https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/more-than-half-of-india-under-dry-or-drought-conditions-as-monsoon-withdrawal-begins https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-22/l0rr95yv/1000427052.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-23/h0xwcpun/1000427787.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-23T07:02:31.657Z More than half of India under dry or drought conditions as monsoon withdrawal begins Agriculture, monsoon, Drought, El Nino, Monsoon withdrawal, WMO, India drought, dry, drought conditions, India Drought Monitor https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-deep-depression-triggers-very-heavy-rain-alert-across-four-states-as-delhi-ncr-turns-hotter https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-23/obrtvcjp/1000427795.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-23T06:40:27.048Z Daily weather tracker: Deep depression triggers very heavy rain alert across four states as Delhi-NCR turns hotter Climate Change, Odisha, Telangana, Bay Of Bengal, Rainfall, deep depression, Andhra Pradesh, Weather in India, India Meteorology Department (IMD), cyclone arnab https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/seven-of-nine-planetary-boundaries-transgressed-with-worsening-trends https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-22/k2we3rk8/1000427186.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-22/0jx5mrhh/1000427201.png Source: PIanetary Health Check 2026 report / Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany.  downtoearth en 2026-09-22T12:43:01.971Z Seven of nine planetary boundaries transgressed with worsening trends Climate Change, Climate Change, Global Warming, Ocean acidification, Ozone depletion, planetary boundaries https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/cheetah-gaurav-dies-of-weakness-severe-dehydration https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-22/x658op0v/1000427158.jpg Photo for representation. downtoearth en 2026-09-22T11:40:23.853Z Cheetah Gaurav dies of weakness, severe dehydration Wildlife & Biodiversity, cheetah, cheetah death, project cheetah, Cheetah gaurav https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/simply-put-gender-equality-a-distant-dream https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-22/vedvunp2/1000427164.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-22/5cw9a8bj/1000427166.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-22T11:35:24.991Z Simply Put: Gender equality a distant dream? Governance, gender, equality, gender equaliy https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-weather-tracker-bay-of-bengal-depression-intensifies-as-heavy-rain-batters-andhra-pradesh-odisha https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-22/ojzpjd5n/1000427117.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-22T09:32:53.824Z Daily weather tracker: Bay of Bengal depression intensifies as heavy rain batters Andhra Pradesh, Odisha Environment, low pressure, Odisha, depression, Bay Of Bengal, Rainfall, Andhra Pradesh, Thunderstorms, Winds https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/we-need-ways-to-monitor-soil-health-so-that-we-dont-discount-the-wealth-beneath-our-feet https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-22/6xq3imzp/1000427039.jpg Illustration: Yogendra Anand downtoearth en 2026-09-22T06:45:12.657Z ‘We need ways to monitor soil health so that we don’t discount the wealth beneath our feet’ Agriculture, Food, soil health, soil, microorganisms, Soil Science https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/2025-fourth-consecutive-year-with-net-loss-in-global-glacial-mass https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-21/x8fqpm16/Glacial-ice-mass-loss In the photo: The Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina, a rare stable glacier, has also started showing signs of rapid retreat. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-21/cugis7q8/Graph-glacier-loss downtoearth en 2026-09-21T13:00:22.108Z 2025 fourth consecutive year with net loss in global glacial mass Climate Change, glacier retreat, glacier, global glacial mass loss https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/simply-put-sal-borer-infestation https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-21/chzq955r/1000426346.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-21/ew3645bu/1000426347.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-21T10:29:43.903Z Simply Put: Sal borer infestation Forests, Highways, Mines, sal borer, Infestation https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-monsoon-retreat-brings-dry-heat-as-low-pressure-system-triggers-heavy-rain-across-states https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-21/7h4nalgd/1000426318.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-21T09:56:46.241Z Daily weather tracker: Monsoon retreat brings dry heat as low-pressure system triggers heavy rain across states Climate Change, Gujarat, low pressure, Odisha, Cyclone, Rajasthan, Bay Of Bengal, Punjab, summer, Andhra Pradesh, Monsoon retreat, Dry heat https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/what-does-circular-economy-actually-mean https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-21/sxm3db85/1000426238.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-21/7e0wrh8m/1000426232.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-21/t9agtczp/1000426236.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-21T08:50:08.293Z What does ‘circular economy’ actually mean? Waste, Waste, Waste Management, Recycling, circular economy, Gandhinagar, World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-september-16-2026 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-21/aeya7jog/Gavel.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-21T08:38:23.513Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 16, 2026) Kosasthalaiyar river, Chembarambakkam lake, Supreme Court, FSSAI, front-of-pack labelling, dead fish, Greater Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu pollution, packaged foods, nutrition literacy, stormwater drains, sewage discharge, water quality, National Green Tribunal, environment orders https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/seabird-chick-found-with-almost-900-plastic-pieces-in-stomach-setting-new-pollution-record https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-21/aaxc05ro/iStock-1498474756.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-21/ojbqmhdu/Screenshot-2026-09-21-at-12.10.43-PM.png Photographs showing the increase in plastic ingestion among Sable Shearwater fledglings on Lord Howe Island in 2010 (a), 2015 (b), 2021 (c) and 2025 (d). downtoearth en 2026-09-21T08:33:22.258Z Seabird chick found with almost 900 plastic pieces in stomach, setting new pollution record seabird plastic, plastic pollution, sable shearwaters, Lord Howe Island, plastic ingestion, seabird chicks, Tasman Sea, marine plastics, bottle caps, resin pellets, Global Plastics Treaty, wildlife suffering, marine conservation, environmental decline, plastic crisis