https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/blind-blood-red-eel-found-inside-dug-out-wells-in-assams-goalpara https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-02/6ekfqa4u/Eel-1.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-02T11:38:54.575Z Blind, blood-red eel found inside dug-out wells in Assam’s Goalpara Wildlife & Biodiversity, Assam, Fish, eels, Goalpara, Swamp eels https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/amid-concurrence-and-disagreement-over-various-issues-sbstta28-ends-in-nairobi-ahead-of-cbd-cop17-in-yerevan https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-02/1iug3bod/SBSTTA28.jpg SBSTTA28 in Nairobi. downtoearth en 2026-08-02T06:55:12.868Z Amid concurrence and disagreement over various issues, SBSTTA28 ends in Nairobi ahead of CBD COP17 in Yerevan Wildlife & Biodiversity, Nairobi, Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), Kenya, synthetic biology, Armenia, Yerevan, COP17 Yerevan, SBSTTA28, CBD COP17 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/two-years-after-the-mundakkai-chooralmala-catastrophe-wayanad-and-kerala-are-at-a-crossroads https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-02/5tsvgymq/chooralmala.jpeg People pay respects at the Puthumala burial ground on the second anniversary of the tragedy in Wayanad. downtoearth en 2026-08-02T06:42:04.923Z Two years after the Mundakkai-Chooralmala catastrophe, Wayanad and Kerala are at a crossroads Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Governance, Kerala, Landslide, Western Ghats, Wayanad, Conservation of Western Ghats, Wayanad Landslide 2024, Kalladi Landslide, Wayanad Landslide 2026, Mundakkai-Chooralmala https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/power-of-dung-can-india-cook-without-imported-lpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-01/k31qz1az/Power-of-dung.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-01T09:47:51.494Z Power of dung: Can India cook without imported LPG? Energy, clean fuel, liquefied petroleum gas (lpg), Strait of Hormuz, Cow dung cakes, Iran-Israel War 2026, Power of dung https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-rain-turns-into-disaster-in-gujarat-as-red-alert-continues-over-20-states-set-to-witness-heavy-downpours-imd-warns-of-severe-weather https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-01/5sou361v/Gujarat-Floods.jpg Heavy rain in Surat district, South Gujarat. downtoearth en 2026-08-01T06:39:26.816Z Daily weather tracker: Rain turns into disaster in Gujarat as red alert continues; over 20 states set to witness heavy downpours, IMD warns of severe weather Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Floods, Gujarat, Southwest monsoon, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Daily Weather Tracker, Southwest Monsoon 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/protecting-insects-today-is-an-investment-in-the-resilience-of-our-planet-for-generations-to-come https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-01/fui4mrdh/planet-for-generations.jpg Sarangapani Neog https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-01/j4jtwk1w/Butterfly.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-01/hlygmxnk/Book-Cover.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-01T04:41:05.038Z ‘Protecting insects today is an investment in the resilience of our planet for generations to come’ Wildlife & Biodiversity, Assam, Insects, Butterflies, upper assam, insect apocalypse, Jorhat, Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/the-grain-the-horses-found https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-01/p11oj8ll/A-handfull-of-Gurji.-The-drought-hardy-grain-has-long-been-an-important-part-of-local-food-traditionsPhoto-WASSAN.jpeg A handfull of Gurji. The drought-hardy grain has long been an important part of local food traditions. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-01/6f0zlpe3/A-tribal-woman-cleans-and-winnows-Gurji-inside-her-home-in-Nuapada-district-OdishaPhoto-WASSAN.jpeg A tribal woman cleans and winnows Gurji inside her home in Nuapada district, Odisha. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-01/oyxwx5ww/Gurji-suan-a-traditional-variety-of-little-millet-grown-by-tribal-communities-in-NuapadaPhoto-WASSAN.jpeg Gurji suan, a traditional variety of little millet grown by tribal communities in Nuapada. downtoearth en 2026-08-01T04:40:52.178Z The grain the horses found Agriculture, Food, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Odisha, Horses, western Odisha, Nuapada, Gurji, Khariar https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/literature-in-nobel-laureate-han-kangs-world-is-not-an-escape-from-darkness-but-the-stubborn-preservation-of-human-tenderness-within-it https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-01/09yecwhy/HanKang2024NobelPrizeLaureateinLiterature9.jpg Han Kang of South Korea (Right), 2024 Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature, at the press conference during the 2024 Nobel Prize week in Stockholm, Sweden. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-01/ep40757c/Light-and-Thread-Books-Cover-Image.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-01T04:40:38.731Z Literature in Nobel laureate Han Kang’s world is not an escape from darkness, but the stubborn preservation of human tenderness within it Environment, South Korea, Nobel Laureate, Han Kang, Light and Thread https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/rice-yield-loss-with-every-1c-temperature-increase https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-08-01/hbaqiu3y/Rice.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-01T04:40:23.842Z Rice yield loss with every 1°C temperature increase Agriculture, Food, Climate Change, Rice, Temperature rise, staple food, rice yield https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/megafires-in-europe https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-31/yj57ihde/2-Simon-Stiell1.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-31/5s2615i2/1-Simon-Stiell1.jpg downtoearth en 2026-08-01T04:39:32.157Z Megafires in Europe Climate Change, Europe, Spain, France, Simon Stiell, Europe Wildfires 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/after-recovery-in-warm-july-august-september-rainfall-to-be-below-normal-imd https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-31/9i5a68wk/Gujarat-Floods.jpg NDRF personnel in Chotaudepur, Gujarat. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-31/8yowas33/Max-and-Min-Temp-Forecasts-August-2026.png Maximum and Minimum temperature forecasts for August 2026 https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-31/cfmxsn4z/Rainfall-Forecast-for-August-September-2026.png Rainfall forecast for August September 2026. downtoearth en 2026-07-31T14:36:15.886Z After recovery in warm July, August-September rainfall to be below normal: IMD Climate Change, India Meteorological Department (IMD), imd, Southwest Monsoon 2026, July 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/climate-change-made-wildfire-weather-twice-as-likely-in-france-and-20-times-more-likely-in-spain-wwa https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-31/17fbd75b/prolcif1m-1.jpg The most severe fires are currently affecting central and eastern Spain and south-western France. downtoearth en 2026-07-31T12:13:03.301Z Climate change made wildfire weather twice as likely in France and 20 times more likely in Spain: WWA Climate Change, Drought, Global Warming, wildfires, fire weather, world weather attribution, extreme heat, France wildfires, Spain wildfires, Europe climate crisis https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/why-does-the-yamuna-froth-in-delhi https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-31/mpcl63np/Okhla-Barrage-Froth-1.jpg A man lies within sight of a veritable sea of froth at the Okhla Barrage on the Yamuna in Delhi. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-31/ye4b13f4/Okhla-Barrage-Froth-2.jpg According to the Delhi government, synthetic compounds, water hyacinth, plankton blooms, nitrogen and even proteins cause the froth. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-31/bfn33f5k/Okhla-Barrage-Froth-3.jpg Lastly, the turbulence of the water at the barrage also plays a role. Clearly, this is a formidable environmental challenge faced by Delhi and one that has not been solved yet. downtoearth en 2026-07-31T11:47:29.099Z Why does the Yamuna froth in Delhi? Water, Rivers, Delhi, Yamuna, foam, Okhla barrage, Froth, Environmental challenge