https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/official-development-assistance-to-fall-for-third-year-in-2026-hitting-152-billion-unctad https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/a2u7xw94/Dollars.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-09T09:39:44.997Z Official development assistance to fall for third year in 2026, hitting $152 billion: UNCTAD Economy, Governance, united nations conference on trade and development unctad, Official Development Assistance, UNCTAD, official development assistance (ODA), Global growth https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/bnhs-announces-all-india-sarus-crane-survey https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/9itkogvc/Sarus-Crane.jpg A pair of Sarus Cranes. downtoearth en 2026-10-09T09:21:17.331Z BNHS announces all-India Sarus crane survey Wildlife & Biodiversity, Birds, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Cranes, BNHS, Bird Conservation, Sarus cranes https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/the-captive-elephant-bazaar https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/ud6kb7ms/Amer.jpg Mahouts walk their elephants for feeding with the colourful backdrop of the Amber Fort, or Amer Fort in the capital of Rajasthan, Jaipur. downtoearth en 2026-10-09T08:57:00.219Z The captive elephant bazaar Wildlife & Biodiversity, elephants, Asian elephants, Captive elephants, Wild Asian Elephants, vantara https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/wayanad-is-losing-its-cool-indias-closely-watched-western-ghats-hill-district-is-getting-warmer https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/0eqlsey5/Wayanad-Warming.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-09T06:42:19.306Z Wayanad is losing its cool: India’s closely watched Western Ghats hill district is getting warmer Climate Change, El Nino, Kerala, Western Ghats, nilgiri biosphere reserve, coffee cultivation, Wayanad, Mundakkai-Chooralmala, Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/nearly-50000-women-and-girls-killed-or-severely-injured-in-gaza-in-last-3-years-un-women-says https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/uusb5pkk/image1170x530cropped.jpg Children sit inside a war-damaged building in Gaza City. downtoearth en 2026-10-09T05:08:12.709Z Nearly 50,000 women and girls killed or severely injured in Gaza in last 3 years, UN Women says Governance, food insecurity, Displacement, humanitarian crisis, Humanitarian aid, Gaza, UN Women, women and girls, gender-based violence, Israel-Gaza war, Women-headed households https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-weather-takes-a-turn-snowfall-in-higher-himalayas-heavy-rain-alerts-across-several-states https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-09/va1nd52u/Himalayas-Snow.jpg Srinagar, Kashmir. downtoearth en 2026-10-09T05:01:00.178Z Daily weather tracker: Weather takes a turn; snowfall in higher Himalayas, heavy rain alerts across several states Climate Change, himalayas, Southwest monsoon, snowfall, Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026, heavy rain https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/drought-despite-decades-of-water-conservation-what-a-13-monsoon-deficit-is-exposing https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/b87999rg/1000441066.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T13:10:01.859Z Drought despite decades of water conservation: What a 13% monsoon deficit is exposing Climate Change, monsoon, Drought, Southwest monsoon, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, monsoon deficit, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/1000000000000-cost-of-serving-the-debt-storm-in-developing-countries https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/ak2dpmou/iStock-1272661776.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/i08eiqpp/global-public-debt-rose-to-111-trillion-in-2025.png https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/rjitjoqe/developing-countries-pay-more-than-double-to-service-their-public-debt.png https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/u2it7fgd/some-developing-regions-spend-more-on-interest-than-on-health-or-education.png downtoearth en 2026-10-08T12:09:13.641Z $1,000,000,000,000: Cost of serving the debt storm in developing countries debt crisis, public debt, interest payments, UNCTAD report, developing countries, debt servicing, global finance, borrowing costs, health spending, education budget, economic resilience, external borrowing, development spending, debt storm, global debt https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/africa-lost-80-of-monitored-wildlife-population-size-since-1970-wwf https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/9t0ga2ec/1000441057.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T12:01:19.792Z Africa lost 80% of monitored wildlife population size since 1970: WWF Africa, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Africa, wildlife, WWF, living planet index https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/130-civil-society-groups-urge-un-to-suspend-first-carbon-credits-issued-under-paris-agreement https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/kb4pc7zd/iStock-1128260732.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T11:34:23.460Z 130 civil society groups urge UN to suspend first carbon credits issued under Paris Agreement carbon credits, Paris Agreement, civil society, Myanmar project, Article 6.4, UN carbon market, emissions reduction, cookstove project, human rights, verification process, financial benefits, gender action plan, Bonn meeting, climate justice, carbon registry https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/ai-race-could-generate-617-million-tonnes-of-e-waste-by-2050-survey https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/bhjp2e3a/iStock-2165808373.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T11:16:29.920Z AI race could generate 617 million tonnes of e-waste by 2050: Survey AI e-waste, electronic waste, AI data centres, Basel Action Network, hazardous materials, data security, AI infrastructure, recycling oversight, shortened lifespans, environmental impact, AI servers, recycling challenges, India e-waste, power systems, cooling equipment https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/iea-estimates-asean-power-demand-to-grow-54-annually-by-2030-coal-demand-44 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/5s91fza8/ASEAN.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T11:13:00.629Z IEA estimates ASEAN power demand to grow 5.4% annually by 2030, coal demand 4.4% Energy, Coal, Southeast Asia, Energy security, power demand, Asean https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/simply-put-mind-control https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/56lcea08/1000441020.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/2e3wwg3c/1000441021.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T11:08:44.455Z Simply Put: Mind control Governance, Politics, Nobel Prize, Brain, Science, cartoon, nobel prize 2026, light sensors, mind control https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/maharashtras-water-crisis-shows-why-wastewater-reuse-must-move-from-policy-to-practice https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/9lyz5fc8/iStock-1188642750.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/gpv75y3d/Screenshot_2026_10_08_at_3_07_16_PM.png Policies supporting reuse of wastewater in Maharashtra. downtoearth en 2026-10-08T10:57:47.513Z Maharashtra’s water crisis shows why wastewater reuse must move from policy to practice water crisis, wastewater reuse, drought-hit, urban water, sewage treatment, groundwater levels, water policy, water reserves, treated wastewater, aquifer recharge, water pipelines, slum water, polluted rivers, water management, reuse policy https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/slaty-egrets-behaviour-shift-signals-how-ecosystems-are-changing https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/0qqhymwn/Slaty-Egrets-Copyright-Jeffrey-Barbee-24.jpg A Slaty Egret in flight. downtoearth en 2026-10-08T09:47:26.348Z Slaty Egret’s behaviour shift signals how ecosystems are changing Wildlife & Biodiversity, Africa, Botswana, UNEP, Kalahari desert, Okavango Delta, World Migratory Bird Day 2026, Slaty Egret https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/30x30-targets-race-to-protect-nature-slowed-by-extractive-industry https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/jukmli94/Cambodia-Gibbon.jpg A female gibbon in the forests of Cambodia. downtoearth en 2026-10-08T09:30:27.984Z 30x30 target’s race to protect nature slowed by extractive industry Wildlife & Biodiversity, Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), 30x30 goal, Armenia, Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), COP17 Yerevan, Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/global-wildlife-populations-decline-by-73-but-india-records-conservation-gains-wwf-report https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/uwun81uw/iStock-520091488.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T08:01:36.521Z Global wildlife populations decline by 73%, but India records conservation gains: WWF report wildlife decline, WWF report, India conservation, biodiversity crisis, tiger population, habitat loss, freshwater wildlife, Asiatic lions, Ganges dolphins, climate change, species recovery, human-wildlife conflict, big cat conservation, protected areas, poaching threats https://www.downtoearth.org.in/dams/why-arunachal-pradesh-is-protesting-a-proposed-11200-mw-dam-on-the-siang-river https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/amx18pgq/SUMP.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-08T07:09:43.907Z Why Arunachal Pradesh is protesting a proposed 11,200-MW dam on the Siang river Dams, Rivers, Arunachal Pardesh, Siang, Arunachal Pradesh dams, Siang river, Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-heavy-rain-forecast-from-uttarakhand-to-kerala-tamil-nadu-and-sikkim-check-your-citys-weather-outlook https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-08/6ylaxljj/Daily-Weather-Tracker.jpg Heavy rain and snowfall are expected in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir, with strong winds expected to add to the weather challenges. downtoearth en 2026-10-08T04:54:55.060Z Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain forecast from Uttarakhand to Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Sikkim; check your city’s weather outlook Climate Change, Southwest monsoon, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/gec-iii-bigger-scheme-but-indias-renewable-grid-challenge-goes-beyond-transmission https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-01-19/akx9aecc/electricity-amendment-bill downtoearth en 2026-10-07T12:13:23.428Z GEC III: Bigger scheme, but India’s renewable grid challenge goes beyond transmission Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, electricity grid, transmission, electricity transmission, Green Energy Corridor, GEC Phase 3, Transmission Infrastructure, curtailment, GEC III https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/new-species-of-extinct-crocodilian-similar-to-north-indias-gharial-discovered-in-egypt-study https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-07/tl3xu7nz/Gharial.jpg A gharial in the Chambal river. The extinct crocodilian was similar to this species. downtoearth en 2026-10-07T11:04:36.318Z New species of extinct crocodilian, similar to North India’s ‘gharial’, discovered in Egypt: Study Wildlife & Biodiversity, Egypt, Extinction, gharial, false gharial, crocodilians, Herugavialis cairensis https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/2026-chemistry-nobel-awarded-for-the-discovery-of-non-linear-effects-and-autocatalysis-in-asymmetric-organic-synthesis https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-07/svx7hfci/Chemistry-Nobel.jpg (Left) Henri Kagan and (Right) Kenso Soai. downtoearth en 2026-10-07T10:01:24.836Z 2026 Chemistry Nobel awarded for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis Science & Technology, Nobel Prize, Pharmaceuticals, 2026 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, Henri Kagan, Kenso Soai