https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/simply-put-reverse-migration https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/evatlcol/LPG-crisis https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/76ix870g/reverse-migration downtoearth en 2026-04-29T12:50:07.920Z Simply Put: Reverse migration Energy, Energy, energy crisis, Village, City, Iran, LPG, Strait of Hormuz, US-Israel https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/nso-survey-2025-heart-disease-in-india-triples-in-seven-years-15-29-year-olds-also-vulnerable https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/iv92v0le/Heart-Disease.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-29T12:47:43.464Z NSO Survey 2025: Heart disease in India triples in seven years, 15-29-year-olds also vulnerable Health, Heart Disease, Cardiovascular diseases, NSO Survey 2025, Household Social Consumption: Health https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/adani-green-targets-15-gwh-annual-storage-rs-25000-crore-investment-as-india-eyes-411-gwh-by-2030 https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/tyn0tgoz/Solar-Panels.jpg Solar panels. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T12:22:29.614Z Adani Green targets 15 GWh annual storage, Rs 25,000 crore investment as India eyes 411 GWh by 2030 Energy, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Gautam Adani, Adani Green, Khavda https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/paradox-of-energy-transition-who-really-pays-for-a-greener-future https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/u5x230w8/Mine-Africa https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/6ohzhssv/1000321582.jpg The share of global dry (non-refiined) production for selected critical minerals required for energy transition, using data from USGS's Mineral COmmodities Summaries (2025). https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/rqe8f7t3/Africa_minerals_2. Global clusters of critical mineral deposits and sites, derived from USGS geospatial point data on mines, deposits, districts and mineral regions (2017). https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/0tafoeb0/Africa_minerals. Improved water sources are water supplies classified by infrastructure type, including piped connection, borewell or tubewell, protected well and springs, rainwater harvesting and packaged or delivered water. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T12:10:16.582Z Paradox of energy transition: Who really pays for a greener future Energy, Energy, Clean energy, global south, Mining, energy transition, cobalt, critical minerals, manganese, mineral ore https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/india-is-using-water-to-build-the-machines-that-tell-us-we-are-running-out-of-it https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/v2b71apk/Bagmane-Tech-Park.jpg Bagmane Tech Park in Bengaluru. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T11:01:02.716Z India is using water to build the machines that tell us we are running out of it Water, India Meteorological Department (IMD), bengaluru, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Noida, data centres, AI data centre https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/france-sets-2030-coal-exit-2045-oil-end-2050-gas-phase-out-in-europes-first-fuel-by-fuel-fossil-exit-plan https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/0649rn3c/France-pollution France’s move is expected to add pressure on other advanced economies to publish similarly detailed national transition pathways. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/bl3fsyls/1000321559.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-29T10:18:40.989Z France sets 2030 coal exit, 2045 oil end, 2050 gas phase-out in Europe’s first fuel-by-fuel fossil exit plan Energy, Europe, fossil fuel, Clean energy, Coal, Oil, France, net zero, just transition, Fuel, Gas https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/climate-crisis-could-disrupt-learning-for-520-million-students-in-eastern-and-southern-africa-by-2050-warns-unicef https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/87wqrly0/Cyclone-Idai.png The destruction wrought by Cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique in 2019. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T09:54:07.878Z Climate crisis could disrupt learning for 520 million students in Eastern and Southern Africa by 2050, warns UNICEF Africa, Climate Change, UNICEF, climate crisis, Students, Southern Africa, cyclone idai, eastern Africa https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/the-thunder-dragons-fever-bhutans-climate-debt-is-south-asias-problem https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/uoctod1k/Bhutan.jpg Paro Dzong Buddhist Monastery in the Kingdom of Bhutan. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T09:30:12.153Z The Thunder Dragon’s Fever: Bhutan’s climate debt is South Asia’s problem Climate Change, Environment, India, Bhutan, himalayas, south asia, climate debt https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/the-palace-that-endures-a-1000-year-old-sustainability-lesson-from-turtuk https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/sq0bjwvu/Ladakh.jpg The landscape of Turtuk, Ladakh https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/d21jpp88/Carvings-on-the-wooden-wallls.jpeg Carvings on the wooden wallls of the Yabgo Dynasty Palace. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/k3k3t1b4/Main-Courtyard.jpeg Main Courtyard of the Yabgo Dynasty Palace. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/a7hedq9t/Main-Hall-With-Yabgo-Mohammad-Khan-Kacho.JPG The Main Hall of the Palace with Yabgo Mohammad Khan Kacho. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T08:36:21.040Z The palace that endures: A 1,000-year-old sustainability lesson from Turtuk Environment, himalayas, sustainability, Ladakh, Karakoram Range, Turtuk, Nubra Valley, Yabgo Dynasty Palace https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/for-keralas-next-government-ecological-limits-cannot-be-optional-and-lived-realities-secondary https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/gw5ci3ni/Pinarayi-Vijayan.jpg Incumbent Kerala chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T07:45:19.638Z For Kerala’s next government, ecological limits cannot be optional and lived realities secondary Governance, Environment, Kerala, Kerala Elections 2026, climate-vulnerable, scientisation https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-april-28-2026 https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-22/d5fpi0i5/Court-Digest.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-29T07:25:57.076Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 28, 2026) Environment, Jharkhand, Odisha, Coal, Deer, dust pollution, Air pollution, Delhi Zoo, deer park, Hauz Khas, AN Jha Deer Park, Fly ash dumping, Perubhadi stone quarry, coal transportation https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/humidity-and-heat-are-killers-for-tropical-birds-waxbill-and-hornbill-studies-highlight-the-dangers https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/zuyd9c83/Blue-waxbill Most of Earth’s 11,000 bird species occur in the tropics, many experiencing hot, humid conditions for at least part of the year. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T06:41:35.058Z Humidity and heat are killers for tropical birds — waxbill and hornbill studies highlight the dangers Wildlife & Biodiversity, temperature, nature, humidity, Birds, Physiology, heat, hyperthermia https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/the-politics-of-staying-how-governance-failures-are-making-himachal-pradeshs-mountains-unliveable https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/m9a8h6lp/Dams.jpg The Chamera-II hydroelectric power plant in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T06:31:55.365Z The politics of staying: How governance failures are making Himachal Pradesh’s mountains unliveable Environment, Roads, Mountains, Himachal Pradesh, Hydropower,  Supreme Court, tunnels https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/odishas-green-gold-tribal-communities-fighting-for-their-forest-rights-over-kendu-leaves https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/wt84r006/Odisha-Green-Gold.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-29T05:40:18.354Z Odisha’s ‘Green Gold’: Tribal communities fighting for their forest rights over Kendu leaves Forests, Tribal communities, Forest Rights Act (FRA) of 2006, Kendu leaves, Odisha’s ‘Green Gold’ https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/china-clones-10-healthy-yokes-in-high-altitude-livestock-breeding-breakthrough https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/9gvefvii/Yaks.jpg Yaks are endemic to the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas and serve as livelihood assets for local herding communities. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T04:49:48.670Z China clones 10 healthy yaks in high-altitude livestock breeding breakthrough Wildlife & Biodiversity, Science & Technology, Livestock, China, tibet, Cloning, Yaks https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/damming-the-bering-could-a-dam-on-the-far-side-of-the-world-stabilise-the-amoc https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/vm0iyut8/Bering-Strait.png The proposed Bering Strait Dam consists of three separate parts: a part between the Russian mainland and the island of Big Diomede (38 km), a part between Big Diomede and Little Diomede (4 km), and an eastern part between Little Diomede and Alaska (38 km). downtoearth en 2026-04-29T03:06:56.053Z Damming the Bering: Could a dam on the far side of the world stabilise the AMOC? Climate Change, soviet union, geoengineering, Russia, Alaska, Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), AMOC, AMOC collapse, Bering Strait https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/2023-sees-35-mt-coal-mine-methane-emissions-89-went-unreported-as-global-emissions-stayed-flat-since-2021-ember https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/6cxekqdh/Coal-Mine.jpg A coal mine in Jharia, Jharkhand. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/slykwqzh/unnamed.png downtoearth en 2026-04-29T02:22:18.247Z 2023 sees 35 mt coal mine methane emissions; 89% went unreported as global emissions stayed flat since 2021: Ember Energy, Climate Change, Coal, global emissions, Ember, coal mine methane, coal mine methane emissions https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/as-uae-exits-opec-world-bank-warns-west-asia-war-may-trigger-biggest-energy-price-surge-in-4-years https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/f2obpbav/UAE.jpg UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Left) and ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Right). downtoearth en 2026-04-28T14:44:40.998Z As UAE exits OPEC, World Bank warns West Asia war may trigger biggest energy price surge in 4 years Energy, Climate Change, World Bank, OPEC, opec+, UAE, Iran-Israel War 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/fossil-fuel-companies-projected-to-earn-almost-3000-a-second-in-2026-while-families-struggle-to-afford-energy-bills-worldwide https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/w3hmn8d5/Shell.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-28T12:45:40.845Z Fossil fuel companies projected to earn almost $3,000 a second in 2026 while families struggle to afford energy bills worldwide Climate Change, Energy, fossil fuel, Oxfam, Super rich, Iran-Israel War 2026, fossil fuel corporations https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/carbon-politics-green-industrialisation-for-the-global-south https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/46ii6er4/Green-industrialisation downtoearth en 2026-04-28T12:43:56.404Z Carbon Politics: Green industrialisation for the Global South Economy, Climate Change, global south, energy transition, Decarbonisation, Climate finance, Sustainable Development, Development, sovereign debt, Green industrialisation, green supply chains https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/finnish-tech-to-keep-the-sahibi-and-the-yamuna-clean https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/h6m6g2y9/Watermaster-1.jpg A few months ago, Delhi decided to clean the Sahibi river, also known as the Najafgarh Drain. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/edxsf4sm/Watermaster-2.jpg The Sahibi is famous for contributing nearly 70 per cent of the Yamuna’s total pollution load. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/g4jvv1vb/Watermaster-3.jpg The equipment cost over Rs 13 crore. So much to keep the Yamuna, only two per cent of which flows through Delhi, clean. downtoearth en 2026-04-28T12:36:39.168Z Finnish tech to keep the Sahibi (and the Yamuna) clean Water, Rivers, Yamuna, Finland, Sahibi River, Najafgarh drain https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-april-27-2026 https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-22/d5fpi0i5/Court-Digest.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-28T12:17:38.517Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 27, 2026) Environment, Waste, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Mines, NGT, jajpur, Angul (D), Keonjhar, SUNDARGARH, Radha Soami Satsang Beas, River Balwanti https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/simply-put-death-of-teachers https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/kul7z5mc/Simply-Put-28-Apr-hero-image-copy.jpg https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/5cf2yer5/Simply-Put-28-Apr-teacher-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-28T12:07:51.402Z Simply Put: Diary of teachers Climate Change, Governance, heatwave, Odisha, Census, Heatstroke https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/delaying-coal-phase-out-could-cost-south-africa-38-billion-in-health-related-economic-losses-greenpeace-report https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/xp7sz9r2/South-Africa-Power.jpg Three cooling towers structures of an electricity supplier power station in the rural South African countryside. downtoearth en 2026-04-28T11:40:27.325Z Delaying coal phase-out could cost South Africa $38 billion in health-related economic losses: Greenpeace report Africa, Electricity, Coal, Coal retirement, South Africa power https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/india-must-weave-climate-resilience-into-the-fabric-of-policy-urban-planning-and-public-discourse https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/jsnj5yez/Heat-India.jpg A wheelbarrow puller relaxes in Mumbai. downtoearth en 2026-04-28T10:45:22.654Z India must weave climate resilience into the fabric of policy, urban planning, and public discourse Climate Change, Workers, heatwave, climate resilience, heat, informal workers https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/19-governments-call-for-fossil-fuel-phase-out-roadmap-global-finance-push-and-end-to-new-expansion https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/t16ihfc1/Fossil-Fuel Continued licensing of new fossil fuel projects is incompatible with climate goals and risks locking countries into stranded assets, fiscal losses and decades of additional emissions. downtoearth en 2026-04-28T10:25:35.444Z 19 governments call for fossil fuel phase-out roadmap, global finance push and end to new expansion Energy, Renewable Energy, fossil fuel, energy transition, Santa Marta, transition away from fossil fuel https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/community-led-climate-action-in-the-sundarbans-offers-a-better-pathway-than-global-carbon-markets https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/fcjc54g6/Plantation-1.jpeg Women planting mangroves in the Sundarbans. downtoearth en 2026-04-28T09:24:33.782Z Community-led climate action in the Sundarbans offers a better pathway than global carbon markets Climate Change, Sundarbans, Community-led climate action, global carbon markets https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/why-water-security-in-india-must-include-sanitation-reuse https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/l4irzbvv/Water-reuse-and-water-security Until we bridge the gap between water supply and its inevitable return as a treated resource, our water security will remain a ‘leaky bucket’. downtoearth en 2026-04-28T08:36:17.552Z Why water security in India must include sanitation & reuse Water, Sanitation, Wastewater, Faecal sludge, water treatment, sludge, Freshwater, wastewater reuse, indsutry https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/jan-swasthya-abhiyaan-raises-questions-on-nso-report https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/33ac0eyr/Health-2.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-28T07:23:53.581Z Jan Swasthya Abhiyaan raises questions on NSO report Health, public health, Health For All, Jan Swasthya Abhiyaan, National Sample Survey (NSS) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/one-in-eight-people-in-india-are-sick-the-rate-of-disease-has-doubled-in-30-years https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/vgba8hfn/Health.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-28T07:23:42.065Z One in eight people in India are sick, the rate of disease has doubled in 30 years Health, public health, National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), NSO, National Statistical Office (NSO) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/city-is-open-and-busy-but-our-work-has-vanished-delhis-workers-struggle-to-find-work-as-fuel-living-costs-rise https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/7ii20r4j/downtoearth-hindi2026-04-271q1bbtd61777292207788.avif A worker at Labour Chowk in Tughlakabad Extension, Delhi. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/t0zzdzt5/downtoearth-hindi2026-04-27v0erniaz1777292331506.avif From right: Jamil, Chandan Singh, Ram Singh and fellow workers. downtoearth en 2026-04-28T06:37:05.122Z “City is open and busy, but our work has vanished”: Delhi’s workers struggle to find work as fuel, living costs rise Energy, Governance https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/china-surpasses-us-in-research-spending-the-consequences-extend-far-beyond-scientific-ranking-and-clout https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/68lqouw2/China-medical-research downtoearth en 2026-04-28T06:02:27.478Z China surpasses US in research spending — the consequences extend far beyond scientific ranking and clout Science & Technology, Economy, China, United States, Research, Science, Science research https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/donkeys-are-a-symbol-of-endurance-for-palestinians-they-are-also-a-target-of-settler-violence-and-care https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/mcqy2kwm/file-20260423-71-vi0ieq.avif A donkey owned by a Palestinian herder from Deir Istiya in the northern West Bank in June 2025. downtoearth en 2026-04-28T05:01:53.963Z Donkeys are a symbol of endurance for Palestinians — they are also a target of settler violence and care Wildlife & Biodiversity, Governance, World, Animals, middle east, Israel, Israel-Gaza, Gaza, West Bank, Donkey, Palestinians, Palestinian rights, Occupied West Bank, Israel-Gaza war, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Settler colonialism, Gaza war https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/17th-petersburg-climate-dialogue-attempts-to-reaffirm-multilateral-climate-action-amid-geopolitical-tensions https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-27/zvkd0liu/Petersberg.jpg German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin. downtoearth en 2026-04-27T13:12:20.070Z 17th Petersberg Climate Dialogue attempts to reaffirm multilateral climate action amid geopolitical tensions Climate Change, Germany, turkiye, COP31 Antalya, 17th Petersburg Climate Dialogue, UNFCCC COP31, Antalya https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/g7-puts-desertification-at-centre-of-environmental-agenda-flags-land-crisis-as-global-security-threat https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-27/hvqftebg/Desertification downtoearth en 2026-04-27T12:56:42.374Z G7 puts desertification at centre of environmental agenda, flags land crisis as global security threat Environment, Environment, Desertification, UNCCD, Mongolia, Land degredation, UNCCD COP17, Ulaanbaatar