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 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/two-thirds-of-global-mining-facilities-face-significant-water-risk-icmm-report-says https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/rp866zsz/iStock-1219416193.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-24T12:17:57.977Z Two-thirds of global mining facilities face significant water risk, ICMM report says Environment, Mining, Water, Drought, energy transition, water stress, Central India, critical minerals, flood risk, water risk., ICMM, Mining and metals https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/as-told-to-parliament-july-24-2026-over-10-million-hectares-of-agricultural-area-affected-by-hydro-meteorological-disasters https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/y3423u3j/Parliament.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-24T12:12:48.847Z As told to Parliament (July 24, 2026): Over 10 million hectares of agricultural area affected by hydro meteorological disasters Governance, Cancer, Food Security, lok sabha, rajya sabha, Total Fertility Rate, National Family Health Survey, national green hydrogen mission, parliament digest, data centres, IndiaAI Mission, anit-rabies vaccine https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/as-told-to-parliament-july-23-2026-no-widespread-engine-failure-reported-due-to-e20-fuel-says-gadkari https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/1qlm8nex/Parliament.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-24T11:37:56.417Z As told to Parliament (July 23, 2026): No widespread engine failure reported due to E20 fuel, says Gadkari Environment, Energy, lok sabha, Nuclear energy, ethanol blending, rajya sabha, uranium mining, Parliament, Road accidents, buddha nullah, E20 fuel, Delhi-NCR landfills https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/simply-put-guardians-of-the-constitution https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/dbpax5mb/Constitution https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/8hda0wwg/1000378894.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-24T11:31:56.108Z Simply Put: Guardians of the Constitution Governance, India, Education, youth, Constitution, protest, Dharmendra Pradhan https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/half-of-indian-rural-households-didnt-record-any-increase-in-income-in-the-last-year-nabard https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/lfmuhmgj/Farm-income.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-24T11:00:45.054Z Half of Indian rural households didn’t record any increase in income in the last year: NABARD Agriculture, Economy, farm income, NABARD, Rural households, household income https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/inclusion-is-sustainability https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/mgxdopa8/Editor-2July-copy-2.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-24T10:33:35.310Z Inclusion is sustainability Governance, Editorial, Carbon budget, Delhi, sustainability, Development, Air Pollution, Anil Agarwal, societal marginalisation, Delhi toxic air, Inclusion https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/mangrove-plantations-must-be-judged-by-the-forests-they-become-not-the-saplings-planted https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/gb14507o/sat-sai.png Satellite imagery showing the status of mangroves in 2012 and 2025 in Sat Saida Bet after the plantation initiative undertaken by GUIDE for IFFCO. downtoearth en 2026-07-24T09:47:03.002Z Mangrove plantations must be judged by the forests they become, not the saplings planted Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Gujarat, climate action, Mangroves, Coastal Ecosystems, Blue Carbon, Kachchh, Coastal resilience, Sat Saida Bet, Avicennia marina, Mangrove restoration https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-july-23-2026 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-25/jsem378j/Court-Digest.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-24T09:37:48.677Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 23, 2026) Environment, Karnataka, Supreme Court, Nainital, State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Kukrail, Kukrail Reserve Forest, Kukrail night safari, Jilling Estate https://www.downtoearth.org.in/food/with-tropical-frushi-millet-donut-you-can-introduce-your-child-to-the-world-of-millets https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/8qpsrp8s/Tropical-frushi-millet-donut.jpg Tropical frushi millet donut. downtoearth en 2026-07-24T09:11:54.288Z With tropical frushi millet donut, you can introduce your child to the world of millets Food, My Food Story, Millets, tropical frushi millet donut, donut, barnyard millet https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/global-power-demand-to-grow-36-in-2026-as-renewables-overtake-coal-iea https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/iprpki8q/iStock-637732264.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/5xy3jri5/Screenshot_2026_07_24_at_12_15_02_PM.png downtoearth en 2026-07-24T08:23:40.727Z Global power demand to grow 3.6% in 2026 as renewables overtake coal: IEA Energy, Renewable Energy, Electric vehicles, Renewables, energy transition, Wind Energy, solar power, International Energy Agency (IEA), power demand, coal power, data centres, Global electricity demand https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/rising-heat-pushes-philippines-poor-into-a-climate-poverty-trap-says-greenpeace https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/zhqcs4gi/Philippines.jpg Farmers and fisherfolk in the Philippines are among the most vulnerable to rising heat. downtoearth en 2026-07-24T07:17:57.942Z Rising heat pushes Philippines’ poor into a climate poverty trap, says Greenpeace Climate Change, Farmers, Philippines, Fisherfolk, Greenpeace, rising heat, climate poverty trap https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/what-is-opensource-ai-a-software-engineering-researcher-explains https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/ob4zzizq/Open-source-AI downtoearth en 2026-07-24T06:45:08.254Z What is open‑source AI? A software engineering researcher explains Science & Technology, artificial intelligence, Technology, AI, open-source https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/baboons-today-have-a-negative-image-across-africa-yet-ancient-egyptians-deified-the-hamadryas-species-here-is-why https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/f49yoqel/Hamadryas-Baboon.jpg A male Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadrya) in Eritrea, Africa. downtoearth en 2026-07-24T06:26:22.694Z Baboons today have a negative image across Africa. Yet Ancient Egyptians deified the Hamadryas species. Here is why Africa, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Science & Technology, spectroscopy, ancient egypt, Colour, moonlight, Light, Baboons https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/india-on-e-wheels-how-e-buses-are-transforming-urban-drivers-lives-in-odisha https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/h1kunu8g/E-bus-driver-Odisha Ramram Mishra began driving e-buses after about 30 years behind the wheels of diesel buses that left his left leg damaged. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/rqvxmot3/1000378598.jpg Dharmanand Polley, 32, used to be a frieght trusck driver. Moving to electric buses helped him stay close to family. downtoearth en 2026-07-24T06:23:07.027Z India on e-wheels: How e-buses are transforming urban drivers’ lives in Odisha Energy, Air, Odisha, electric buses, Bhubaneshwar, EV buses, India on e-wheels, CRUT https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/new-trump-administration-rules-on-federal-science-funding-could-make-american-research-slower-costlier-and-harder-to-share https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/siz9h3bk/iStock-885690024.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-24T04:51:42.385Z New Trump administration rules on federal science funding could make American research slower, costlier and harder to share Science & Technology, Science, peer review, grants, research funding, Trump administration, Science funding, Research grants, Federal grants, Office of Management and Budget, Politicization of science, Federal research funding, Trump administration policies https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-red-alert-issued-as-monsoon-intensifies-across-india-rajasthan-gujarat-and-maharashtra-face-extreme-rainfall https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-24/mh5cultv/Ahmedabad-Floods.jpg Railway officials in flooded Ahmedabad, Gujarat. downtoearth en 2026-07-24T04:42:28.572Z Daily weather tracker: Red alert issued as monsoon intensifies across India; Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra face extreme rainfall Climate Change, Gujarat, Southwest monsoon, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/ken-betwa-project-protest-leader-to-end-fast-after-administration-orders-fresh-verification https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/euxl1nq8/downtoearth-hindi2026-07-2321nxy87lchulhabandi.avif An elderly woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district sits beside an unlit mud stove during the ‘chulha bandh’ protest in support of Ken-Betwa Link Project-affected families. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/1bf85mio/downtoearth-hindi2026-07-23iv87u7rqUntitled-1.avif Amit Bhatnagar, leader of people affected by the Ken-Betwa Link Project, continues his fast in the ICU after being removed from the protest site on July 19. downtoearth en 2026-07-23T12:21:54.379Z Ken-Betwa project protest leader to end fast after administration orders fresh verification Governance, Madhya Pradesh, Displacement, farmer protest, Environmental justice, Panna, Chhatarpur, Ken-Betwa Link Project, Amit Bhatnagar, Jai Kisan Organisation, Chulha bandh https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-july-22-2026 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/kr0nd19h/Court-Digest.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-23T12:03:47.916Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 22, 2026) Environment, Governance, dumpsite, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, National Green Tribunal, River Yamuna, daily court digest, Waste dumping, Aquaculture ponds https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/simply-put-clean-and-pure https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/uqfwbg49/Simply-Put-26-Jul-hero-image-copy.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/fhn1kgik/Simply-Put-23-July-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-23T11:15:07.287Z Simply Put: Clean and pure Environment, Energy, Air, Clean air, Petrol https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/as-told-to-parliament-july-22-2026-no-unusually-severe-heatwaves-in-2026-despite-temperatures-crossing-45c https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/2gtbwtpw/Parliament.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-23T10:59:46.528Z As told to Parliament (July 22, 2026): No unusually severe heatwaves in 2026 despite temperatures crossing 45°C Climate Change, Environment, Governance, Electric vehicles, Heatwaves, lok sabha, rajya sabha, Parliament, India Meteorological Department (IMD), monsoon deficit, solar capacity, EV charging, El Niño https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/epr-in-asia-pacific-japan-sorts-its-plastic-better-than-any-country-it-still-recycles-very-little-of-it https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/4ywmp0o5/Japan-Plastic-Waste.jpg A pile of waste in Kyoto, Japan. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/lzfuztkx/Japan-EPR.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-23T10:34:59.402Z EPR in Asia Pacific: Japan sorts its plastic better than any country. It still recycles very little of it Waste, Asia, PLASTIC WASTE, Plastic Packaging, Waste Incineration, Extended producer responsibility (EPR), Japan, EPR, EPR in Asia, EPR in Asia Pacific https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/thousands-of-stranded-vessels-in-the-persian-gulf-may-unintentionally-spread-invasive-marine-life-worldwide-study https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/fogjgvc3/Persian-Gulf-Map.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-23T09:20:43.574Z Thousands of stranded vessels in the Persian Gulf may unintentionally spread invasive marine life worldwide: Study Health, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Invasive species, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Iran-Israel War 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/climate-change-leaves-kashmirs-beekeepers-with-empty-hives-and-uncertain-futures https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/mu7gwsav/Honey-2.JPG Honeybees gather outside the entrance of a hive to regulate the colony's temperature during hot weather at a bee farm in Khonmoh Hills, Srinagar. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/ht9varcw/Honey-3.jpg An employee inspects beehives at the lavender research apiary of the Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) field station in Bonoora, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. downtoearth en 2026-07-23T08:30:16.174Z Climate change leaves Kashmir’s beekeepers with empty hives and uncertain futures Climate Change, Pollination, Honeybees, erratic weather, Kashmir, rural livelihoods, Apple orchards, honey production, beekeeping, acacia honey https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/global-road-deaths-fall-21-but-south-east-asia-sees-just-2-decline-who https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/bxdixx3a/Road-deaths downtoearth en 2026-07-23T07:44:41.521Z Global road deaths fall 21%, but South-East Asia sees just 2% decline: WHO Governance, India, World, road deaths, WHO, Traffic, Road accidents, Road accident deaths, TWO-WHEELERS, South-East Asian Region, road traffic, motoverhicles https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/us-court-backs-nuclear-regulatory-commission-on-aging-reactors https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/mjqjnh5x/Three-Mile-Island.jpg Aerial view of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. downtoearth en 2026-07-23T07:06:40.558Z US court backs Nuclear Regulatory Commission on ageing reactors Energy, Climate Change, Storms, Accidents, US Court Of Appeals in the District of Columbia, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/global-goods-trade-rises-48-in-q1-2026-despite-geopolitical-tensions-ai-and-ev-sectors-drive-demand-unctad https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/9vnqs0s4/iStock-671117338.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/1bvfkgnx/Screenshot_2026_07_23_at_11_09_33_AM.png In Q1 2026, global goods trade growth has been uneven across economies. Imports and exports growth: percentage-point difference from global average. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/0apktkwz/Screenshot_2026_07_23_at_11_09_33_AM.png East Asian economies outperformed in goods trade in Q1-2026. downtoearth en 2026-07-23T06:36:52.523Z Global goods trade rises 4.8% in Q1 2026 despite geopolitical tensions; AI and EV sectors drive demand: UNCTAD Economy, artificial intelligence, global trade, united nations conference on trade and development unctad, East Asia, Electric vehicles (EV), Goods trade, Services trade, China trade, South Korea exports, India exports https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/india-us-trade-deal-explained-why-farmers-protested https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/myrqu0fy/Farmers.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-23T06:10:55.796Z India-US trade deal explained: Why farmers protested Agriculture, Farmers, Subsidies, Tariffs, India-US trade deal, Agriculture subsidies https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/great-apes-were-using-touch-to-reassure-and-keep-the-peace-six-million-years-before-humans-evolved-new-research https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/gyeckaqg/Great-apes downtoearth en 2026-07-23T05:59:16.147Z Great apes were using touch to reassure and keep the peace six million years before humans evolved — new research Wildlife & Biodiversity, evolution, humans, apes, bonobos, touch, reassuring https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-assam-floods-submerge-872-villages-landslides-worsen-himalayan-crisis-several-states-under-red-orange-and-yellow-rain-alerts https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/rc07nt76/Assam-Floods.jpg Flood affected people in Assam. downtoearth en 2026-07-23T05:46:13.457Z Daily weather tracker: Assam floods submerge 872 villages, landslides worsen Himalayan crisis; several states under Red, Orange and Yellow rain alerts Climate Change, Floods, Assam, Landslides, Daily Weather Tracker, Assam Floods 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/more-than-half-of-earths-migratory-bird-species-are-declining-heres-how-we-can-still-save-them https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-23/c2qy8mdm/file-20260722-57-hp1ze9.jpg The spoon-billed sandpiper, a small wading bird, flies nearly 5,000 miles (8,000 km) on its annual migration. downtoearth en 2026-07-23T04:41:34.088Z More than half of Earth’s migratory bird species are declining — here’s how we can still save them Wildlife & Biodiversity, Migration, conservation, Habitat, wildlife, Endangered Species, species, Birds, Migratory Birds https://www.downtoearth.org.in/food/global-hunger-falls-in-2025-but-world-remains-off-track-for-zero-hunger-goal-africa-overtakes-asia-as-worlds-largest-hunger-hotspot-un-sofi-report https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-22/vervumba/iStock-182869913.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-22T15:49:11.913Z Global hunger falls in 2025 but world remains off track for zero hunger goal; Africa overtakes Asia as world’s largest hunger hotspot: UN SOFI report Food, Food Security, Malnutrition, United Nations, Africa hunger crisis, zero hunger, FAO, Global Hunger, SOFI 2026, Healthy diets, Climate and food systems