https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/combat-desertification-cop17-experts-question-why-nutrition-and-land-are-treated-as-separate-disciplines-globally-as-report-reveals-soil-degradation-to-be-worsening https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-28/vvoxqhhy/ENB-IISD-Anastasia-Rodopoulou-UNCCD-COP17-27Aug2026-Photo-24.jpg Barron Joseph Orr (Right), UNCCD scientist, makes a point on August 27 at COP17. downtoearth en 2026-08-28T08:14:51.897Z Combat desertification COP17: Experts question why nutrition and land are treated as separate disciplines globally as report reveals soil degradation to be worsening Agriculture, Food, Environment, Nutrition, soil, Land, soil degradation, COP17, UNCCD COP17, Barron Joseph Orr https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/unpaid-labour-in-the-heart-of-gadchiroli https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-28/l3a6b4c5/Maharashtra-Water.jpg A woman and a girl fetch water in a forested area in the heart of eastern Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-28/arzgburq/Maharashtra-Water.jpg A woman and a girl fetch water in a forested area in the heart of eastern Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district. downtoearth en 2026-08-28T06:11:37.470Z Unpaid labour in the heart of Gadchiroli Water, Governance, Women, girls, Maharashtra, fetching water, Gadchiroli, unpaid labour https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-august-26-2026 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-28/3nqlsd6m/Court-Digest.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-28T05:42:04.904Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 26, 2026) Environment, Uttar Pradesh, Ganga, National Green Tribunal, Jhansi, daily court digest, Floodplain, Pahuj https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-mercury-crosses-41c-in-sri-ganganagar-as-odisha-braces-for-very-heavy-rain-showers-likely-across-northeast-and-several-states https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-28/fwvhv19p/Daily-Weather-Tracker.jpg The temperature in Sri Ganganagar reached 41.4 degrees. Even amid rainfall, heat and humidity remained in many parts of India. downtoearth en 2026-08-28T05:08:19.586Z Daily weather tracker: Mercury crosses 41°C in Sri Ganganagar as Odisha braces for very heavy rain; showers likely across Northeast and several states Climate Change, Southwest monsoon, Rainfall, India Meteorological Department (IMD), heat, Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/data-centre-water-consumption-could-triple-to-644-billion-litres-by-2030 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-28/fny5b74k/Data-Centre.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-28/n65z59a7/Data-Centre-Rystad.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-28T04:47:00.895Z Data centre water consumption could triple to 644 billion litres by 2030 Science & Technology, Energy, Water, data centre, Artificial intelligence (AI), AI data centre, water consumption https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/nepal-tibet-tragedy-explained-ice-rock-avalanche-triggered-flash-floods https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-28/3ntj1rl6/nepal.png downtoearth en 2026-08-28T04:03:36.998Z Nepal-Tibet tragedy explained: ‘Ice-rock avalanche’ triggered flash floods Natural Disasters, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), US Geological Survey, Bhote Koshi, Rasuwa Flood, Rasuwa, Nepal-Tibet border, Lhende Khola https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/there-is-poison-everywhere-in-this-central-up-district https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/b0f0g22t/Kanpur-1.jpg A bird wallows in a water body covered with a thick layer of green algae and plastic waste near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/ozsyilxs/Kanpur-2.jpg The Rania industrial area has for long been the epicentre of pollution in the district of Kanpur Dehat. For decades, basic chrome sulphate sludge from leather tanneries and chemical units was dumped directly onto open land. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/000tyu22/Kanpur-3.jpg The industrial pollution in Kanpur Dehat is a symbol of the damage that this area of central UP has suffered due to what was and still is its main industry, tanneries. downtoearth en 2026-08-27T11:35:08.147Z There is poison everywhere in this central UP district Water, Uttar Pradesh, Groundwater Pollution, soil pollution, Tanneries, kanpur dehat https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-august-24-2026 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/7pqkgcdi/Gavel.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-27T11:32:31.256Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 24, 2026) Environment, Groundwater, Sewage Pollution, National Green Tribunal, National Green Tribubal, daily court digest, court digest, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), Ministry of Jal Shakti, DUSIB, SPring water, Jhuggi-jhopri clusters, Veeraraghavan lake https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/millet-cultivation-is-thriving-in-a-small-nagaland-village-40-km-from-kohima https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/mifwkdyw/Millets.jpg Packed millets and other vegetables on display for sale. downtoearth en 2026-08-27T10:43:43.469Z Millet cultivation is thriving in a small Nagaland village, 40 km from Kohima Agriculture, Nagaland, Millets, Paddy, Kohima, millet cultivation, Kezoma https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/africa-adopts-plan-to-add-3-million-health-workers-by-2035 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/bwftpma9/iStock-1388769183.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-27T09:55:25.179Z Africa adopts plan to add 3 million health workers by 2035 Africa health workforce, health workers, Workforce Agenda, Africa WHO, health workforce shortage, Plan Train Retain, unemployed doctors, health jobs, Universal Health Coverage, health worker training, health worker retention, Africa health ministers, Workforce 2030, health labour market, Africa health investment https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/simply-put-natures-fury https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/1vaz0hee/Simply-Put-27-Aug-hero-image-copy.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/fmpqltra/Simply-Put-27-Aug-Floods1-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-27T09:47:26.809Z Simply Put: Nature's fury Climate Change, Floods, Earthquakes, nepal floods https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/combat-desertification-cop17-rangelands-must-be-recognised-as-eligible-for-climate-and-adaptation-funds https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/a5bfeocb/Louise-Baker-UNCCD.jpg UNCCD Global Mechanism chief Louise Baker. downtoearth en 2026-08-27T09:23:27.551Z Combat desertification COP17: ‘Rangelands must be recognised as eligible for climate and adaptation funds’ rangelands financing, COP17 UNCCD, land restoration, drought resilience, climate funds, pastoralism, land degradation, Rangelands Flagship, desertification finance, private capital, El Niño droughts, Riyadh Partnership, Mongolia rangelands, impact investment, climate adaptation https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/nepal-rishiganga-and-dharali-are-signals-of-a-himalayan-crisis https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/gm5j9f46/HimalayasandalliedrangesNASALandsatshowingtheeightthousandersannotatedwithmajorrivers.jpg The arc of the Himalayas, Hindukush and Karakoram ranges. downtoearth en 2026-08-27T09:09:11.101Z Nepal, Rishiganga and Dharali are signals of a Himalayan crisis Natural Disasters, Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, Nepal, himalayas, Rishiganga, Dharali, Rasuwa Flood, Rasuwa https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/ngt-issues-notice-to-centre-over-removal-of-construction-free-zone-term-from-ganga-floodplain-definition https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/sm4vm2mj/Ganga-Varanasi.jpg The ghats of Varanasi. downtoearth en 2026-08-27T08:19:24.220Z NGT issues notice to Centre over removal of ‘construction-free zone’ term from Ganga floodplain definition Environment, Rivers, Governance, Ganga, NGT, Floodplain, construction-free zone https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/global-gas-demand-hits-record-4202-bcm-in-2025-set-to-fall-by-7-bcm-in-2026-report https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/h4klstz7/LNG.jpg LNG tanks at regasification terminal in China. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/xptjws48/Gas-1.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/cplagp0c/Gas-2.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-27T08:06:28.310Z Global gas demand hits record 4,202 bcm in 2025, set to fall by 7 bcm in 2026: Report Energy, Natural Gas, Compressed Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Strait of Hormuz, Global gas demand, Global Gas Report 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-nepal-flood-threat-raises-alarm-in-bihar-as-heavy-rain-forecast-across-several-states https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/j1xqd9ir/Bihar-Ganga.jpg The Ganga near Patna in Bihar. downtoearth en 2026-08-27T06:13:13.103Z Daily weather tracker: Nepal flood threat raises alarm in Bihar as heavy rain forecast across several states Climate Change, Bihar, Nepal, Southwest monsoon, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026, Rasuwa Flood, Rasuwa https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/rasuwa-flash-flood-brings-glofs-back-into-spotlight https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/k8hj7mlf/Glacier-Nepal.jpg A Himalayan glacier in Nepal. downtoearth en 2026-08-27T04:59:27.636Z Rasuwa flash flood brings GLOFs back into spotlight Natural Disasters, Glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF), Rishiganga, GLOF, 2023 Sikkim GLOF, Rasuwa Flood, Rasuwa https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/nepaltibet-floods-when-disaster-strikes-before-communities-recover-from-previous-climate-extremes-crisis-escalates https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/46iev18g/Screenshot-2026-08-27-at-10.14.11-AM.png Screengrab from a clip showing severe flooding at the Rasuwagadhi point on the Nepal-Tibet border. downtoearth en 2026-08-27T04:50:43.111Z Nepal‑Tibet floods: When disaster strikes before communities recover from previous climate extremes, crisis escalates recovery gap, Nepal floods, Sri Lanka landslides, climate extremes, compound disasters, Bhote Koshi, disaster recovery, Himalayan floods, climate resilience, infrastructure damage, hydropower loss, disaster risk, Cyclone Ditwah, extreme weather, New Orleans recovery https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/rasuwa-border-flood-underscores-need-for-stronger-regional-cooperation-on-climate-risks-hkh-lawmakers-say https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-27/xeq3f0wb/AlandcovermapoftheHKHregionwasdevelopedusingLandsat30-meterdata.png A map showing the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with its land cover. downtoearth en 2026-08-27T04:28:43.743Z Rasuwa border flood underscores need for stronger regional cooperation on climate risks, HKH lawmakers say Natural Disasters, Nepal, Rasuwa Flood, Rasuwa, Nepal-China border, Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/journalist-group-in-nepal-blames-chinese-construction-activities-on-tibetan-border-for-triggering-rasuwa-flash-flood https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/1tw5s7nc/China-Nepal-Border.jpg A Google Map of the Tibet-Nepal border showing the location of Gyrong. downtoearth en 2026-08-26T21:07:19.234Z Journalist group in Nepal blames Chinese construction activities on Tibetan border for triggering Rasuwa flash flood Natural Disasters, China, Nepal, tibet, Himalaya, Rasuwa Flood https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/did-an-ice-rock-avalanche-originating-from-a-high-altitude-area-trigger-the-trishuli-flash-flood https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/yrcv0qfa/Nepal-Floods.jpg A Google Map of Nepal showing the course of the Trishuli through the country. The river enters India as the Gandak. The uppermost section near the border is where the flash flood took place on August 26. downtoearth en 2026-08-26T21:07:08.423Z Did an ice-rock avalanche originating from a high-altitude area trigger the Trishuli flash flood? Natural Disasters, China, Nepal, himalayas, tibet, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Bhote Koshi, Trishuli, Rasuwa Flood https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/fossil-fuel-import-bills-surge-over-330-billion-in-six-months-since-hormuz-crisis-crea https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/asxxs4om/iStock-2234999231.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/324qokr7/Screenshot_2026_08_26_at_5_14_44_PM.png downtoearth en 2026-08-26T12:32:27.151Z Fossil fuel import bills surge over $330 billion in six months since Hormuz crisis: CREA Hormuz crisis, fossil fuel imports, oil price shock, diesel inflation, CREA report, energy transition, clean energy, LNG prices, jet fuel, global shipping, low income countries, electric vehicles, import bills, Gulf War, diesel prices https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/simply-put-millennium-city https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/x0c5uvew/Simply-Put-26-Aug-hero-image-copy.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/5mqdhr4t/Simply-Put-26-Aug-Gurugram-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-26T11:46:12.036Z Simply Put: Millennium City Governance, Floods, Storm Water Drains, Drainage, gurugram, Gurugram Floods https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/two-decades-after-plutos-demotion-the-redefinition-that-redrew-the-solar-system https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/r7gag7hw/PIA21965.jpg Pluto's bladed terrain as seen from NASA's New Horizons during its July 2015 flyby. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/g97bs3ct/PIA19708.jpg Captured on July 13, 2015, by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft from a distance of approximately 768,000 kilometres during its historic flyby approach. It showed a high-resolution global view highlighting Pluto’s brilliant, light-colored, heart-shaped region, informally named Tombaugh Regio in honor of Pluto's discoverer Clyde Tombaugh. The western lobe of the "heart" is rich in nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane ices, revealing unexpected surface diversity and geologic activity. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/ok1vaa4a/PIA19717.jpg Portrait of Pluto and its binary companion Charon, composed from two images taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015. Charon is the largest of Pluto’s five moons and, at half Pluto’s size, is the largest known satellite relative to its parent body. Pluto and Charon are mutually tidally locked, meaning the same hemispheres of both bodies always face each other. Charon orbits Pluto every 6.4 Earth days. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/cd2648bj/PIA19948.jpg A twilight glow across pluto’s atmosphere. Pluto’s dark silhouette is surrounded by a glowing ring of complex, layered atmospheric hazes extending more than 80 miles into space. The backlit view revealed Pluto’s haze-rich nitrogen atmosphere and distinct thermal layers, providing key data on atmospheric pressure and the interaction of methane and nitrogen under solar ultraviolet light. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/y5kih6nx/PIA03034.jpg This image was taken on October 21, 2003, and later used in the discovery of Eris, formerly known as 2003 UB313 or Xena, announced on January 5, 2005. Named after the Greek goddess of discord and strife, Eris helped trigger a debate that led the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to clarify the definition of a planet in 2006. Pluto, Eris and other similar objects are now classified as dwarf planets. downtoearth en 2026-08-26T11:26:06.388Z Two decades after Pluto’s demotion: The redefinition that redrew the solar system Science & Technology, Planets, Pluto, dwarf planet https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/nepal-flash-flood-what-triggered-the-deadly-event-killing-over-dozens-and-sweeping-away-villages-and-bridges https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/w34jbr5e/Ganga-Brahmaputra.jpg A map of the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin. The Bhote Koshi, where the flash flood took place, enters the Trishuli, shown on this map, which enters India as the Gandak river. downtoearth en 2026-08-26T11:14:49.465Z Nepal flash flood: What triggered the deadly event killing over dozens and sweeping away villages and bridges Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, Nepal, Flash flood, Bhote Koshi, Trishuli, Rasuwa Flood https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/study-links-carbon-majors-to-major-water-losses-in-western-us https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/l75kkca5/Hoover-Mead.jpg The Hoover Dam on the Colorado river on the Arizona-Nevada border forms Lake Mead, the largest human-made reservoir in the United States. downtoearth en 2026-08-26T10:35:49.062Z Study links carbon majors to major water losses in western US Climate Change, Water, California, Water, Lake Mead, Western United States, Carbon Majors https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/india-on-e-wheels-why-gujarats-clean-transport-push-needs-more-buses-not-just-more-evs https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/e2art656/downtoearth-hindi2026-08-253azldjls20250520085928.jpg Ahmedabad should have around 4,000 buses, but currently only about 1,100 are in operation. downtoearth en 2026-08-26T10:32:44.584Z India on e-wheels: Why Gujarat’s clean transport push needs more buses, not just more EVs Air, Energy, Gujarat, Electric vehicles, Public Transport, electric buses, Ahmedabad, FAME-III, Private vehicles, PM E-DRIVE, Electric vehicles (EV), India on e-wheels, road transport pollution, PM e-Bus Seva https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/india-on-e-wheels-market-not-government-is-pushing-e-mobility-surge-in-west-bengal https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/zgv6rmkc/E-buses-Bengal.jpg E-buses in Kolkata. downtoearth en 2026-08-26T10:14:23.081Z India on e-wheels: Market, not government, is pushing e-mobility surge in West Bengal Air, Energy, West Bengal, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Kolkata, Howrah, EVs, India on e-wheels, Ebuses, Ecars https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/extreme-summer-of-2026-has-cost-germany-at-least-36-billion-euros-says-greenpeace https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-26/rsx21inw/Rhine-Cologne.jpg The Rodenkirchen suspension bridge in Cologne, Germany, during extreme low water level. Exposed groynes, sandbars and a cargo ship on the Rhine. downtoearth en 2026-08-26T08:17:18.442Z Extreme summer of 2026 has cost Germany at least 36 billion euros, says Greenpeace Climate Change, Economy, Europe, Germany, Extreme weather, Greenpeace, europe heatwave, Western Europe, Western Europe heatwave, Extreme summer