https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/recommendations-for-the-week https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/o6v6bgb3/2.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/4q15ez3e/3.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/mq98k43c/4.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-03T09:09:40.455Z Recommendations for the week Environment https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/simply-put-new-species-discovered https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/myghgm6l/Simply-Put-28-hero-image-Amphibia-copy.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/b4wrdglj/Simply-Put-28-Sept-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-03T09:07:01.552Z Simply Put: New species discovered Wildlife & Biodiversity https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/the-core-the-fringe-and-everything-in-between https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-01/hkmrntj6/1000435302.jpg Wildlife conservation policies have pushed the tribal communities out of the core and buffer zones. downtoearth en 2026-10-03T09:02:30.303Z The core, the fringe and everything in between Forests, elephants, tribal, Kodagu, Lantana, Jenu Kuruba, Forest community https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/indias-glof-threat-is-growing-so-must-its-resilience https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2025-05-27/8pi2be8i/GLOF-sikkim.jpg A home next to the Teesta River that destroyed by a flash flood during GLOF 2023. downtoearth en 2026-10-03T09:01:43.896Z India’s GLOF threat is growing. So must its resilience Natural Disasters https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/the-living-canvas https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/p94uafak/1.jpg Medium uses cow-dung water, neem gum, extract from mailanji leaves (Lawsonia inermis), turmeric rhizome, mint leaves and charcoal; the frame is pasted with animal gum https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/zjjvqi6b/3.jpg Medium uses cow-dung water, neem gum, extracts from neelamari (Indigofera tinctoria) and mailangi (Lawsonia inermis) leaves, turmeric rhizome and charcoal; the frame is assembled with animal gum https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/a9yaxz7b/4.jpg Prepared using cow-dung water, neem gum, extracts from red sandal wood, banyan tree leaves and charcoal; frame pasted with animal gum https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/lqz4mzmn/5.jpg Medium uses cow-dung water, neem gum, extracts from beetroot, moringa leaves and charcoal; frame pasted with animal gum https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/dxt4a6zd/6.jpg Medium uses cow-dung water, neem gum, extracts from turmeric rhizome, neelamari (Indigofera tinctoria) leaves, coconut shell, red amaranthus and charcoal; the frame is assembled with animal gum https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/qt8q4clo/7.jpg Medium uses cow-dung water, neem gum, banyan tree bark, leaves of communist pacha (Siam weed or Chromolaena odorata) and charcoal; the frame is assembled with animal gum https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/aymyy6xa/9.jpg Medium uses cow-dung water, neem gum, extract from bark of the karingali tree (Acacia catechu) and guava tree leaves, and charcoal; the frame is pasted with animal gum https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/egs0eb8l/10.jpg Medium uses cow-dung water, neem gum, mustard-seed extract, banyan bark and charcoal; the frame is pasted with animal gum https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/qfzqpp03/11.jpg Medium uses cow-dung water, neem gum, extracts from kaduka fruit (Terminalia chebula), coconut shell and guava leaves, and charcoal; the frame is assembled with animal gum https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-03/3bvwguu8/12.jpg Medium uses cow-dung water, neem gum, extracts from red cabbage, lovelolika fruit (Flacourtia jangomas) and neem leaves, and charcoal; the frame is pasted with animal gum downtoearth en 2026-10-03T09:00:17.372Z The living canvas Environment https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/gandhis-enough-is-the-missing-idea-in-indias-climate-debate https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-02/wqbo1a3b/MahatmaGandhistatueGandhinagarKakinada01.jpg A statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. downtoearth en 2026-10-02T06:19:32.621Z Gandhi’s ‘enough’ is the missing idea in India’s climate debate Climate Change, Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi Jayanti, climate debate, Gandhi Jayanti 2026, Gandhian approach https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/tigress-brought-from-bihar-for-reintroduction-in-west-bengals-buxa-tiger-reserve https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-02/3rklo66u/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-11.21.41.jpeg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-02/jprw1p96/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-11.21.40.jpeg downtoearth en 2026-10-02T06:15:38.675Z Tigress brought from Bihar for reintroduction in West Bengal’s Buxa Tiger Reserve Buxa Tiger Reserve, tiger reintroduction, West Bengal wildlife, Valmiki Tiger Reserve, tiger conservation, radio collar, prey base, habitat quality, human activity, soft release, NTCA initiative, wildlife experts, village relocation, tiger recovery, forest officials https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/atmanirbhar-gaon-needs-a-villages-own-vision-not-just-a-150-point-scorecard https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-02/rvkr0147/iStock-468861698.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-02T04:57:28.229Z Atmanirbhar Gaon needs a village's own vision, not just a 150-point scorecard Governance, panchayati raj, Gram panchayats, Gram sabha, Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj, Rural Governance, Gram Swaraj