https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/rajasthan-faces-worsening-drought-conditions-rainfall-deficit-hits-crops-and-livestock https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-26/mtc64wfa/madhav.avif downtoearth en 2026-10-26T08:26:57.243Z Rajasthan faces worsening drought conditions, rainfall deficit hits crops and livestock Rajasthan drought, rainfall deficit, crop failure, livestock crisis, fodder prices, water shortage, Jaisalmer drought, monsoon deficit, empty dams, animal husbandry, soil moisture, kharif crops, rabi crops, water conservation, opposition demands https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-october-23-2026 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-26/hqb1x5p3/Gavel.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-26T07:30:03.198Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 23, 2026) firecracker ban, noise pollution, air pollution, Bombay High Court, Diwali pollution, silence zones, green crackers, AQI Mumbai, public awareness, CETP Ludhiana, industrial pollution, Buddha Nallah, pollution control, Punjab NGT, environment orders https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/zimbabwe-wants-digital-payments-to-build-trust-in-its-newest-currency-why-technology-alone-wont-be-enough-to-save-the-zig https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-26/miqjs520/iStock-172161967.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-26T04:31:05.923Z Zimbabwe wants digital payments to build trust in its newest currency. Why technology alone won’t be enough to save the ZiG Africa, Economy, Namibia, Development, Inflation, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Development finance Africa, Digital payments, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Foreign reserves, Finance for development https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/protests-against-siang-mega-dam-in-arunachal-pradesh-turn-violent https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-25/rn3x6bxr/Pasighat.jpg Protest against the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) before clashes erupted on October 23 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-25/kti9jsm4/1-Pasighat.jpg A peaceful rally in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, where young people marched from Daying EringSchoolGround to Gandhi Chowk to voice their concerns over the proposed Siang Upper MultipurposeProject(SUMP) downtoearth en 2026-10-25T15:52:29.485Z Protests against Siang mega-dam in Arunachal Pradesh turn violent Energy, Northeast India, hydropower projects, Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), Arunachal Pradesh protests, Siang mega-dam, Pasighat violence, Arunachal Pradesh hydropower, Siang dam protests, Indigenous land rights https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/sri-lankas-grid-collapse-has-a-warning-for-south-asias-solar-ambitions https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-25/jkmv2nt9/energy.jpg Till the nationwide blackout on October 17, solar power supplied an estimated 15-25 per cent of daily electricity demand downtoearth en 2026-10-25T08:51:31.141Z Sri Lanka’s grid collapse has a warning for South Asia’s solar ambitions Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, rooftop solar, grid stability, Sri Lanka blackout, South Asia energy https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/in-bangkok-the-climate-and-finance-worlds-met-what-next-on-the-road-to-cop31 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-24/mnefein4/HU6cnHwagAArUm7.jpeg downtoearth en 2026-10-24T13:06:49.758Z In Bangkok, the climate and finance worlds met — what next on the road to COP31? Climate Change, Developing Countries, Paris agreement, Climate finance, cost of capital, multilateral development banks, Article 2.1(c), COP31, COP31 Antalya, UNFCCC COP31, Xingu Finance Talks;, Debt sustainability, IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings