https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/is-indias-new-transgender-law-not-grounded-in-scientific-knowledge https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/27dl42th/Delhi-Transgender-1.jpg The new transgender law in India was passed by parliament last month. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/r0spsxsm/Delhi-Transgender-2.jpg It only recognises certain socio-cultural identities. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/habuagg5/Delhi-Transgender-3.jpg This, say critics, leaves out many trans men, trans women and non-binary individuals. downtoearth en 2026-04-30T13:17:20.510Z Is India’s new transgender law not grounded in scientific knowledge? Health, Governance, Transgenders, Transgender Law, non-binary people, Laws https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/europe-recorded-widespread-impacts-of-warming-in-2025-from-the-arctic-to-the-mediterranean-report https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/tr8wd2fb/Serbia-wildfire.jpg Firefighters fight a forest fire in Serbia. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/ghvrfgwv/Europe-Warming-Twice-the-Rate-of-World.png https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/jnqp66p9/Heatwave-in-Fennoscandia.png https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/obhmmnhq/Cold-Environments-in-Warming-Climate-.png https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/izcv7spb/Strong-Marine-Heat-Wave-Europe-2025.png downtoearth en 2026-04-30T12:41:37.005Z Europe recorded widespread impacts of warming in 2025, from the Arctic to the Mediterranean: Report Climate Change, Europe, Mediterranean, Arctic, WMO, ESOTC, ECMWF https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-april-29-2026 https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-22/d5fpi0i5/Court-Digest.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-30T12:27:32.969Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 29, 2026) Environment, Delhi, Encroachment, Pollution, WETLAND, forest, Dust, stone crushers, Lake, dust pollution, Nainital https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/when-regional-drought-becomes-a-national-monetary-policy-trap https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/er5iv4wn/Punjab-Crops.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-30T11:47:30.049Z When regional drought becomes a national monetary policy trap Agriculture, Economy, Climate Change, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Wheat belt, Western UP, below normal monsoon https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/simply-put-beat-the-heat-withonions https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/5s8ck8sp/Onion-AC https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/rzj69gvc/AC downtoearth en 2026-04-30T11:31:53.463Z Simply Put: Beat the heat with...onions? Governance, Global Warming, heatwave, Air Conditioner, Onion, jyotiraditya scindia https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/decoding-indias-record-256-gw-power-peak-demand-dispatch-and-dilemmas https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/939glbsd/India-power-demand-summer-heatwave https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/r4diciaw/India-peak-demand https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/kubtj1rl/GRID https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/ub70wz7h/grid-power-demand-india downtoearth en 2026-04-30T11:25:56.482Z Decoding India’s record 256 GW power peak: Demand, dispatch and dilemmas Energy, Solar Energy, heatwave, Electricity, power demand, peak demand, outage, outage capacity https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/vagamon-under-siege-hill-cutting-tourism-pressure-and-official-inaction-threaten-keralas-meadow-highlands https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/2o2ezb30/Vagamon.jpg Vagamon. downtoearth en 2026-04-30T10:48:59.128Z Vagamon under siege: Hill cutting, tourism pressure and official inaction threaten Kerala’s meadow highlands Environment, Kerala, Western Ghats, hill cutting, Vagamon https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/parental-conflict-when-left-unaddressed-can-reshape-a-childs-emotional-world-in-lasting-ways https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/y1dwipm1/Child-Silhouette.jpg Photo for representation. downtoearth en 2026-04-30T10:33:03.606Z Parental conflict, when left unaddressed, can reshape a child’s emotional world in lasting ways Health, Child Health, Parental conflict, Nimhans, Child custody https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/indias-power-sector-sees-slower-growth-rising-renewables-and-grid-stress-in-q4-fy26-crea https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/3juy8ars/Power-Sector.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-30T09:44:42.399Z India’s power sector sees slower growth, rising renewables and grid stress in Q4 FY26: CREA Energy, Renewables, Coal, Non-fossil fuels, CREA, Power curtailment https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/countries-representing-one-third-of-global-gdp-move-to-operationalise-fossil-fuel-phase-down-set-2027-review https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/at54ip1j/Fossil-Fuels.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-30T09:07:01.718Z Countries representing one-third of global GDP move to operationalise fossil fuel phase-down, set 2027 review Energy, Paris agreement, Fossil Fuels, UNFCCC, Bonn, Colombia, Strait of Hormuz, Santa Marta TAFF conference https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/corals-in-danger-mpas-in-four-of-six-regions-show-higher-wastewater-pollution-than-unprotected-areas https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/7u5q8o4y/Coral-ocean-pollution Chronic nutrient loading makes corals significantly more vulnerable to bleaching events and hinders their ability to recover after a disturbance. downtoearth en 2026-04-30T09:06:02.838Z Corals in danger: MPAs in four of six regions show higher wastewater pollution than unprotected areas Wildlife & Biodiversity, Climate Change, Global Warming, Pollution, Coral, coral bleaching, Wastewater, coral reef, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/how-extreme-weather-is-affecting-elections-in-india-and-the-world https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/nhdsr5z3/Weather-Democracy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-30T07:23:47.529Z How extreme weather is affecting elections in India and the world Climate Change, Governance, Elections, Extreme weather, heat, floods, storms and wildfires https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/uaes-opec-exit-has-been-long-in-the-works-and-may-mark-the-beginning-of-a-gulf-realignment https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-30/rwdktc1h/OPEC-building-in-VIenna downtoearth en 2026-04-30T06:48:39.403Z UAE’s OPEC exit has been long in the works — and may mark the beginning of a Gulf realignment Governance, OPEC, opec+, Iran, UAE, Gulf, US-Israel, oil cartel https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/simply-put-reverse-migration https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/evatlcol/LPG-crisis https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/76ix870g/reverse-migration downtoearth en 2026-04-29T12:50:07.920Z Simply Put: Reverse migration Energy, Energy, energy crisis, Village, City, Iran, LPG, Strait of Hormuz, US-Israel https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/nso-survey-2025-heart-disease-in-india-triples-in-seven-years-15-29-year-olds-also-vulnerable https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/iv92v0le/Heart-Disease.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-29T12:47:43.464Z NSO Survey 2025: Heart disease in India triples in seven years, 15-29-year-olds also vulnerable Health, Heart Disease, Cardiovascular diseases, NSO Survey 2025, Household Social Consumption: Health https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/adani-green-targets-15-gwh-annual-storage-rs-25000-crore-investment-as-india-eyes-411-gwh-by-2030 https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/tyn0tgoz/Solar-Panels.jpg Solar panels. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T12:22:29.614Z Adani Green targets 15 GWh annual storage, Rs 25,000 crore investment as India eyes 411 GWh by 2030 Energy, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Gautam Adani, Adani Green, Khavda https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/paradox-of-energy-transition-who-really-pays-for-a-greener-future https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/u5x230w8/Mine-Africa https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/6ohzhssv/1000321582.jpg The share of global dry (non-refiined) production for selected critical minerals required for energy transition, using data from USGS's Mineral COmmodities Summaries (2025). https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/rqe8f7t3/Africa_minerals_2. Global clusters of critical mineral deposits and sites, derived from USGS geospatial point data on mines, deposits, districts and mineral regions (2017). https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/0tafoeb0/Africa_minerals. Improved water sources are water supplies classified by infrastructure type, including piped connection, borewell or tubewell, protected well and springs, rainwater harvesting and packaged or delivered water. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T12:10:16.582Z Paradox of energy transition: Who really pays for a greener future Energy, Energy, Clean energy, global south, Mining, energy transition, cobalt, critical minerals, manganese, mineral ore https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/india-is-using-water-to-build-the-machines-that-tell-us-we-are-running-out-of-it https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/v2b71apk/Bagmane-Tech-Park.jpg Bagmane Tech Park in Bengaluru. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T11:01:02.716Z India is using water to build the machines that tell us we are running out of it Water, India Meteorological Department (IMD), bengaluru, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Noida, data centres, AI data centre https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/france-sets-2030-coal-exit-2045-oil-end-2050-gas-phase-out-in-europes-first-fuel-by-fuel-fossil-exit-plan https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/0649rn3c/France-pollution France’s move is expected to add pressure on other advanced economies to publish similarly detailed national transition pathways. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/bl3fsyls/1000321559.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-29T10:18:40.989Z France sets 2030 coal exit, 2045 oil end, 2050 gas phase-out in Europe’s first fuel-by-fuel fossil exit plan Energy, Europe, fossil fuel, Clean energy, Coal, Oil, France, net zero, just transition, Fuel, Gas https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/climate-crisis-could-disrupt-learning-for-520-million-students-in-eastern-and-southern-africa-by-2050-warns-unicef https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/87wqrly0/Cyclone-Idai.png The destruction wrought by Cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique in 2019. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T09:54:07.878Z Climate crisis could disrupt learning for 520 million students in Eastern and Southern Africa by 2050, warns UNICEF Africa, Climate Change, UNICEF, climate crisis, Students, Southern Africa, cyclone idai, eastern Africa https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/the-thunder-dragons-fever-bhutans-climate-debt-is-south-asias-problem https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/uoctod1k/Bhutan.jpg Paro Dzong Buddhist Monastery in the Kingdom of Bhutan. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T09:30:12.153Z The Thunder Dragon’s Fever: Bhutan’s climate debt is South Asia’s problem Climate Change, Environment, India, Bhutan, himalayas, south asia, climate debt https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/the-palace-that-endures-a-1000-year-old-sustainability-lesson-from-turtuk https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/sq0bjwvu/Ladakh.jpg The landscape of Turtuk, Ladakh https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/d21jpp88/Carvings-on-the-wooden-wallls.jpeg Carvings on the wooden wallls of the Yabgo Dynasty Palace. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/k3k3t1b4/Main-Courtyard.jpeg Main Courtyard of the Yabgo Dynasty Palace. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/a7hedq9t/Main-Hall-With-Yabgo-Mohammad-Khan-Kacho.JPG The Main Hall of the Palace with Yabgo Mohammad Khan Kacho. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T08:36:21.040Z The palace that endures: A 1,000-year-old sustainability lesson from Turtuk Environment, himalayas, sustainability, Ladakh, Karakoram Range, Turtuk, Nubra Valley, Yabgo Dynasty Palace https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/for-keralas-next-government-ecological-limits-cannot-be-optional-and-lived-realities-secondary https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/gw5ci3ni/Pinarayi-Vijayan.jpg Incumbent Kerala chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T07:45:19.638Z For Kerala’s next government, ecological limits cannot be optional and lived realities secondary Governance, Environment, Kerala, Kerala Elections 2026, climate-vulnerable, scientisation https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-april-28-2026 https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-22/d5fpi0i5/Court-Digest.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-29T07:25:57.076Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 28, 2026) Environment, Jharkhand, Odisha, Coal, Deer, dust pollution, Air pollution, Delhi Zoo, deer park, Hauz Khas, AN Jha Deer Park, Fly ash dumping, Perubhadi stone quarry, coal transportation https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/humidity-and-heat-are-killers-for-tropical-birds-waxbill-and-hornbill-studies-highlight-the-dangers https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/zuyd9c83/Blue-waxbill Most of Earth’s 11,000 bird species occur in the tropics, many experiencing hot, humid conditions for at least part of the year. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T06:41:35.058Z Humidity and heat are killers for tropical birds — waxbill and hornbill studies highlight the dangers Wildlife & Biodiversity, temperature, nature, humidity, Birds, Physiology, heat, hyperthermia https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/the-politics-of-staying-how-governance-failures-are-making-himachal-pradeshs-mountains-unliveable https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/m9a8h6lp/Dams.jpg The Chamera-II hydroelectric power plant in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T06:31:55.365Z The politics of staying: How governance failures are making Himachal Pradesh’s mountains unliveable Environment, Roads, Mountains, Himachal Pradesh, Hydropower,  Supreme Court, tunnels https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/odishas-green-gold-tribal-communities-fighting-for-their-forest-rights-over-kendu-leaves https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/wt84r006/Odisha-Green-Gold.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-29T05:40:18.354Z Odisha’s ‘Green Gold’: Tribal communities fighting for their forest rights over Kendu leaves Forests, Tribal communities, Forest Rights Act (FRA) of 2006, Kendu leaves, Odisha’s ‘Green Gold’ https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/china-clones-10-healthy-yokes-in-high-altitude-livestock-breeding-breakthrough https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/9gvefvii/Yaks.jpg Yaks are endemic to the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas and serve as livelihood assets for local herding communities. downtoearth en 2026-04-29T04:49:48.670Z China clones 10 healthy yaks in high-altitude livestock breeding breakthrough Wildlife & Biodiversity, Science & Technology, Livestock, China, tibet, Cloning, Yaks https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/damming-the-bering-could-a-dam-on-the-far-side-of-the-world-stabilise-the-amoc https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/vm0iyut8/Bering-Strait.png The proposed Bering Strait Dam consists of three separate parts: a part between the Russian mainland and the island of Big Diomede (38 km), a part between Big Diomede and Little Diomede (4 km), and an eastern part between Little Diomede and Alaska (38 km). downtoearth en 2026-04-29T03:06:56.053Z Damming the Bering: Could a dam on the far side of the world stabilise the AMOC? Climate Change, soviet union, geoengineering, Russia, Alaska, Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), AMOC, AMOC collapse, Bering Strait https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/2023-sees-35-mt-coal-mine-methane-emissions-89-went-unreported-as-global-emissions-stayed-flat-since-2021-ember https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/6cxekqdh/Coal-Mine.jpg A coal mine in Jharia, Jharkhand. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-29/slykwqzh/unnamed.png downtoearth en 2026-04-29T02:22:18.247Z 2023 sees 35 mt coal mine methane emissions; 89% went unreported as global emissions stayed flat since 2021: Ember Energy, Climate Change, Coal, global emissions, Ember, coal mine methane, coal mine methane emissions https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/as-uae-exits-opec-world-bank-warns-west-asia-war-may-trigger-biggest-energy-price-surge-in-4-years https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-28/f2obpbav/UAE.jpg UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Left) and ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Right). downtoearth en 2026-04-28T14:44:40.998Z As UAE exits OPEC, World Bank warns West Asia war may trigger biggest energy price surge in 4 years Energy, Climate Change, World Bank, OPEC, opec+, UAE, Iran-Israel War 2026