https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/reservoir-report-card-15-deficiency-in-monsoon-storage-below-80-of-normal-in-54-major-reservoirs https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-26/8eebdujo/Reservoir.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-26T12:25:55.965Z Reservoir report card: 15% deficiency in monsoon, storage below 80% of normal in 54 major reservoirs Water, Climate Change, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Central Water Commission (CWC), Reservoirs, Storage, Southwest Monsoon 2026, Reservoir storage https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/what-do-asiatic-wild-dogs-or-dholes-in-india-eat-mostly-chital-and-sambar-and-hardly-any-livestock-says-study https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-26/1k1nhshv/Dhole.jpg A dhole pack feasts on a chital at Bandipur National Park, Karnataka. downtoearth en 2026-07-26T11:09:28.464Z What do Asiatic wild dogs or dholes in India eat? Mostly chital and sambar and hardly any livestock, says study Wildlife & Biodiversity, Forests, Carnivores, buffer zones, canids, Dholes, Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), sambar, Chital, Asiatic Wild Dog, core zones, prey species https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/monsoon-wreaks-havoc-in-himachal-13-killed-in-landslide-increasing-disasters-raise-questions-again https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-26/4wdu7uu7/Himachal-Accident.jpg A vehicle was damaged due to a landslide near Kadhunala on the Udaipur-Pangi Road in Lahaul-Spiti. downtoearth en 2026-07-26T07:17:48.616Z Monsoon wreaks havoc in Himachal: 13 killed in landslide, increasing disasters raise questions again Climate Change, Natural Disasters, monsoon, Himachal Pradesh, Landslides, Cloudbursts, Southwest Monsoon 2026, Monsoon 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-active-weather-systems-intensify-monsoon-as-floods-ravage-assam-and-gujarat-heavy-rain-alerts-issued-across-17-states https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-25/bsoqvfxm/Ahmedabad-Rain.jpg Rescue operations in Dholka town, Ahmedabad district, Gujarat. downtoearth en 2026-07-25T07:44:42.228Z Daily weather tracker: Active weather systems intensify monsoon as floods ravage Assam and Gujarat, heavy rain alerts issued across 17 states Climate Change, Delhi, Gujarat, Assam, North India, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/exploring-continuity-and-change-in-indias-forests https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-25/omyyq7o5/Prince-of-Wales-Tiger-Hunt.jpg The Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII, after his first tiger hunt in India in 1921. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-25/k8vw9842/Indias-Forests.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-25/ygtbl9fb/MuhammadMahabatKhanjiIII.jpg Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III, the last Nawab of Junagadh. downtoearth en 2026-07-25T04:34:30.799Z Exploring continuity and change in ‘India’s forests’ Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity, forest governance, arupjyoti saikia, Mahesh Rangarajan, India’s forests, Arthashastra, Kautilya, Nawab of Junagadh https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/unprotected-protectors-bundelkhands-sacred-groves-are-thriving-without-any-law-to-save-them https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-25/9tvto8gj/Sacred-Grove.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-25/jckv00js/Table.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-25T04:21:04.238Z Unprotected protectors: Bundelkhand’s sacred groves are thriving without any law to save them Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bundelkhand, Sacred Groves https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/beyond-monoculture-how-integrated-farming-is-reviving-northeast-indias-farms https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-25/o40s4zhy/Dipikas-mother-in-law-feeds-indigenous-poultry-at-their-backyard-farm.-Photo-Monuhar-Pegu.jpeg Farmer couple Patai Boro and Mina Boro feed ducks at their integrated farm in JIVA, GVM, Tamulpur, Assam, with Gramya Vikash Mancha Vice-President Pranjal Chakraborty. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-25/czgpgirk/Farmer-Swapna-Marak-inspects-crops-in-her-diversified-farm-integrating-vegetables-cereals-and-horticultural-crops.-Photo-Nabajit-Bordoloi-Manaha.jpeg Farmer Swapna Marak inspects crops in her diversified farm, integrating vegetables, cereals, and horticultural crops. downtoearth en 2026-07-25T04:12:43.259Z Beyond monoculture: How integrated farming is reviving Northeast India’s farms Agriculture, Northeast India, Assam, integrated farming, Arunachal Pradesh, monoculture, monoculture plantations https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/indias-monsoon-crisis-assam-floods-jk-landslides-red-alerts-across-states https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-25/exbqkanv/Monsoon-Mayhem.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-25T04:04:35.135Z India’s monsoon crisis: Assam floods, J&K landslides, red alerts across states Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Floods, Assam, Landslides, Jammu and Kashmir, Southwest Monsoon 2026, Monsoon 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/not-just-natural-ecological-and-evolutionary-processes-humans-too-have-played-a-fundamental-role-in-shaping-island-biodiversity-patterns-study https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/hv0g4guj/Tasmanian-Devils.jpg A pair of Tasmanian devils, now endemic to the island of Tasmania but previously distributed across much of mainland Australia. downtoearth en 2026-07-24T13:16:19.340Z Not just natural ecological and evolutionary processes, humans too have played a fundamental role in shaping island biodiversity patterns: Study Wildlife & Biodiversity, evolution, anthropocene, tasmanian devil, Cuban crocodile, Natural ecology, anthropogenic factors