https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/hamburg-sustainability-conference-2026-to-confront-a-world-where-266-million-go-hungry https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-28/yigzga6t/India-Food-Hunger.jpg Photo for representation https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-28/fsj1grgx/Food-1.jpg High levels of acute food insecurity since 2016. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-28/q24yszcy/Food-2.jpg Number of people in Catastrophe (IPC/CH Phase 5) category of food insecurity. downtoearth en 2026-06-28T11:35:19.531Z Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026 to confront a world where 266 million go hungry Governance, sustainability, hunger, sustainable development goals (SDGs), Germany, United Nations SDGs, Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026, Hamburg https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/hamburg-sustainability-conference-india-climbs-to-its-highest-ever-rank-in-the-2026-un-sdg-index-but-hunger-remains-a-major-challenge https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-28/7uikhgdi/India-Hunger-SDGs.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-28/q1abpxdg/SDG-India-2026.jpg downtoearth en 2026-06-28T05:55:49.062Z Hamburg Sustainability Conference: India climbs to its highest-ever rank in the 2026 UN SDG Index, but hunger remains a major challenge Governance, hunger, sustainable development goals (SDGs), SDGs, UN, United Nations SDGs, Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026, UN SDG Index https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/arunachal-flash-floods-trigger-high-alert-in-assam https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-28/lsz9gg1n/Arunachal-Pradesh.jpg downtoearth en 2026-06-28T05:55:26.272Z Arunachal flash floods trigger high alert in Assam Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Northeast India, Assam, Rivers, Arunachal Pradesh, Yazali https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-as-monsoon-advances-heavy-rains-lash-eastern-india-delhi-ncr-awaits-relief-while-severe-heatwave-grips-eastern-uttar-pradesh https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-27/yo0pat0r/Clouds.jpg downtoearth en 2026-06-27T10:02:20.595Z Daily weather tracker: As monsoon advances, heavy rains lash Eastern India; Delhi-NCR awaits relief while severe heatwave grips Eastern Uttar Pradesh Climate Change, heatwave, Delhi-NCR, eastern india, Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026, Eastern Uttar Pradesh https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/beyond-the-courts-why-india-needs-a-statutory-right-to-charge-to-fuel-its-ev-revolution https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-27/tdwuunri/EV-Charging.jpg Photo for representation. downtoearth en 2026-06-27T09:01:20.133Z Beyond the Courts: Why India needs a statutory “Right to Charge” to fuel its EV revolution   Air, Electric vehicles, ev charging stations, EV charging, EV charging infrastructure, Electric vehicles (EV), Right to charge https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/tackling-the-trilemma-of-el-nino-stagflation-and-shrinkflation https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-27/e32rtdhu/Farm-workers.jpg Farm workers in Fatehpur Sikri near Agra. downtoearth en 2026-06-27T04:19:47.984Z Tackling the trilemma of El Nino, stagflation, and shrinkflation Climate Change, Economy, Agriculture, El Nino, stagflation, Super El Nino, shrinkflation https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/beyond-green-symbolism-environmental-security-must-be-a-national-priority https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-27/n6ju7ks3/Bhupender-Yadav.jpg Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav. downtoearth en 2026-06-27T04:19:34.111Z Beyond green symbolism: Environmental security must be a national priority Environment, Food Security, Environmental Security, Economic reforms, Iran war, national defence https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/david-attenborough-the-man-who-brought-the-wild-home https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-27/ummt8m5s/DavidAttenboroughatGreatBarrierReef.jpg David Attenborough. downtoearth en 2026-06-27T04:19:05.679Z David Attenborough, the man who brought the wild home Wildlife & Biodiversity, Biodiversity, wildlife, david attenborough, Natural world, naturalist, centenarian https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/the-sunita-narain-show-el-niño-climate-change-and-indias-monsoon https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-27/kge7hqfd/SN-Show.jpg downtoearth en 2026-06-27T03:44:48.318Z The Sunita Narain Show: El Niño, climate change and India’s monsoon Climate Change, Agriculture, docuseries, The Sunita Narain Show, El Niño, Super El Niño, Super El Niño impact, Southwest Monsoon 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/from-right-holders-to-beneficiaries-new-handbook-raises-questions-over-indias-changing-welfare-model https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-26/116ipt1q/1782477945996.jpg Azim Premji University launched Realising Rights: A Handbook of Welfare in India at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on June 26, 2026. From left to right: Dipa Sinha, Arjun Jayadev, AK Shiva Kumar, Arti Ahuja, PV Ramesh, Shobhana K Nair, and Rajendran Narayanan. downtoearth en 2026-06-26T14:12:46.925Z From right holders to beneficiaries: New handbook raises questions over India’s changing welfare model Governance, Food Security, welfare, social justice, social security, Aadhaar, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA), rights, Public Services, Azim Premji University, Digital welfare https://www.downtoearth.org.in/mining/in-delhi-the-yamuna-gets-polluted-in-bundelkhand-it-is-robbed-of-sand https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-26/bdpkxz6b/Bundelkhand-Sand-1.jpg These images show the bed of the Yamuna in Bundelkhand, many miles away from Delhi, where the river receives its major pollution load. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-26/9awop0gg/Bundelkhand-Sand-2.jpg Here, locals are not after water but sand, one of the most lucrative minerals right now on the planet. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-26/dxkmhxn9/Bundelkhand-Sand-3.jpg In the process of sand extraction, it is ultimately the river that suffers the most. downtoearth en 2026-06-26T12:28:18.061Z In Delhi, the Yamuna gets polluted. In Bundelkhand, it is robbed of sand Mining, Water, Rivers, Delhi, Sand, Bundelkhand, sand mining, River Yamuna https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/hamburg-sustainability-conference-bets-on-collective-action-to-rescue-sdgs-amid-growing-multilateral-fatigue https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-26/9x4wjv5c/Hamburg downtoearth en 2026-06-26T12:27:52.373Z Hamburg Sustainability Conference bets on collective action to rescue SDGs, amid growing multilateral fatigue Climate Change, Decarbonisation, Sustainable Development, sustainable development goals (SDGs), International Cooperation, multilateralism, UN Sustainable Development Goal, SDGs, industrial decarbonisation, Green Energy Transition, Clean energy transition, Environmental Multilateralism, United Nations SDGs, low-carbon transition, Multilateral agreements, climate multilateralism, Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/why-is-europe-warming-faster-than-the-rest-of-the-world-is-it-prepared-for-its-deadliest-summer https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-26/3t47g199/Europe.jpg downtoearth en 2026-06-26T11:52:40.522Z Why is Europe warming faster than the rest of the world? Is it prepared for its deadliest summer? Climate Change, Europe, Heatwaves, Global Warming, effects of global warming, Summer 2026, Temperate regions https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/57-billion-thats-how-much-extreme-heat-costs-women-informal-workers-every-year https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-26/rb9c9p5f/Women-workers-india-outdoor-informal downtoearth en 2026-06-26T11:42:26.046Z $57 billion. That’s how much extreme heat costs women informal workers every year Climate Change, extreme heat wave, Climate Change, Gender inequality, informal economy, extreme heat waves, extreme heat event, extreme heat events, heat-related deaths, climate change and women, urban climate finance, extreme heatwave, extreme heat, informal workers, gender and climate crisis, climate change impacts on women, exteme heat, Workplace heat stress, Informal labour, heat mortality, heat-related illness, extreme heat deaths, extreme heat and women