https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/record-wildfires-in-indonesia-trigger-health-crisis-as-haze-spreads-across-south-east-asia https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/7grrzde7/iStock-1498561784.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T13:12:32.463Z Record wildfires in Indonesia trigger health crisis as haze spreads across South East Asia Forests, wildfires, wildfire-related pollution and deaths, Indonesia, Air pollution in Asia, Kalimantan wildfires https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/when-your-canvas-is-a-metropolis https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/vz7nlfkn/Delhi-Street-Art.jpg An artist works on a mural on an underpass that is part of the Meerut-Delhi Expressway. Delhi’s street art scene is a thriving one. And while this mural is not part of any open-air art district, it shows that Delhi is not just a historical city of monuments, but a thriving contemporary metropolis. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/nu5fdhsb/Delhi-Street-Art.jpg An artist works on a mural on an underpass that is part of the Meerut-Delhi Expressway. Delhi’s street art scene is a thriving one. And while this mural is not part of any open-air art district, it shows that Delhi is not just a historical city of monuments, but a thriving contemporary metropolis. downtoearth en 2026-09-11T11:54:15.244Z When your canvas is a metropolis Environment, Delhi, art, Delhi-National Capital Region, Mural, Street Art https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/how-mcd-and-railways-cleared-6333-mt-of-legacy-waste-from-delhis-railway-corridors https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/1mh8naes/waste-1.png An excavator lifts accumulated waste near Chetan Basti, Anand Parbat, Delhi in the early hours of June 18, 2026. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/1beapdwx/waste-2.png Midnight site inspection during legacy waste removal operations. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/t19qllm5/waste-3.png Loaded wagons covered with tarpaulin sheeting near Shahzada Bagh, Daya Basti, in Delhi on June 18, 2026, before waste is moved out by rail. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/anujepz7/Picture_1.png Railway corridors and priority legacy waste intervention sites identified in Karol Bagh. downtoearth en 2026-09-11T11:50:44.085Z How MCD and Railways cleared 6,333 MT of legacy waste from Delhi’s railway corridors Waste, Waste Management, legacy waste, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Urban Sanitation, Indian Railways, Karol Bagh Zone, Railway corridors https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/africa-moves-closer-to-polio-free-future-as-detections-fall-33-who-says https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/5gmkfq9b/iStock-1386859716.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T11:46:50.676Z Africa moves closer to polio-free future as detections fall 33%, WHO says Africa, Health in Africa, Health, Vaccination, Polio, circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cvdpv), WHO African Region https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/kutchs-drought-is-drying-more-than-fields-a-livelihood-and-pastoral-crisis-is-unfolding https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/camgopiv/Kutch-Drought.jpg A livestock herder moves with his herd through drought-stricken landscape in Kutch. downtoearth en 2026-09-11T11:35:06.479Z Kutch’s drought is drying more than fields; a livelihood and pastoral crisis is unfolding Climate Change, Agriculture, Environment, Economy, Drought, Livestock, Gujarat, Pastoralists, Farmers, Kutch, Maldharis, Lakhpat https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/nepal-demands-climate-justice-after-deadly-floods-20-million-compensation-claim https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/vr1qkcez/Hju9eLHtXvo-HD.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T10:11:54.765Z Nepal demands climate justice after deadly floods | $20 million compensation claim Climate Change, climate justice, nepal floods, climate compensation https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/new-15-million-fund-to-support-ending-female-genital-mutilation-launched https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/tplhg6my/Anti-FGMcampaignWalalaBiyotey25January2014.jpg FGM awareness session run by the African Union Mission to Somalia at the Walalah Biylooley refugee camp, Mogadishu, 2014. downtoearth en 2026-09-11T09:36:22.230Z New $15 million fund to support ending female genital mutilation launched Africa, Health, The World Health Organization, Women, girls, women's health, female genital mutilation launched https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/simply-put-1980s-prompt-for-forests https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/iakryoze/1000418892.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/xzc7rozr/1000418894.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T08:51:11.718Z Simply Put: 1980s prompt for forests Environment, Governance, Construction, NGT, construction-free zone, Ganga Floodplain https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/the-coming-years-may-bring-catastrophic-weather-that-could-be-far-worse-than-history-suggests-kings-college-london https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/1dlmjsy5/Cyclone-Nargis.jpg Cyclone Nargis, which killed almost 140,000 people in Myanmar in 2008, caused more than twice as many deaths as the other 675 deadly tropical cyclones of the 2000-2025 period combined. downtoearth en 2026-09-11T08:29:13.870Z The coming years may bring catastrophic weather that could be ‘far worse’ than history suggests: King’s College London Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Extreme weather, Cyclone Nargis, European Heatwave 2026, King’s College London, climate catastrophes, European Heatwave 2003 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-september-10-2026 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/mp2j1jrr/Gavel.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T08:09:37.168Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 10, 2026) Environment, Environment, Jhabua (D), National Green Tribubal, Khandwa, silica dust, trees felled, sensitive, Van Vihar National Park and Zoo https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/the-world-has-started-regulating-microplastics-here-is-what-the-rulebook-looks-like https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/zzyj9qbo/iStock-1393825220.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T07:19:57.834Z The world has started regulating microplastics. Here is what the rulebook looks like microplastics regulation, plastic pollution, microbeads ban, EU microplastics, REACH regulation, tyre abrasion, textile microfibres, plastic pellets, Zero Pollution, legacy microplastics, Microbead-Free Act, Microplastics Safety, Euro 7, AGEC Law, source-based policy https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-heat-tracker-chennai-records-highest-night-time-temperature-3 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/mvuq7s0n/Daily-Heat-Tracker.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T06:50:34.768Z Daily Heat Tracker: Chennai records highest night-time temperature Climate Change, India Meteorological Department (IMD), heat, Warm nights, Daily Heat Tracker, Humid Heat https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/the-quiet-acts-that-keep-indias-forests-alive https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/9q4nk2q5/Forest-Guards.jpg Frontline forest staff in the Kashmir Valley. downtoearth en 2026-09-11T06:31:25.176Z The quiet acts that keep India’s forests alive Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Forest guards, Forest Officials, National Forest Martyrs Day 2026, frontline forest staff https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/new-report-on-climate-overshoot-what-it-means-for-africa-and-how-faster-action-can-limit-the-damage https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/5pmu7q7m/1000418769.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T06:14:56.075Z New report on climate ‘overshoot’: What it means for Africa and how faster action can limit the damage Africa, World, Africa, Drought, Heatwaves, extreme heat, UN Overshoot report, Limiting Overshoot https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-heavy-rain-alert-for-odisha-chhattisgarh-and-andhra-pradesh-several-other-states-to-witness-rainfall https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/odrcfpok/Rainfall.jpg An orange alert has been issued for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and coastal Andhra Pradesh. downtoearth en 2026-09-11T05:41:17.145Z Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain alert for Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh; several other states to witness rainfall Climate Change, Odisha, Southwest monsoon, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/we-really-do-earnestly-believe-ai-could-kill-all-humans-if-ai-labs-are-so-worried-about-ai-doom-why-dont-they-stop https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-11/27yfjqb6/iStock-1489161384.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-11T04:57:25.491Z ‘We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans’: if AI labs are so worried about AI doom, why don’t they stop? AI extinction, AI doom, AI safety, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, AI arms race, superintelligence, AI regulation, AI governance, existential risk, recursive improvement, AI whistleblowers, AI slowdown, AI policy https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/how-solar-is-helping-communities-in-rural-odisha-cope-with-energy-poverty https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/ab6i6pp9/1000418334.png Solar dryer in Kurji village. (Right) Ulash Khinbudi, 27, from the village has seen her profits from cultivating and selling ginger increase with the use of the technology. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/mtcbp1w1/1000418347.jpg For Gopinath Sisha from Bairagiput village who cultivates vegetables, sales have increased by 50 per cent since a solar-powered motor was installed in 2023. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/z4in9mo4/1000418339.jpg Sourajini Singh, 65, reported that lower electricity and transportation costs with the use of solar-powered food processors, such as rice puff extruder, at a self-help group in Kalahandi. downtoearth en 2026-09-10T13:35:59.098Z How solar is helping communities in rural Odisha cope with energy poverty Energy, Agriculture, Electricity, Odisha, Irrigation, Solar Pumps, SOLAR, DRE, solar motor https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/campaign-for-survival-and-dignity-condemns-tribal-ministrys-latest-stand-on-removing-forest-dwellers-consent-for-diversion-of-forests https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/r7hyhqig/Jual-Oram.jpg Jual Oram, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs (Centre). downtoearth en 2026-09-10T13:03:58.373Z Campaign for Survival and Dignity condemns tribal ministry’s latest stand on removing forest dwellers’ consent for diversion of forests Forests, adivasis, forest dwellers, Campaign For Survival and Dignity, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), FRA, Forest Conservation Act (FCA), MoTA https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/as-nagalands-hills-crack-and-sink-longleng-residents-fear-a-slow-disaster-is-only-beginning https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/vvr6wcuj/naga-1.jpg The highway connecting Tamlu with Mon and other parts of Longleng districts destroyed by a landslide. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/fm1fwi4u/naga-2.jpg Cracking roads in Tamlu. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/0vxxcikt/naga-3.jpg The precarious road to Tamlu (Amguri–Tuli–Tamlu road), where landslides have occurred almost every kilometre. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/6n5arha6/naga4.jpg The hill slope that collapsed, burying eight people alive, two of whose bodies could not be recovered. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/p9c5j6uw/Naga5.jpg The severely damaged government middle school in Mon town. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/otikaxwv/naga-6.jpg The Phinjang landslide in Tuensang. downtoearth en 2026-09-10T12:44:34.065Z As Nagaland’s hills crack and sink, Longleng residents fear a slow disaster is only beginning Environment, Land Subsidence, Himalayan disasters, Mon District, Nagaland landslides, Dikhow basin, Dikhu River, Longleng, Tamlu, Noklak, Tuensang https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-september-9-2026 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/mp2j1jrr/Gavel.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-10T12:11:51.851Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2026) Environment, Haryana, Supreme Court, Illegal mining, National Green Tribunal, NGT, daily court digest, Aravalli region of Rajasthan, Sulphur dioxide emission norms, coal fired thermal power plants, Kharkhara village, Rewari https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/mechanised-agriculture-in-the-hills-is-a-double-edged-sword https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/5skn35t3/Uttarakhand-Mechanisation.jpg Farmers plough a terraced area in Uttarakhand’s Bageshwar using hand tractors. Mechanisation is essential in modern agriculture to enhance productivity. But using machinery, whether light or heavy, in a hilly or terraced landscape can disrupt topsoil, destroy vegetation, and alter natural drainage. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/urrb06ph/Uttarakhand-Mechanisation.jpg Farmers plough a terraced area in Uttarakhand’s Bageshwar using hand tractors. Mechanisation is essential in modern agriculture to enhance productivity. But using machinery, whether light or heavy, in a hilly or terraced landscape can disrupt topsoil, destroy vegetation, and alter natural drainage. downtoearth en 2026-09-10T10:42:24.798Z Mechanised agriculture in the hills is a double-edged sword Agriculture, Science & Technology, soil, uttarakhand, Bageshwar (D), mechanisation, hills, Mechanised agriculture, farm implements, machinery https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/rains-have-been-so-plentiful-in-drought-prone-bundelkhand-that-kharif-crops-have-suffered-but-there-is-hope-for-the-rabi-season https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/rltokyco/Kirat-Sagar.jpg The Chandel-era pond Kirat Sagar in Mahoba is now overflowing after filling to the brim. downtoearth en 2026-09-10T10:12:03.614Z Rains have been so plentiful in drought-prone Bundelkhand that kharif crops have suffered; but there is hope for the rabi season Agriculture, Water, Environment, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Kharif, Paddy, Rabi, Oilseeds, Bundelkhand, Chandel Dynasty https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/simply-put-imaginary-borders https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/9dlo3mj9/Simply-Put-10-Sept-hero-image-copy.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/o2b0qfk4/Simply-Put-10-Sept-Himalaya-1-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-10T10:05:28.911Z Simply Put: Imaginary borders Environment, India, China, Nepal, himalayas, Himalayan ecology, Rasuwa Flood, Rasuwa https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/petrochemical-industry-emissions-could-rise-50-by-2050-study https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/7l7g63cl/1000418062.jpg The petrochemical industry is responsible for 13 per cent of global industrial greenhouse gas emissions and 3.5 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions. downtoearth en 2026-09-10T09:28:03.906Z Petrochemical industry emissions could rise 50% by 2050: Study Energy, Energy, Fossil Fuels, Emissions, Petrochemical https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/indias-urban-transition-needs-stronger-waste-systems-and-better-green-jobs-studies-find https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/cejzearm/iStock-899326282.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-10T07:46:55.473Z India’s urban transition needs stronger waste systems and better green jobs, studies find urban transition, open waste burning, green jobs, low carbon buildings, municipal waste, air pollution, WRI India, decent work, Bengaluru construction, green skilling, social protection, gender inclusion, solid waste, PM2.5 emissions, clean air programme https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/august-2026-joint-hottest-month-on-record-copernicus https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/9vvds4yq/Danube.jpg The dry Danube in Novi Sad, Serbia, in August 2026. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/b93ezw3h/August-Warmest-Month-on-Record-C3S.png https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/gvapxibc/Anomalies-and-Extreme-SST-August-2026.png downtoearth en 2026-09-10T07:16:27.708Z August 2026 joint hottest month on record: Copernicus Climate Change, Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) of the European Union, August 2026, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/munnars-elephant-problem-is-really-one-of-a-landscape-under-siege https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/2k28zasb/Padayappa.jpg Padayappa. downtoearth en 2026-09-10T06:32:13.092Z Munnar’s elephant problem is really one of a landscape under siege Wildlife & Biodiversity, elephants, Human-elephant conflict, Kerala, Western Ghats, Munnar plantations, Munnar https://www.downtoearth.org.in/food/rikwich-pakode-are-fritters-that-are-almost-a-family-heirloom https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/q3uqum9n/Rikwich-pakode-Anshu-Singh.jpg Rikwich pakode. downtoearth en 2026-09-10T06:27:18.506Z ‘Rikwich pakode’ are fritters that are almost a family heirloom Food, My Food Story, Patna, Taro, Besan, Rikwich pakode, Fritters, Arbi, Gram Flour https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/from-drought-to-floods-in-north-africa-what-could-the-super-el-niño-do-next https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/zlqehxte/1000418025.jpg Photo for representation. downtoearth en 2026-09-10T06:12:22.180Z From drought to floods in North Africa: What could the super El Niño do next? Africa, Natural Disasters, Africa, Drought, Floods, El Nino, Super El Nino https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/anak-krakatau-child-of-krakatoa-erupts-once-again-thousands-stranded https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/hxrfjrnn/Anak-Krakatau.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-10T05:48:45.962Z Anak Krakatau: ‘Child’ of Krakatoa erupts once again; thousands stranded Natural Disasters, Volcano, Jakarta, Indonesia, Volcanic Eruptions, Krakatoa, Anak Krakatau https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/the-rebuilding-in-nepal-needs-to-start-now-this-is-what-worked-after-an-earthquake-a-decade-ago-and-what-to-avoid https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/rcigges1/HRsWt3RbcAAVQMC.jpeg Tunnel rescue team from India continued rescue operations in Chilime, in coordination with the Nepali Army. downtoearth en 2026-09-10T05:00:19.825Z The rebuilding in Nepal needs to start now. This is what worked after an earthquake a decade ago — and what to avoid Nepal rebuilding, flood recovery, disaster recovery, earthquake lessons, cash transfers, housing reconstruction, community-led, humanitarian aid, corruption risks, temporary shelters, livelihood support, local materials, aid accountability, needs assessment, riverside relocation https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-low-pressure-system-to-intensify-rainfall-across-eastern-and-central-india-odisha-under-red-alert https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-10/bo1l4bbs/Daily-Weather-Tracker.jpg downtoearth en 2026-09-10T04:52:02.283Z Daily weather tracker: Low-pressure system to intensify rainfall across Eastern and Central India; Odisha under red alert Climate Change, Odisha, Southwest monsoon, Central India, India Meteorological Department (IMD), eastern india, Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026