https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/will-there-be-more-plastic-than-fish-in-our-oceans https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-12/j5ssuqqu/marine-litter-video downtoearth en 2026-04-12T06:03:28.422Z Will there be more plastic than fish in our oceans? Environment, Ecosystem, Oceans, microplastics, Plastic, aquatic ecosystem, Food chain, marine litter https://www.downtoearth.org.in/food/gobar-times-good-food-good-habits https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-12/z0tqj44e/0.390068001773638655students-promoting-millets-at-a-school-event.jpg Students promoting millets at a school event. downtoearth en 2026-04-12T05:13:09.834Z Gobar Times: Good Food, Good Habits Food, Waste, Gobar Times, healthy food habits, zero-waste approach https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/gobar-times-eternal-seal https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-12/np87xj7y/0.593506001772779983eternal-seal-1.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-12T05:08:10.995Z Gobar Times: Eternal Seal! Environment, Gobar Times, superheroes, environmental problems https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/simply-put-lpg-reverse-migration https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-11/3gacjntz/LPG-migration https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-11/a4d0lvo0/Reverse-migration downtoearth en 2026-04-11T07:36:08.801Z Simply Put: LPG reverse migration Energy, Migration, energy crisis, reverse migration, West Asia, Strait of Hormuz, LPG crisis, hormuz https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/two-lives-one-marriage-and-the-ethics-of-memory https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-11/y2tb3l6r/ethics-of-memory.jpg Rajendra Yadav and Mannu Bhandari https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-11/y7h577xc/Poonam-Saxena.jpg Translator Poonam Saxena with both the books. downtoearth en 2026-04-11T03:42:57.043Z Two lives, one marriage, and the ethics of memory Environment, hindi, memory, Hindi literature, Rajendra Yadav, Mannu Bhandari https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/gurg-the-wolfs-negative-image-in-iran-has-its-roots-in-zoroastrianism https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-11/d30634ho/Zoroastrianism.jpg The Iranian hero Isfandiyar fights with wolves in the ‘Shahnameh’ https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-11/ypr9zkpu/Iranian-Wolf.jpg An Iranian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) caught in the middle of a blizzard in Elburz Mountains, Golestan National Park, Iran. downtoearth en 2026-04-11T03:42:45.946Z Gurg: The wolf’s negative image in Iran has its roots in Zoroastrianism Wildlife & Biodiversity, Iran, gray wolf, Wolf, Grey wolf, Zoroastrianism, Gurg https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/angel-of-the-beas https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-01-16/z9ixqjva/59.jpg https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-01-16/0ghvag49/57.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-11T03:42:31.281Z Angel of the Beas Wildlife & Biodiversity, Punjab, Beas, Indus River Dolphins, Indus Dolphin, Indus river, Charismatic Megafauna, Lesser-known species https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/why-indian-winters-are-not-the-same-as-before https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-08/gdhr50m9/DTE-No-chill-2.png downtoearth en 2026-04-11T03:04:55.973Z Why Indian winters are not the same as before Climate Change, Global Warming, Winters, winter season, Death of winter https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/summer-is-getting-longer-hotter-arriving-sooner https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/3kpyq0xk/Summer-change In some cities, summer is lengthening by more than one day per year. downtoearth en 2026-04-10T12:49:18.199Z Summer is getting longer, hotter & arriving sooner Climate Change, Health, Global Warming, summer, wet bulb temperature https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/march-2026-was-the-fourth-warmest-ever-with-ocean-waters-being-the-second-warmest-and-sea-ice-extent-being-the-lowest https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/dqqmdlic/Heat.jpg https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/78aye3f4/C3SBulletinPR202603mapsurfacetemperatureanomalyglobal.png downtoearth en 2026-04-10T12:18:11.518Z March 2026 was the fourth warmest ever, with ocean waters being the second warmest and sea ice extent being the lowest Climate Change, El Nino, ENSO, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Copernicus, Copernicus Climate Change Service’s (C3S), March 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/rivers/dry-rivers-shrinking-reserves-indias-reservoirs-fall-below-half-capacity-data-shows https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/3cd4a4w1/dig012592.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-10T11:54:58.860Z Dry rivers, shrinking reserves: India’s reservoirs fall below half capacity, data shows Rivers, Water, Water Management, water crisis, Central Water Commission (CWC), Reservoirs, River basins https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-april-9-2026 https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-07/29scgekk/Court-Digest.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-10T11:26:18.568Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 9, 2026) Environment, Waste, Pollution, stone crushers, stone quarries, heat, Mahan river, riverbed mining https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/climate-change-disrupts-age-old-migration-patterns-among-kashmiri-bakarwals https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/u6in8iux/10-arjumand.jpg Bakarwal men cut grass for cattle on forested slopes in Inderwali, Pulwama. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/3lgdi1cv/5.jpg A seven-year-old Gujjar-Bakarwal settlement near Nikas, along a tributary of Rambi Ara Nullah. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/rikpp2p0/1.-Arjumand-Tribal.JPG A Bakarwal summer settlement in Numblan Valley, Pulwama, along the Pir Panjal range. downtoearth en 2026-04-10T10:45:54.054Z Climate change disrupts age-old migration patterns among Kashmiri Bakarwals Climate Change, Migration, himalayas, Pastoralists, snowfall, nomadic communities, Extreme weather, Kashmir, Bakarwal https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/new-study-reveals-undercounting-of-stillbirths-in-india https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/tn6oxckr/Women-and-Children.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-10T10:33:40.564Z New study reveals undercounting of stillbirths in India Health, world health organization, stillbirths, NFHS data, Global burden of disease (GBD) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/microbial-methane-emissions-from-inactive-oil-wells-1000-times-higher-than-estimated-mcgill-study https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/q9jhz6d6/inactive-oil-wells-Canada Canada has nearly 500,000 non-producing oil and gas wells. While not all emit methane. downtoearth en 2026-04-10T10:16:06.596Z Microbial methane emissions from inactive oil wells 1,000 times higher than estimated: McGill study Energy, Methane, fossil fuel, Canada, Methane emissions, oil wells, inactive oil well https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-heat-tracker-7-cities-record-above-normal-maximum-temperatures https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/99hv0rx3/Daily-Heat-Tracker.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-10T09:37:49.219Z Daily Heat Tracker: 7 cities record above-normal maximum temperatures Climate Change, heatwave, India Meteorological Department (IMD), heat, Warm nights, Daily Heat Tracker https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/rajasthans-lost-ships https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/szw4y11x/Rajasthan-Camels-1.jpg Camel herders in Rajasthan have been forced to look for newer pastures as traditional grazing lands have declined. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/7ayl7faz/Rajasthan-Camels-2.jpg But diminishing pastures are just one reason for the overall decline of the species. Other reasons include mechanisation of agriculture and a key legislation which crashed prices. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/eshkpww0/Rajasthan-Camels-3.jpg What were once the symbols of the desert state, have now sadly become economically unviable for breeders. downtoearth en 2026-04-10T08:27:25.330Z Rajasthan’s lost ships Wildlife & Biodiversity, village commons, camels in rajasthan, Camels, pastures https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/simply-put-poverty-upliftment https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/ks6m0qt8/Simply-Put-10-Apr-hero-image-copy.jpg https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/0uw8w8u3/Simply-Put-10-Apr-Rich-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-10T08:03:41.715Z Simply Put: Poverty upliftment Governance, Poverty, rich and poor, Poverty upliftment, taxing the super rich https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/pathogen-benefit-sharing-pact-victory-of-failed-round https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/pmfsyhro/PatentlyColomn.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-10T07:55:46.687Z Pathogen benefit-sharing pact: victory of failed round Governance, The World Health Organization (WHO), tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, World Trade Organization, European Union, Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS), Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/wildlife-damage-to-crops-not-monitored-experts-call-for-data-systems-specific-action-plans https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/npu2802l/elephants-India-crops-farmers Crop loss from wildlife is now among the most financially destabilising threats facing farmers, especially in forest-edge India. downtoearth en 2026-04-10T07:08:12.727Z Wildlife damage to crops not monitored: Experts call for data systems, specific action plans Agriculture, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Agriculture, wildlife, Farmers, Elephant, wild animals, Crop loss, boar https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/non-survivable-heat-already-here-study-finds-dry-heat-as-deadly-as-humidity https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/htfe8j77/043A7838.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-10T07:03:41.551Z ‘Non-survivable’ heat already here, study finds — dry heat as deadly as humidity Climate Change, Heatwaves, Global Warming, heat stress, public health, Climate Science, Elderly, heat deaths, extreme heat, Wet-bulb global temperature (WBGT) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/poetry-for-an-anxious-world-5-experts-share-poems-of-grief-hope-and-restoration https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/mr06fari/Poetry-of-grief-and-hope A poem can create an inner room in the mind, a place of shelter from a threatening and precarious world. downtoearth en 2026-04-10T06:07:43.858Z Poetry for an anxious world: 5 experts share poems of grief, hope and restoration Environment, restoration, poems, poetry, hope, ecological grief, grief