https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/brics-adopts-photovoltaic-industry-action-plan-calls-for-value-addition-in-critical-minerals https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-12/0sku4qdi/BRICS-3.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-12T15:43:17.722Z BRICS adopts photovoltaic industry action plan, calls for value addition in critical minerals Energy, BRICS, global south, CSE, critical minerals, 18th BRICS Summit, photovoltaic industry https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/brics-backs-carbon-market-cooperation-while-opposing-unilateral-cbam https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-12/jp65n8yf/BRICS.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-12T15:43:04.145Z BRICS backs carbon market cooperation while opposing unilateral CBAM Climate Change, BRICS, carbon credit trading scheme (CCTS), 18th BRICS Summit, BRICS Carbon Markets Partnership, carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAMs), New Delhi Declaration 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-mercury-crosses-40c-in-bikaner-very-heavy-rain-alert-in-three-states-heavy-showers-likely-across-16-states https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-12/pbm9d854/Rainfall.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-12T05:33:31.929Z Daily weather tracker: Mercury crosses 40°C in Bikaner; very heavy rain alert in three states, heavy showers likely across 16 states Climate Change, Delhi-NCR, Southwest monsoon, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, VIDARBHA, Bikaner, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/simply-put-ganga-floodplain https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-12/94zv8om9/Simply-Put-11-Sept-hero-image-copy.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-12/9x3e8vr6/Simply-Put-11-SeptGanga-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-12T05:15:35.470Z Simply Put: Ganga floodplain Governance, Rivers, Ganga, National Green Tribunal, Ganga floodplains, floodplains https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/hopeful-genres-like-solarpunk-can-help-bring-climate-discussions-to-dinner-tables https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/ek2cxx56/1000418118.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/6u63o924/1000418146.jpg Published by: Niyogi Books https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/24hel6ol/1000418100.jpg Published by: World Weaver Press (USA) https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/11sqr7nb/1000418099.jpg Published by: Niyogi Books downtoearth en 2026-09-12T04:05:29.523Z ‘Hopeful genres like solarpunk can help bring climate discussions to dinner tables’ Environment, Climate Change, Global Warming, literature, Ecology, dystopia, climate fiction, Delhi University, genre, solarpunk https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/give-each-major-indian-written-language-the-chance-to-shine-as-a-way-of-expressing-new-ideas-especially-in-science-and-tech https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-12/7it853x7/Peggy-Mohan.jpg Peggy Mohan. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-12/ne8m611j/Father-Tongue-Motherland.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-12T04:05:11.603Z ‘Give each major Indian written language the chance to shine as a way of expressing new ideas, especially in science and tech’ Environment, Science & Technology, Languages, linguistics, Trinidad, WEST INDIES, indenture, Artificial intelligence (AI), Peggy Mohan, Indo-Trinidadians https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/the-harvest-before-the-harvest https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-12/f9best5d/Rayalaseema-1.jpg Flowers grow alongside vegetables and other crops, adding colour and supporting biodiversity in the field before the harvest season begins. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-12/ufyohef3/Rayalaseema-2.jpg A ladybird feeds on aphids clustered around a flowering plant, offering a natural form of pest control in the field. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-12/sr0tca36/Rayalaseema-3.jpg Chilli and onion grow together in the field, showing how companion cropping can bring different crops into the same growing space. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-12/tfe6j8f3/Rayalaseema-4.jpg Old sarees find new life as soil covers to help retain moisture. downtoearth en 2026-09-12T04:04:57.962Z The harvest before the harvest Agriculture, Water, Farmers, pollinators, insect pollinators, Rayalaseema, dryland agriculture, beneficial insects, soil organisms https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/record-wildfires-in-indonesia-trigger-health-crisis-as-haze-spreads-across-south-east-asia https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/7grrzde7/iStock-1498561784.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T13:12:32.463Z Record wildfires in Indonesia trigger health crisis as haze spreads across South East Asia Forests, wildfires, wildfire-related pollution and deaths, Indonesia, Air pollution in Asia, Kalimantan wildfires https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/when-your-canvas-is-a-metropolis https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/vz7nlfkn/Delhi-Street-Art.jpg An artist works on a mural on an underpass that is part of the Meerut-Delhi Expressway. Delhi’s street art scene is a thriving one. And while this mural is not part of any open-air art district, it shows that Delhi is not just a historical city of monuments, but a thriving contemporary metropolis. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/nu5fdhsb/Delhi-Street-Art.jpg An artist works on a mural on an underpass that is part of the Meerut-Delhi Expressway. Delhi’s street art scene is a thriving one. And while this mural is not part of any open-air art district, it shows that Delhi is not just a historical city of monuments, but a thriving contemporary metropolis. downtoearth en 2026-09-11T11:54:15.244Z When your canvas is a metropolis Environment, Delhi, art, Delhi-National Capital Region, Mural, Street Art https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/how-mcd-and-railways-cleared-6333-mt-of-legacy-waste-from-delhis-railway-corridors https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/1mh8naes/waste-1.png An excavator lifts accumulated waste near Chetan Basti, Anand Parbat, Delhi in the early hours of June 18, 2026. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/1beapdwx/waste-2.png Midnight site inspection during legacy waste removal operations. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/t19qllm5/waste-3.png Loaded wagons covered with tarpaulin sheeting near Shahzada Bagh, Daya Basti, in Delhi on June 18, 2026, before waste is moved out by rail. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/anujepz7/Picture_1.png Railway corridors and priority legacy waste intervention sites identified in Karol Bagh. downtoearth en 2026-09-11T11:50:44.085Z How MCD and Railways cleared 6,333 MT of legacy waste from Delhi’s railway corridors Waste, Waste Management, legacy waste, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Urban Sanitation, Indian Railways, Karol Bagh Zone, Railway corridors https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/africa-moves-closer-to-polio-free-future-as-detections-fall-33-who-says https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/5gmkfq9b/iStock-1386859716.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T11:46:50.676Z Africa moves closer to polio-free future as detections fall 33%, WHO says Africa, Health in Africa, Health, Vaccination, Polio, circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cvdpv), WHO African Region https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/kutchs-drought-is-drying-more-than-fields-a-livelihood-and-pastoral-crisis-is-unfolding https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/camgopiv/Kutch-Drought.jpg A livestock herder moves with his herd through drought-stricken landscape in Kutch. downtoearth en 2026-09-11T11:35:06.479Z Kutch’s drought is drying more than fields; a livelihood and pastoral crisis is unfolding Climate Change, Agriculture, Environment, Economy, Drought, Livestock, Gujarat, Pastoralists, Farmers, Kutch, Maldharis, Lakhpat https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/nepal-demands-climate-justice-after-deadly-floods-20-million-compensation-claim https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/vr1qkcez/Hju9eLHtXvo-HD.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T10:11:54.765Z Nepal demands climate justice after deadly floods | $20 million compensation claim Climate Change, climate justice, nepal floods, climate compensation https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/new-15-million-fund-to-support-ending-female-genital-mutilation-launched https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/tplhg6my/Anti-FGMcampaignWalalaBiyotey25January2014.jpg FGM awareness session run by the African Union Mission to Somalia at the Walalah Biylooley refugee camp, Mogadishu, 2014. downtoearth en 2026-09-11T09:36:22.230Z New $15 million fund to support ending female genital mutilation launched Africa, Health, The World Health Organization, Women, girls, women's health, female genital mutilation launched https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/simply-put-1980s-prompt-for-forests https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/iakryoze/1000418892.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/xzc7rozr/1000418894.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T08:51:11.718Z Simply Put: 1980s prompt for forests Environment, Governance, Construction, NGT, construction-free zone, Ganga Floodplain https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/the-coming-years-may-bring-catastrophic-weather-that-could-be-far-worse-than-history-suggests-kings-college-london https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/1dlmjsy5/Cyclone-Nargis.jpg Cyclone Nargis, which killed almost 140,000 people in Myanmar in 2008, caused more than twice as many deaths as the other 675 deadly tropical cyclones of the 2000-2025 period combined. downtoearth en 2026-09-11T08:29:13.870Z The coming years may bring catastrophic weather that could be ‘far worse’ than history suggests: King’s College London Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Extreme weather, Cyclone Nargis, European Heatwave 2026, King’s College London, climate catastrophes, European Heatwave 2003 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-september-10-2026 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/mp2j1jrr/Gavel.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T08:09:37.168Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 10, 2026) Environment, Environment, Jhabua (D), National Green Tribubal, Khandwa, silica dust, trees felled, sensitive, Van Vihar National Park and Zoo https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/the-world-has-started-regulating-microplastics-here-is-what-the-rulebook-looks-like https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/zzyj9qbo/iStock-1393825220.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T07:19:57.834Z The world has started regulating microplastics. Here is what the rulebook looks like microplastics regulation, plastic pollution, microbeads ban, EU microplastics, REACH regulation, tyre abrasion, textile microfibres, plastic pellets, Zero Pollution, legacy microplastics, Microbead-Free Act, Microplastics Safety, Euro 7, AGEC Law, source-based policy https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-heat-tracker-chennai-records-highest-night-time-temperature-3 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/mvuq7s0n/Daily-Heat-Tracker.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T06:50:34.768Z Daily Heat Tracker: Chennai records highest night-time temperature Climate Change, India Meteorological Department (IMD), heat, Warm nights, Daily Heat Tracker, Humid Heat https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/the-quiet-acts-that-keep-indias-forests-alive https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/9q4nk2q5/Forest-Guards.jpg Frontline forest staff in the Kashmir Valley. downtoearth en 2026-09-11T06:31:25.176Z The quiet acts that keep India’s forests alive Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Forest guards, Forest Officials, National Forest Martyrs Day 2026, frontline forest staff https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/new-report-on-climate-overshoot-what-it-means-for-africa-and-how-faster-action-can-limit-the-damage https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/5pmu7q7m/1000418769.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T06:14:56.075Z New report on climate ‘overshoot’: What it means for Africa and how faster action can limit the damage Africa, World, Africa, Drought, Heatwaves, extreme heat, UN Overshoot report, Limiting Overshoot https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-heavy-rain-alert-for-odisha-chhattisgarh-and-andhra-pradesh-several-other-states-to-witness-rainfall https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/odrcfpok/Rainfall.jpg An orange alert has been issued for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and coastal Andhra Pradesh. downtoearth en 2026-09-11T05:41:17.145Z Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain alert for Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh; several other states to witness rainfall Climate Change, Odisha, Southwest monsoon, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/we-really-do-earnestly-believe-ai-could-kill-all-humans-if-ai-labs-are-so-worried-about-ai-doom-why-dont-they-stop https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/27yfjqb6/iStock-1489161384.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T04:57:25.491Z ‘We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans’: if AI labs are so worried about AI doom, why don’t they stop? AI extinction, AI doom, AI safety, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, AI arms race, superintelligence, AI regulation, AI governance, existential risk, recursive improvement, AI whistleblowers, AI slowdown, AI policy