https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/conservation-must-protect-its-most-proactive-stakeholder-tribals https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/81wh2tj9/Odisha-Tribals.jpg Woman from the Kutia tribe in the Odisha region of India, resting at the door of her house. downtoearth en 2026-04-20T06:58:20.394Z Conservation must protect its most proactive stakeholder, tribals Governance, Indigenous Peoples, conservation, adivasis, Tribals, Human-Wildife Conflict https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/madagascars-ancient-baobabs-store-700-years-of-climate-secrets-what-they-reveal https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/geg4sx6o/iStock-453912461.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-20T06:45:28.991Z Madagascar’s ancient baobabs store 700 years of climate secrets — what they reveal Forests, Climate Change, World, Madagascar, Global Warming, Trees, climate resilience, baobab tree, Natural world, African Baobab Trees, Baobab, Isotopes, Stalagmites https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/when-snow-quietly-blooms https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-20/wjeabirc/snowdrop.jpeg Snowdrops. downtoearth en 2026-04-20T04:49:55.654Z When snow quietly blooms Wildlife & Biodiversity, United States, SNOW, Flora, flowers, Snowdrops https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/how-abandoned-frp-boats-are-hurting-indias-fishers https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-19/8k2tcpbb/FRP-Boats.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-19T08:01:02.159Z How abandoned FRP boats are hurting India’s fishers Waste, Kochi, marine litter, docuseries, fibre reinforced plastic (FRP), ICAR-CIFT https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/gobar-times-all-about-farmer-producer-organisations https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-19/wbn095l7/0.747617001776427721farmer-producer-organisations-2.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-19T07:33:28.635Z Gobar Times: All about Farmer Producer Organisations Agriculture, Farmers, Gobar Times, FPOs, market challenges https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/nearly-a-third-of-stps-discharge-untreated-sewage-into-ganga-in-uttarakhand-despite-rs-1000-crore-spend-cag-report https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-19/pw0s0adv/down-to-earthimportlibrarylarge2023-08-290.237078001693290498istock-1331262006.avif downtoearth en 2026-04-19T05:48:57.031Z Nearly a third of STPs discharge untreated sewage into Ganga in Uttarakhand despite Rs 1,000 crore spend: CAG report Water, uttarakhand, Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), Haridwar, Ganga Action Plan, Clean Ganga Mission, National Mission for Clean Ganga, CAG audit report, Clean ganga, NGT Act, national clean ganga mission, Namami Gange Programme, NMCG, Fecal coliform https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/village-near-mussoorie-erects-barriers-and-removes-sale-boards-to-protect-forest-land-amid-encroachment-concerns https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-18/g4ucnahe/downtoearth-hindi2026-04-17fjk6z4vyVillage-board2-Pic-provided-by-Jabar-Singh.avif Villagers put up signboards marking the Dudhli Gram Sabha and the Community Forest Conservation Committee; downtoearth en 2026-04-18T08:20:29.607Z Village near Mussoorie erects barriers and removes sale boards to protect forest land amid encroachment concerns Governance, Environment, Encroachment, rural india, land rights, uttarakhand, forest rights, Mussoorie, land conflict, community rights