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 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/madhya-pradesh-forest-department-withdraws-directive-on-community-forest-rights-claims-after-protests https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-01/508dsg0k/iStock-1089804352.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-01T14:31:14.963Z Madhya Pradesh forest department withdraws directive on community forest rights claims after protests Forests, Madhya Pradesh, forest rights, forest department, Adivasi rights https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/highlights-from-the-issue-51 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/19o7ev7z/01-Highlights-from-the-issue.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-22/6xq3imzp/1000427039.jpg Illustration: Yogendra Anand https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/n4kd23dw/26-1.jpg 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/2026-09-29/bk1st3or/23.jpg Members of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities caucuses protest outside the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, demanding inclusion in decision-making processes during the meeting https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/ocpmo5y0/14.jpg Farmers in Sidpur village of Devbhumi Dwarka district say check dams have proved ineffective in improving the water table as the wells in their fields have run dry https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/f5og2op3/18.jpg Residents of Patalbagh village in Pampore tehsil observe the landfill that has sprung near their saffron farms since 2022 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/pnd05hwt/10.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-13/6tcd1bsy/Nunaresh.jpg A hamlet of 11 houses in lower Nunaresh. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/nzt8fi42/38.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-25/furlte9l/Untitled-design-2.png https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/v2hqz3vx/46.jpg Dewas' former district collector Umakant Umrao (extreme left) with the farmers of Kharda village https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/e6d9caf0/53.jpg Kabbu Devi of Aati village in Rajasthan’s Barmer district has been honoured by the state government for weaving a muffler made from bhambhuriya, a type of silk obtained from the aak plant https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/vcnfnqa4/48.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/8avdpkdz/49.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-25/omyyq7o5/Prince-of-Wales-Tiger-Hunt.jpg The Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII, after his first tiger hunt in India in 1921. downtoearth en 2026-10-01T12:13:39.327Z Highlights from the issue Environment, Drought, Gujarat, Renewable Energy, Odisha, energy transition, soil health, soil, Landslides, saffron https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/last-threads-of-aak-saving-a-desert-tradition https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/e6d9caf0/53.jpg Kabbu Devi of Aati village in Rajasthan’s Barmer district has been honoured by the state government for weaving a muffler made from bhambhuriya, a type of silk obtained from the aak plant downtoearth en 2026-10-01T11:26:50.471Z Last threads of aak: Saving a desert tradition Environment, indigenous knowledge, rural artisans, Cultural heritage, natural fibres, Aak Fibre, traditional crafts, Maru Meghwal Community, Desert livelihoods, Sustainable textiles https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/156-billion-hectares-10-of-worlds-land-and-nearly-52-times-the-size-of-india-degraded-un https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-01/y1vrau58/Burning-forest.jpg Burning forest. downtoearth en 2026-10-01T10:47:19.431Z 1.56 billion hectares, 10% of world’s land and nearly 5.2 times the size of India, degraded: UN Forests, Land Degradation, United Nations, FAO, UN, Degradation, Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/about-20-per-cent-cbg-blending-could-make-cng-carbon-neutral-on-life-cycle-basis-study https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-01/m7xpge3o/CBG-EV.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-01T10:47:05.747Z About 20 per cent CBG blending could make CNG carbon neutral on life-cycle basis: Study Energy, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), TERI, EV transition, compressed biogas (CBG), Electric vehicles (EV), compressed natural gas (CNG) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/the-new-open-source-software-revolution https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/nzt8fi42/38.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-01T10:37:22.704Z The new open-source software revolution Science & Technology, Data Security, European Union, Microsoft, Technology policy, open-source software, digital sovereignty, US cloud act, linux, digital public infrastructure https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/transition-20-indias-next-energy-challenge-is-storage https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/n4kd23dw/26-1.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/ap8wp1xe/28.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-01T10:33:08.246Z Transition 2.0: India’s next energy challenge is storage Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Energy Storage, Energy security, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), electricity demand, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), india's energy transition, grid stability