https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/climate-change-disrupts-age-old-migration-patterns-among-kashmiri-bakarwals https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/u6in8iux/10-arjumand.jpg Bakarwal men cut grass for cattle on forested slopes in Inderwali, Pulwama. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/3lgdi1cv/5.jpg A seven-year-old Gujjar-Bakarwal settlement near Nikas, along a tributary of Rambi Ara Nullah. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/rikpp2p0/1.-Arjumand-Tribal.JPG A Bakarwal summer settlement in Numblan Valley, Pulwama, along the Pir Panjal range. downtoearth en 2026-04-10T10:45:54.054Z Climate change disrupts age-old migration patterns among Kashmiri Bakarwals Climate Change, Migration, himalayas, Pastoralists, snowfall, nomadic communities, Extreme weather, Kashmir, Bakarwal https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/new-study-reveals-undercounting-of-stillbirths-in-india https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/tn6oxckr/Women-and-Children.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-10T10:33:40.564Z New study reveals undercounting of stillbirths in India Health, world health organization, stillbirths, NFHS data, Global burden of disease (GBD) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/microbial-methane-emissions-from-inactive-oil-wells-1000-times-higher-than-estimated-mcgill-study https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/q9jhz6d6/inactive-oil-wells-Canada Canada has nearly 500,000 non-producing oil and gas wells. While not all emit methane. downtoearth en 2026-04-10T10:16:06.596Z Microbial methane emissions from inactive oil wells 1,000 times higher than estimated: McGill study Energy, Methane, fossil fuel, Canada, Methane emissions, oil wells, inactive oil well https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-heat-tracker-7-cities-record-above-normal-maximum-temperatures https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/99hv0rx3/Daily-Heat-Tracker.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-10T09:37:49.219Z Daily Heat Tracker: 7 cities record above-normal maximum temperatures Climate Change, heatwave, India Meteorological Department (IMD), heat, Warm nights, Daily Heat Tracker https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/rajasthans-lost-ships https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/szw4y11x/Rajasthan-Camels-1.jpg Camel herders in Rajasthan have been forced to look for newer pastures as traditional grazing lands have declined. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/7ayl7faz/Rajasthan-Camels-2.jpg But diminishing pastures are just one reason for the overall decline of the species. Other reasons include mechanisation of agriculture and a key legislation which crashed prices. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/eshkpww0/Rajasthan-Camels-3.jpg What were once the symbols of the desert state, have now sadly become economically unviable for breeders. downtoearth en 2026-04-10T08:27:25.330Z Rajasthan’s lost ships Wildlife & Biodiversity, village commons, camels in rajasthan, Camels, pastures https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/simply-put-poverty-upliftment https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/ks6m0qt8/Simply-Put-10-Apr-hero-image-copy.jpg https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/0uw8w8u3/Simply-Put-10-Apr-Rich-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-10T08:03:41.715Z Simply Put: Poverty upliftment Governance, Poverty, rich and poor, Poverty upliftment, taxing the super rich https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/pathogen-benefit-sharing-pact-victory-of-failed-round https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/pmfsyhro/PatentlyColomn.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-10T07:55:46.687Z Pathogen benefit-sharing pact: victory of failed round Governance, The World Health Organization (WHO), tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, World Trade Organization, European Union, Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS), Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/wildlife-damage-to-crops-not-monitored-experts-call-for-data-systems-specific-action-plans https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/npu2802l/elephants-India-crops-farmers Crop loss from wildlife is now among the most financially destabilising threats facing farmers, especially in forest-edge India. downtoearth en 2026-04-10T07:08:12.727Z Wildlife damage to crops not monitored: Experts call for data systems, specific action plans Agriculture, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Agriculture, wildlife, Farmers, Elephant, wild animals, Crop loss, boar https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/non-survivable-heat-already-here-study-finds-dry-heat-as-deadly-as-humidity https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/htfe8j77/043A7838.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-10T07:03:41.551Z ‘Non-survivable’ heat already here, study finds — dry heat as deadly as humidity Climate Change, Heatwaves, Global Warming, heat stress, public health, Climate Science, Elderly, heat deaths, extreme heat, Wet-bulb global temperature (WBGT) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/poetry-for-an-anxious-world-5-experts-share-poems-of-grief-hope-and-restoration https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/mr06fari/Poetry-of-grief-and-hope A poem can create an inner room in the mind, a place of shelter from a threatening and precarious world. downtoearth en 2026-04-10T06:07:43.858Z Poetry for an anxious world: 5 experts share poems of grief, hope and restoration Environment, restoration, poems, poetry, hope, ecological grief, grief https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/kidney-disease-is-growing-in-africa-big-new-study-casts-light-on-genetic-risk-factors https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/9j3kg079/iStock-1346353517.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-10T05:27:13.903Z Kidney disease is growing in Africa: Big new study casts light on genetic risk factors Africa, Health, Africa, Genetics, Diabetes, Hypertension, sub saharan africa, dialysis, Kidney, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), kidney disease, Kidney transplant, African Americans, African sleeping sickness, end stage kidney disease, nephrology https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/caribou-survival-depends-on-lichen-and-snow-study https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-10/xea5sn94/Caribou.jpg Close-up of a male caribou. downtoearth en 2026-04-10T04:55:57.422Z Caribou survival depends on lichen and snow: Study Wildlife & Biodiversity, Arctic, caribou, Reindeer, Arctic winters https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/how-will-20-ethanol-blended-petrol-affect-your-vehicle-anumita-explains-e20-petrol-policy https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/o7ntm7ce/E20-policy downtoearth en 2026-04-09T13:14:18.656Z How will 20% ethanol-blended petrol affect your vehicle? Anumita explains E20 petrol policy Energy, Governance, Ethanol, ethanol blending, Diesel, Petrol https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/loni-in-delhi-ncr-has-worlds-most-polluted-air https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/d9bsyk7p/Loni-1.jpg Loni is a small town in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/vqsr3pks/Loni-2.jpg Last year, it had the worst air in the world as per Swiss company IQAir. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/g0mq1rco/Loni-3.jpg Delhi and the National Capital Region sure have a lot to do to clean up their act. downtoearth en 2026-04-09T13:00:57.790Z Loni in Delhi-NCR has world’s most polluted air Air, Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad, PM2.5, IQAir, Loni https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/how-waste-burning-across-india-is-quietly-fuelling-carbon-crisis-pollution https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/dkttcq1j/5.jpeg Aijaz Ahmad Malik, a resident of Marwal village in Pulwama said that villagers burn plastic waste at this site at regular intervals as there is no waste management facility available to them. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/c9kk62em/19.jpeg Charred waste at Gulmarg Road. Locals and shopkeepers along the road said that they feel compelled to burn the waste in absence of waste management facilities. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/6z4i51oh/2.jpeg An excavator loading waste on a truck for supplying it to the waste-to-energy plant at Kodungaiyur in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/es8lueb4/1.jpeg Smoke billowing from a waste-to-energy plant at Kodungaiyur in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Environmental activists say that this plant is currently under scrutiny for causing pollution. downtoearth en 2026-04-09T12:31:32.184Z How waste burning across India is quietly fuelling carbon crisis, pollution Waste, Waste To Energy, Municipal Solid Waste, Chennai, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Jammu and Kashmir, kashmir valley, waste burning https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/emperor-penguins-and-fur-seals-now-endangered-as-climate-change-reshapes-antarctica-iucn-red-list-finds https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/hsmwf43s/Emperor-penguins-on-Rothschild-islandphoto.jpg Emperor penguins on Rothschild island. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/9q73vzta/Emperor-penguin-chicks-on-Rothschild-islandphoto.jpg Emperor penguins rely on stable “fast ice” to raise chicks and moult; if it breaks up too early, it can be fatal. downtoearth en 2026-04-09T12:23:59.153Z Emperor penguins and fur seals now Endangered as climate change reshapes Antarctica, IUCN Red List finds Climate Change, Wildlife & Biodiversity, World, Marine Ecosystems, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), bird flu, Antarctica, fur seals, bird flu h5n1, International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of threatened species, Emperor penguin, bird flu virus, extinction risk https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/all-about-a-magical-encounter-with-the-white-bellied-giant-flying-squirrel-in-kashmir https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/it61mv6o/Kashmir-Flying-Squirrel-1.jpg A White-bellied Giant Flying Squirrel. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/w252ewah/Author-photographing-the-Flying-Squirrel.JPG Author photographing the Flying Squirrel downtoearth en 2026-04-09T11:52:28.548Z All about a magical encounter with the White-bellied Giant Flying Squirrel in Kashmir Wildlife & Biodiversity, kashmir valley, White-bellied Giant Flying Squirrel, Arboreal animals, canopy https://www.downtoearth.org.in/lakes/simply-put-dull-lake https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/b8jnsl67/Simply-Put-9-Apr-hero-image-copy.jpg https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/fxe260wd/Simply-Put-9-Apr-Kashmir-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-09T11:30:31.813Z Simply Put: Dull lake Lakes, Water, Governance, Lake conservation, Jammu and Kashmir https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/pre-monsoon-season-emerging-as-new-high-risk-period-for-crops-analysis-shows https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/fqou684s/043A1409.jpg Farmers now face two high-risk seasons a year and rising threats to food security. downtoearth en 2026-04-09T11:19:17.087Z Pre-monsoon season emerging as new high-risk period for crops, analysis shows Climate Change, Agriculture, monsoon, Farmers, Rabi crops, Extreme weather, Crop damage, Hailstorms, Unseasonal rain, pre-monsoon rainfall https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-april-7-2026 https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-03-10/5rsve80f/Court-Digest.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-09T10:39:11.692Z Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 7, 2026) Environment, Waste, River Conservation, waterbody, debris, Agra. Yamuna, Yamuna river, nhai https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/did-25-vultures-in-ups-lakhimpur-kheri-die-due-to-poison-meant-for-free-ranging-dogs https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/zuzwk6qp/Lakhimpur-Vultures.jpg On the morning of April 7, vultures began dying after eating the dead dog's carcass. downtoearth en 2026-04-09T10:34:17.768Z Did 25 vultures in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri die due to poison meant for free-ranging dogs? Wildlife & Biodiversity, vultures, Uttar Pradesh, poisoning, Lakhimpur Kheri (D), Free ranging dogs https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/india-has-built-an-extraordinary-foundation-of-groundwater-recharge-infrastructure-over-the-past-20-years-the-task-now-is-to-make-it-work https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/71xnhxy2/Groundwater.jpg downtoearth en 2026-04-09T09:55:56.635Z India has built an extraordinary foundation of groundwater recharge infrastructure over the past 20 years. The task now is to make it work Water, Groundwater, aquifers, grounwater recharge, replenish groundwater https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/life-worth-more-than-gold-xingu-people-protest-land-rights-violations https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/4til7gew/Brazil-Amazon-protest-indigenous downtoearth en 2026-04-09T09:01:58.025Z 'Life worth more than gold': Xingu people protest land rights violations Environment, Governance, Indigenous, Mining, tribal, Amazon, Brazil, Vedanta, RAYAGADA https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/kenya-moves-into-advanced-phase-of-renewable-energy-integration-iea-report https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/p0cfwoze/Kenya-Renewables.jpg Windmills in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. downtoearth en 2026-04-09T08:38:14.400Z Kenya moves into advanced phase of renewable energy integration: IEA report Africa, Renewable Energy, Kenya, east africa, wind, SOLAR https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/new-research-shows-how-forests-can-prevent-floods-of-all-sizes https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/2i48v42r/file-20260323-57-eorsb3.jpg Flooding on British Columbia’s Highway 11 in November 2021. downtoearth en 2026-04-09T06:23:06.034Z New research shows how forests can prevent floods of all sizes Forests, Climate Change, Forest Management, flooding, Flood management, Extreme Events https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/global-trade-in-wild-birds-is-poorly-monitored-the-risks-to-wildlife-ecosystems-and-human-health https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/ft851gi1/yellow-breasted-canary Trade is dominated by small songbirds such as canaries. downtoearth en 2026-04-09T06:12:04.925Z Global trade in wild birds is poorly monitored — the risks to wildlife, ecosystems and human health Wildlife & Biodiversity, Bird, Ecosystem, Wildlife Trade, human health, bird trade https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/india-has-withdrawn-its-candidature-to-host-cop33-in-2028-an-offer-made-by-pm-modi-on-the-sidelines-of-cop28-in-dubai https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-09/74fho1br/Narendra-Modi-COP28.jpg PM Narendra Modi at COP28 downtoearth en 2026-04-09T03:23:57.702Z India has “withdrawn” its candidature to host COP33 in 2028, an offer made by PM Modi on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai Climate Change, global south, cop28, dubai, narendra modi, COP33 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/nearly-10-of-global-ocean-now-protected-2-increase-since-2024-unep https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-08/papk90zv/King-Penguin An estimated 95 per cent of habitat on Earth by volume is in the high seas. downtoearth en 2026-04-08T12:40:06.429Z Nearly 10% of global ocean now protected, 2% increase since 2024: UNEP Wildlife & Biodiversity, Marine Ecosystems, Ocean, marine protected areas, Aichi Biodiversity Targets, high seas, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas (WDCPA) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/childhood-cancer-survival-rises-globally-but-stark-inequalities-persist-study https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-08/v9wxqxan/Childhood-cancer Childhood cancer remains the eighth leading cause of death among children worldwide. downtoearth en 2026-04-08T12:26:11.881Z Childhood cancer survival rises globally, but stark inequalities persist: Study Health, Cancer, Children, childhood cancer, Cancer survival, paediatric cancer https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/a-rare-super-el-niño-may-be-forming-in-the-pacific-and-it-could-reshape-global-weather-starting-this-summer https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-08/ixvey4k9/Super-El-Nino-forecast.png Forecast of SSTs for the El Nino event in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean from August to October 2026. downtoearth en 2026-04-08T12:20:24.072Z A rare “Super El Niño” may be forming in the Pacific — and it could reshape global weather starting this summer Climate Change, El Ni├▒oÔÇôSouthern Oscillation (ENSO), Pacific Ocean, ENSO, Extreme weather, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (UNOAA), El Niño, Super El Niño https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/dust-and-traffic-gridlock-in-delhis-anand-vihar-here-is-why https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-08/svni142a/Anand-Vihar-1.jpg This is the state of affairs in Anand Vihar, one of the major transport hubs of Delhi. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-08/py083t89/Anand-Vihar-2.jpg There is excavated soil and waterlogged stretches due to ongoing construction work in the area. https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-08/yoa8xiov/Anand-Vihar-3.jpg So, if you happen to be in Anand Vihar or passing by and experiencing inconvenience, know that this is the reason. downtoearth en 2026-04-08T11:36:07.374Z Dust and traffic gridlock in Delhi’s Anand Vihar; here is why Air, Delhi, Dust, Anand Vihar, traffic gridlock, Urban air pollution, construction work https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/simply-put-trees-of-central-vista https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-08/10vg9dkt/trees https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-08/x5uhih7p/central-vista-trees downtoearth en 2026-04-08T11:25:13.432Z Simply Put: Trees of Central Vista Wildlife & Biodiversity, Trees, Cheetah reintroduction, Cheetahs, central vista, Kuno https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/research-based-on-gis-and-remote-sensing-helps-in-identifying-reliable-and-sustainable-drinking-water-sources https://gumlet.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-08/uk33cuwn/KS.png Kanwarpreet Singh, associate professor in the department of civil engineering at Chandigarh University. downtoearth en 2026-04-08T11:18:26.749Z ‘Research based on GIS and remote sensing helps in identifying reliable and sustainable drinking water sources’ Water, Climate Change, Water Management, Groundwater, springshed management, Himachal Pradesh, Climate Adaptation, Sustainable Development, Hydrology, jal jeevan mission, Remote Sensing, Kinnaur (D), GIS mapping