https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/wildfires-have-destroyed-an-area-of-protected-tropical-forest-twice-the-size-of-wales-globally-since-2001-study-reveals https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-16/2jwky1ye/Caiman-Pantanal.jpg A dead caiman in the Brazilian Pantanal after wildfires struck the region in 2020. downtoearth en 2026-08-16T11:12:44.826Z Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales globally since 2001, study reveals Natural Disasters, Climate Change, Forests, wildfires, Indonesia, Bolivia, Brazil, TROPICAL FOREST, University of Sheffield, wales, Tropical Americas https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/can-the-great-indian-bustard-reclaim-the-deccan-part-of-its-range-yes-provided-traditional-agriculture-is-promoted-says-study https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-16/jbdbrgb2/GIBs.jpg Two Great Indian Bustards at the Desert National Park in Rajasthan, the last stronghold of the species in India. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-16/s8aj3980/journal.pone.0355780.g002.PNG downtoearth en 2026-08-16T09:00:00.819Z Can the Great Indian Bustard reclaim the Deccan part of its range? Yes, provided traditional agriculture is promoted, says study Wildlife & Biodiversity, Rajasthan, Deccan Plateau, Great Indian Bustard, GIB Conservation, traditional agriculture https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/census-2027-to-include-question-related-to-caste-a-first-in-independent-india https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-16/dg84zml1/Census-2027.jpg Select specimen from various Hindu castes, 1874, Imperial Gazetteer of India. From left to right: Konkanasth Brahmin man, Deshasth Brahmin lady, Rajput man, Koli fisherman, Pasi man from Awadh, Vaishnav Brahmin from Allahabad, Komati lady from Telangana https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-16/82bjaa5o/CastepercentageofGujaratpopulationin1931.png Caste breakdown in Gujarat in 1931. downtoearth en 2026-08-16T05:27:19.676Z Census 2027 to include question related to caste, a first in independent India Governance, Census 2011, Ministry of Home Affairs, caste, Census 2027, Caste census https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/this-independence-day-get-to-know-about-zanskari-ponies-the-silent-warriors-of-siachen https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-15/qcd1qrn9/Zanskari-Ponies-1.jpg Zanskari ponies carrying loads on the Siachen Glacier. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-16/a9kp9ej4/Zanskari-Ponies-2.jpg Zanskari ponies on Kartavya Path during Republic Day Parade 2026. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-16/me84czlg/Zanskari-Ponies-3.jpg Foals at the breeding farm in Partapur. downtoearth en 2026-08-15T01:58:51.776Z This Independence Day, get to know about Zanskari ponies, the silent warriors of Siachen Wildlife & Biodiversity, Ladakh, Horses, Indigenous breeds, mechanisation, Zanskar, ponies, Siachen Glacier, Independence Day 2026, Zanskari ponies, equines https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/our-plate-in-the-courtroom https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-15/as5zf2ts/p52DLpix-Screenshot-2026-07-30-at-4.53.36-PM.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-15/u7i23foa/p52DLpix-The-India-Story.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-15T01:42:49.684Z Our plate in the courtroom Agriculture, Health, Governance, Kerala, Punjab, Green Revolution, Pesticides, chemicals, Endosulfan, The India Story: Slow Poison in Progress, Cancer Train https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/who-belongs-to-the-night-womens-mobility-and-the-unequal-city https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-15/ce4v0ajk/Bhopal-Road-Night.jpg A road in Bhopal at night. downtoearth en 2026-08-15T01:27:46.695Z Who belongs to the night? Women’s mobility and the unequal city Governance, Women, Bhopal, night, Men, Night-time economy, Independence Day 2026, 80th Independence Day https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/simply-put-shrinking-spaces https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-15/sh9hua0k/Simply-Put-14-AUG-hero-image-copy.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-15/5dpmosfv/Simply-Put-14-Aug-Kaziranga-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-15T01:16:21.291Z Simply Put: Shrinking spaces Wildlife & Biodiversity, Governance, elephants, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Kaziranga, Kaziranga national park, RHINOS https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/marine-heatwaves-why-is-the-ocean-getting-hotter https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-15/7udk6gxs/Marine-Heatwaves.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-15T01:09:43.528Z Marine heatwaves: Why is the ocean getting hotter? Climate Change, marine heatwaves, Ocean, extreme heat