensis, after the Khasi Hills. downtoearth en 2026-09-04T13:42:28.571Z Latin, local tongues and legends: Study decodes the meanings of 1,047 Indian reptile names Wildlife & Biodiversity, taxonomy, herpetology, India reptiles, Reptile diversity, Zootaxa, Scientific names https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/indias-vultures-need-not-just-conservation-programmes-but-also-protected-landscapes https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-04/z9x2gqpy/Vultures-1.jpg September 5, 2026, marks International Vulture Awareness Day. The birds have suffered one of the steepest declines in recent times of any bird or animal in India. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-04/iy14uekp/Vultures-2.jpg Chemicals like diclofenac killed millions of Indian vultures in the 1990s. They were replaced by feral dogs, leading to spikes in rabies and subsequent human mortality. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-04/dzjlwsiq/Vultures-3.jpg Today, efforts are on to bring vultures back to the wilds of India. But these can only be successful if the habitats are themselves safe. downtoearth en 2026-09-04T12:40:20.215Z India’s vultures need not just conservation programmes but also protected landscapes Wildlife & Biodiversity, vultures, Diclofenac, Scavengers, electrocution, feral dogs, International Vulture Awareness Day 2026, NSAIDS https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/india-on-e-wheels-personal-evs-alone-cannot-solve-indias-urban-transport-problems https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-04/yy02eekt/ashish-verma.png Ashish Verma, professor and head of the Sustainable Transportation Lab at the Indian Institute of Science downtoearth en 2026-09-04T12:01:02.672Z India on e-wheels: ‘Personal EVs alone cannot solve India’s urban transport problems’ Air, Energy, Renewable Energy, Public Transport, Urban Transport, electric mobility, electric buses, sustainable transport, India on e-wheels, Active mobility, Shared mobility https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/punjabs-groundwater-crisis-52-more-groundwater-extraction-than-annual-availability-canals-being-sought-as-a-solution https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-04/ls1a2kqs/Canals.jpg The Rajasthan Canal on the Giddarbaha-Malout road near Fakarsar village in Punjab. downtoearth en 2026-09-04T11:57:50.899Z Punjab’s groundwater crisis: 52% more groundwater extraction than annual availability, canals being sought as a solution Water, Groundwater, Groundwater Extraction, Punjab, agriculture in punjab, Groundwater crisis https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/simply-put-school-run https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-04/zhmgoe05/1000413077.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-04/un85wdtx/1000413078.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-04T10:13:49.220Z Simply Put: School run Governance, Education, school, student, fee, parent https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/india-on-e-wheels-himachal-pradesh-tests-electric-waste-vans-and-taxis-in-push-to-take-evs-beyond-buses https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-04/goyl31ph/photo-collage.png.png Shimla has 12 battery-powered garbage vans. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-04/ixcgomqt/20260801145903.jpg Harnam Thakur next to his electric taxi. downtoearth en 2026-09-04T09:59:06.223Z India on e-wheels: Himachal Pradesh tests electric waste vans and taxis in push to take EVs beyond buses Himachal EV, electric mobility, Shimla e-waste, electric garbage, e-taxis, electric buses, mountain transport, EV employment, charging infrastructure, electric taxis, waste collection, hill cities, EV policy, battery vans, clean mobility https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/faster-ev-adoption-could-cut-indias-oil-battery-import-bill-by-125-billion-annually-by-2050-icct https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-04/35l3g9po/1000412999.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-04T09:43:27.971Z Faster EV adoption could cut India’s oil, battery import bill by $125 billion annually by 2050: ICCT Energy, Energy, Oil import bill, EV adoption, India energy, EV batteries, Electric vehicles (EV) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/fao-evaluates-potential-and-challenges-of-traditional-herbal-medicines-for-wider-usage-in-livestock https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-04/trxzww0y/Cattle.jpg Cattle tied in a shed in rural India. downtoearth en 2026-09-04T09:34:30.359Z FAO evaluates potential and challenges of traditional herbal medicines for wider usage in livestock Health, Livestock, Antimicrobial resistance, ethnoveterinary medicine, FAO, Traditional herbal medicines (THMs)