https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/how-rainwater-harvesting-is-turning-seasonal-farming-into-year-round-livelihoods-in-this-odisha-district https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-01/qcfqflkv/Koraput.png Vegetable cultivation next to a pond dyke in Koraput, Odisha. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-01/b5kv39f6/koraput-3.jpg Rama Gumia (60), of Salapguda village in Boipariguda block, Koraput district, grows vegetables on the pond dyke, turning every available space into a source of income. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-01/veqhcsom/koraput-2.jpg Dhanurjaya Nayak (48), from Minarbali village in Boipariguda block of Koraput district, has replaced traditional subsistence fishing with scientific aquaculture. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-01/1aehrmug/koraput-4.jpg Khagapati says vermicompost has eliminated the need for chemical fertilizers, reducing cultivation costs and increasing profits. downtoearth en 2026-07-01T09:44:53.421Z How rainwater harvesting is turning seasonal farming into year-round livelihoods in this Odisha district Agriculture, Water, Climate Change, Water Management, sustainable agriculture, rainwater harvesting, Sustainable Integrated Farming Systems, Koraput, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Climate-resilient Agriculture, Farm ponds, Rainfed Farming, Odisha agriculture https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/basel-convention-advances-work-on-e-waste-textiles-hazardous-waste-but-divisions-persist-over-plastic https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-01/9pq5vn21/Basel-convention-textile-waste Photo for representation. downtoearth en 2026-07-01T09:21:18.369Z Basel Convention advances work on e-waste, textiles, hazardous waste, but divisions persist over plastic Waste, Plastic pollution, PLASTIC WASTE, plastic recycling, textile waste, Basel Convention, E-waste recycling, e-waste, Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Cop18, plastic waste management https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/mental-illness-and-suicide-are-a-growing-public-health-concern-in-india https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-01/m9n1272i/Suicide.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-01T08:57:46.015Z Suicide due to mental illness is a growing public health concern in India Health, public health, Mental Health, mental illness, Suicide, suicide prevention https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/liberating-the-king-of-timbers-why-maharashtras-teak-reform-matters https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-01/h3gd74l8/Teak-india Teak trees in agricultural forest. Photo for representation. downtoearth en 2026-07-01T07:31:46.232Z Liberating the king of timbers: Why Maharashtra's teak reform matters  Forests, Forest Management, Agroforestry, Maharashtra, Community forest management, Maharashtra forest department, National Agroforestry Policy, Teak, india agriculture, Timber production, farming in india, Timber cultivation, sustainable harvesting, teak forests https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/letter-to-ministries-flags-lack-of-rules-for-pesticide-coated-seeds-in-india-urges-safety-checks-and-labelling https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-01/sdjfua4u/Seed.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-01T06:45:28.901Z Letter to ministries flags lack of rules for pesticide-coated seeds in India, urges safety checks and labelling Agriculture, Health, Governance, Food, Farmers, Food Safety, Pesticide, Environmental pollution, chemical safety, Pesticide-coated seeds, Seed treatment, Seed processing https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/can-delhis-ev-20-policy-finally-clean-the-citys-air https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-01/uprzlbzg/Delhi-EV.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-01T06:37:38.094Z Can Delhi’s EV 2.0 policy finally clean the city’s air? Air, Delhi, delhi air pollution, national capital region, Electric vehicles (EV) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-july-2026-forecast-signals-below-normal-rainfall-and-higher-temperatures-across-india https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-01/yb7twpe0/Clouds.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-01T06:22:08.767Z Daily weather tracker: July 2026 forecast signals below-normal rainfall and higher temperatures across India Climate Change, El Nino, Rainfall, Indian Ocean Dipole, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Daily Weather Tracker, July 2026, Long Period Average (LPA) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/a-severe-el-niño-could-threaten-something-essential-to-half-of-humanity-rice https://cf-images.assettype.com/down-to-earth/import/library/large/2023-07-22/0.75560600_1690020731_paddy-22072023.jpg Photo for representation. downtoearth en 2026-07-01T06:16:31.805Z A severe El Niño could threaten something essential to half of humanity — rice Climate Change, Climate Change, Climate change impact, Food Prices, food insecurity, Food Security, Food crisis, Paddy, food price, Climate change impacts, Climate change resilient agriculture, rice production, rice exports, rice producers, Climate-resilient Agriculture, El Niño, Rice farming https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/the-world-has-the-science-to-transform-food-systems-the-next-frontier-is-scaling-it https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-01/e8gecprn/iStock-2273506072.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-01T04:58:57.452Z The world has the science to transform food systems. The next frontier is scaling it Africa, Agriculture, Food, Climate Change, Science & Technology, Food systems, policy, research and development, solutions, Climate solutions, Agriculture + Land, Development finance Africa, Science and innovation for development, scale https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/new-south-north-commission-on-development-launches-in-hamburg-sets-itself-task-to-rewrite-rules-of-global-cooperation https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/7qoqs8fm/Hamburg-Sustainability-Conference.jpg A panel discussion at the launch of the South North Commission on Development in Hamburg, Germany. downtoearth en 2026-06-30T14:51:11.117Z New South-North Commission on Development launches in Hamburg; sets itself task to rewrite rules of global cooperation Governance, Germany, olaf scholz, Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026, Hamburg, South North Commission on Development, Laura Chinchilla https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/assam-and-arunachal-have-remained-rain-deficit-in-june-yet-they-are-flooded-here-is-how https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/k4encn60/Assam-Floods-1.jpg Condition in Ledum. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/0zsoua88/Assam-Floods-Met.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/xpmu3mwq/Assam-Floods-2.jpg The Poglek River. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/z6uq68v8/Assam-Floods-3.jpg Destroyed paddy saplings in flooded paddy fields, Simenmukh. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/17amdigz/Assam-Floods-4.jpg A makeshift relief camp, Simenmukh. downtoearth en 2026-06-30T12:31:22.017Z Assam and Arunachal have remained rain-deficit in June. Yet they are flooded; here is how Natural Disasters, Rivers, Northeast India, Assam, Eastern Himalayas, himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/imprint-of-el-nino-other-weather-patterns-on-indias-deficit-june-2026-rainfall https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/e2bfsfth/Central-India-drought As much as 76 per cent of districts in India have received deficient (20 to 59 per cent below normal), large deficient (60 to 99 per cent below normal) or no rainfall, as of June 29. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/1n864ink/Southwest-monsoon-advance-2026 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/4kwol7iz/rainfall-monsoon-2026 downtoearth en 2026-06-30T12:12:39.441Z Imprint of El Nino, other weather patterns on India’s deficit June 2026 rainfall Climate Change, India monsoon, El Nino, Rain deficit, Monsoon in India, rainfall deficit, Madden-Julian Oscillation, Rainfall in June-July, India rainfall, india rains, monsoon deficit, Dry June, Deficient Rainfall, El Niño, Super El Niño, Southwest Monsoon 2026, Monsoon 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/forest-edge-communities-contribute-to-biodiversity-conservation-while-bearing-heavy-costs-indias-conservation-framework-should-recognise-this https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/nm771mki/KMTR-1.jpg Goats grazing on post-harvest fields in the foothills of the Kalakad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR), Tamil Nadu. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/ny1jv7ct/KMTR-2.jpg A farmer spreading synthetic fertiliser in paddy fields. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/okn854o8/KMTR-3.JPG Large-land holding farmers in the foothills of KMTR use electric fencing to protect crops from wildlife. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/r7s7q9zz/KMTR-4.jpg Traditional bullock-driven land preparation remains part of farming practices in villages bordering KMTR. downtoearth en 2026-06-30T11:32:15.894Z Forest-edge communities contribute to biodiversity conservation while bearing heavy costs. India’s conservation framework should recognise this Forests, Tamil Nadu, Pastoralists, Farmers, transhumance, Western Ghats, Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR), forest-fringe communities https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/simply-put-no-passport-for-forest-rights https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/ivckcbnc/Forest-rights https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/8i7r9nef/Forest-rights-cartoon downtoearth en 2026-06-30T11:25:49.610Z Simply Put: No passport for forest rights Forests, Governance, forest rights act, forest rights, FRA, Legal document, passport https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/cooperation-in-a-fragmented-world-inside-london-climate-action-week-2026 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/sbnhv54y/1000360035.jpg Antonio Guterres' address at the London Climate Action Week 2026 on June 23. downtoearth en 2026-06-30T10:39:33.634Z Cooperation in a fragmented world: Inside London Climate Action Week 2026 Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, climate diplomacy, coal phase out, climate negotiation, Climate Week, climate ambition, electrification, coal phase-out Europe, climate governance, fossil fuel transition, COP31, COP31 Antalya, London Climate Adaptation Week https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/lack-of-domestic-demand-major-hurdle-for-green-transition-of-msmes-in-maharashtra https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/51erht04/Waluj-MIDC-in-chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-has-more-than-400-MSMEs.jpg The Waluj MIDC in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar has more than 400 MSMEs. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/htcvv00v/Maharashtra-MSMEs.png https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/n8ljln3t/MSME-2.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/breb6y7j/MSME-that-manufactures-copper-wires-needed-for-eletricity-cables.jpg MSME that manufactures copper wires needed for electricity cables. downtoearth en 2026-06-30T10:30:12.173Z Lack of domestic demand major hurdle for green transition of MSMEs in Maharashtra Energy, Maharashtra, green transition, MSMEs, chhatrapati sambhajinagar, GIFT scheme, SPICE scheme https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/the-wilderness-is-never-pristine-it-is-always-shared https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/girp2j1w/Corbett-1.jpg Women return carrying heavy bundles of fresh fodder on their heads from forests near Jim Corbett National Park. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/o4kyp0wf/Corbett-2.jpg These images show how wrong Euro-American philosophers like John Muir of the Sierra Club were. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/6vvstdak/Corbett-3.jpg There can never be anything like a ‘pristine wilderness’. Humans have always shared and will share the natural world with other species. downtoearth en 2026-06-30T10:20:17.038Z The wilderness is never ‘pristine’; it is always shared Forests, Forests, fortress conservation, Forest Produce, Pristine wilderness https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/ozone-pollution-spreading-across-indian-cities-says-new-cse-anaylsis https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/1sjrnffm/p26-27DLpix-Opener.jpg downtoearth en 2026-06-30T09:31:44.985Z Ozone pollution spreading across Indian cities, says new CSE analysis Air, Air Pollution, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Northern India, ozone pollution, Northwestern India https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/global-energy-demand-rises-17-per-cent-in-2025-as-clean-power-hits-milestone-asia-remains-emissions-hotspot https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/wujlfc0f/Petrol.jpg downtoearth en 2026-06-30T09:05:52.957Z Global energy demand rises 1.7 per cent in 2025 as clean power hits milestone, Asia remains emissions hotspot Energy, Asia, China, Renewable Energy, Coal, Emissions, Oil, Diesel, Petrol, wind, SOLAR, Global energy demand https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/double-earthquake-in-venezuela-explained https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/fvkljctk/Venezuela-Double-Quake.jpg downtoearth en 2026-06-30T08:48:59.191Z Double earthquake in Venezuela explained Natural Disasters, Science & Technology, South America, Earthquake, Venezuela, caribbean, Venezuela earthquake, Doublet earthquake https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/data-driven-flexibility-could-cut-electricity-grid-upgrade-costs-report https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/kyjcyv2k/DSOs-Europe-electrification downtoearth en 2026-06-30T07:45:30.813Z Data-driven flexibility could cut electricity grid upgrade costs: Report Energy, energy transition, Energy demand, power demand, electricity consumption, electrification, electricity use, grid congestion https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/the-20km-ripple-effect-how-mines-can-trigger-distant-deforestation-in-africa https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/33lgc4m2/Congo-river downtoearth en 2026-06-30T05:44:40.590Z The 20km ripple effect: How mines can trigger distant deforestation in Africa Africa, Deforestation, Mining, energy transition, global deforestation, Africa drought, transition minerals, Green Energy Transition https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-heavy-rain-batters-northeast-floods-hit-assam-rain-alerts-issued-across-20-states-delhi-set-for-heat-relief https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-30/nu6nw5ru/Assam-Floods.jpg The flood situation in Jonai, Assam. downtoearth en 2026-06-30T05:28:44.988Z Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain batters Northeast, floods hit Assam; rain alerts issued across 20 states, Delhi set for heat relief Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Delhi, Floods, Assam, Northeast, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Daily Weather Tracker https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/development-is-hard-power-clean-energy-is-security-hamburg-sustainability-conference-2026-sounds-the-alarm-on-a-fractured-world https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/clkic4up/Hamburg-Conference.jpg UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed speaking at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026. downtoearth en 2026-06-29T13:54:32.363Z Development is hard power, clean energy is security: Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026 sounds the alarm on a fractured world Governance, Renewable Energy, Clean energy, geopolitics, Development, Germany, Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026, Hamburg https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/centre-unveils-vb-gramg-planning-framework-with-focus-on-water-roads-and-climate-resilience https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/11xadq0u/066890.jpg Labourers working for a water conservation project under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Rajasthan’s Dungarpur district. downtoearth en 2026-06-29T12:23:49.754Z Centre unveils VB-GRAMG planning framework with focus on water, roads and climate resilience Governance, rural employment, Groundwater, Gram Panchayat, Water security, climate resilience, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Rural infrastructure, Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 (VB-G RAM G), VB-GRAMG Act, PM Gati Shakti, Yuktdhara https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/is-bundelkhand-again-heading-towards-drought https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/ow68wc2z/Bundelkhand-1.jpg Bundelkhand, notoriously prone to drought, is once again drying off. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/di4mb0u0/Bundelkhand-2.jpg Last year, it has witnessed a deluge. This year, the water is vanishing again. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/hb82w81v/Bundelkhand-3.jpg These images of buffaloes cooling off in the last remaining pools on the Yamuna riverbed is a reminder of the region’s recurring battle with drought. downtoearth en 2026-06-29T12:10:27.016Z Is Bundelkhand again heading towards drought? Climate Change, Water, Rivers, Drought, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, water scarcity, Bundelkhand, Mahoba, deluge, Super El Nino https://www.downtoearth.org.in/renewable-energy/maharashtras-clean-industry-plan-runs-into-funding-and-policy-gaps-in-kolhapur-foundries https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/ljyisrrj/Iron-is-melted-in-this-electric-furnace-at-a-foudnry.jpg A foundry in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The facility uses electric furnaces to melt iron for the production of cast metal components. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-01/4hy0ncr3/Foundry-hub-of-Maharashtra-Kohlapur-1.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/w5ehxx2b/Use-of-sand-catsing-creates-dust-detering-adoption-of-rooftop-solar-at-foudnries.jpg Dust from the sand-casting process makes it difficult for many foundries to adopt rooftop solar, as it reduces the efficiency of solar panels. downtoearth en 2026-06-29T12:02:58.299Z Maharashtra’s clean industry plan runs into funding and policy gaps in Kolhapur foundries Renewable Energy, Energy, Climate Change, Decarbonisation, Maharashtra, Energy Efficiency, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Industrial emissions, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL), Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), solar policy, Kolhapur foundries https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/simply-put-europe-heatwave https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/13tu75wd/Europe-heat https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/egf5xe8u/Europe-heat downtoearth en 2026-06-29T11:54:29.618Z Simply Put: Europe heatwave Climate Change, Europe, heatwave, heat https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/global-climate-finance-tops-2-trillion-for-first-time-but-growth-slows-as-investment-gap-widens https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/s15saaf8/Climate-Finance.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/d80cnprb/landscape-of-climate-finance-in-2024.png downtoearth en 2026-06-29T11:45:31.906Z Global climate finance tops $2 trillion for first time, but growth slows as investment gap widens Climate Change, Climate finance, climate investment, Global climate finance, Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), Climate finance growth https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/ev-freight-transition-gains-urgency-as-16900-trucks-entering-delhi-daily-generate-23-of-transport-emissions https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/4jl7fgg8/Frieght-transport downtoearth en 2026-06-29T11:26:35.233Z Delhi targets 95% EV share by 2027 as 16,900 trucks entering city daily generate 23% of transport emissions Energy, Electric vehicle, Air pollution in Delhi, charging stations, electric vehicle policy, delhi air pollution, battery electric vehicle, Delhi smog, delhi air quality, NCR, charging station, electric truck, charging infrastructure, Delhi-NCR pollution, EV charging infrastructure, freight emissions https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/the-true-measure-of-digital-inclusion-is-how-effectively-people-use-opportunities-offered https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/rmn8rpbz/Phone-Women.jpg Although smartphone access has expanded, many women remain excluded from the more empowering dimensions of digital participation, limiting their financial autonomy and independent access to welfare schemes, banking services and information. downtoearth en 2026-06-29T10:01:15.422Z The true measure of digital inclusion is how effectively people use opportunities offered Governance, digital divide, digital includion, digital world, digital access, smartphone usage https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/india-must-unlock-the-potential-of-natural-and-nuclear-process-heat-based-hydrogen-for-its-net-zero-steel-transition https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/lf13f942/Steel-Industry.jpg downtoearth en 2026-06-29T10:01:04.673Z India must unlock the potential of natural and nuclear process heat-based hydrogen for its net-zero steel transition Energy, STEEL INDUSTRY, Natural Hydrogen, nuclear process heat-based hydrogen, net-zero steel transition, Carbon-intensive industry https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-north-india-sweats-under-severe-heatwave-while-northeast-and-coastal-states-face-heavy-rain-threat-imd-issues-multiple-weather-alerts https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-29/1l508r85/Delhi-Ice.jpg Demand for ice in Delhi has shot up due to the ongoing heatwave. downtoearth en 2026-06-29T10:00:51.035Z Daily weather tracker: North India sweats under severe heatwave, while Northeast and Coastal states face heavy rain threat; IMD issues multiple weather alerts Climate Change, Northeast, heatwave, North India, India Meteorological Department (IMD), heavy rainfall, Daily Weather Tracker, Coastal states