https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/green-bet-can-india-japan-partnership-help-make-biogas-work-in-rural-india https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/3yrn031g/1000363306.jpg Community biogas plant in Nuh, Haryana. downtoearth en 2026-07-06T11:38:54.591Z Green bet: Can India-Japan partnership help make biogas work in rural India? Energy, Rural Energy, Rural Development, Biogas plant, Rural infrastructure, Rural Electrification, Biogas buses, Rural Technology, India-Japan emissions reduction deal, rural solar, India-Japan, India-Japan partnership https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/flash-floods-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-chenab-valley-stall-kwar-hydroelectric-project-close-doda-kishtwar-highway https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/9mjsto6c/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-06-at-15.14.09.jpeg Heavy rainfall triggered flash floods have caused extensive damage in Prem Nagar, Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. downtoearth en 2026-07-06T11:38:02.157Z Flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir’s Chenab Valley stall Kwar hydroelectric project, close Doda-Kishtwar highway Climate Change, Disaster Preparedness, Landslides, excess rainfall, Jammu and Kashmir, Kishtwar (D), chenab valley, Doda (D), Himalayan disasters, Kwar Hydroelectric Power Project, NH-244 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/simply-put-healthcare-on-paper https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/dhz14i56/Indore-civil-hospital https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/dl6qounx/Placebo-Indore-hospital downtoearth en 2026-07-06T10:38:45.239Z Simply Put: Healthcare on paper Health, Governance, Hospital, public healthcare, Indore, Civil hospital https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/anti-hail-nets-in-demand-across-himalayas-as-climate-goes-haywire https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/y8dinfwq/Himachal-Plastic-1.jpg This row of white is not clothes hung on a washing line. Rather, it is something that every horticulturist in the Himalayan regions of the country needs today. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/cxnhfkmz/Himachal-Plastic-2.jpg These are ‘Anti-hail nets’ that shield horticulture crops like apples from sudden and inclement weather like hailstorms. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/bcr0j03o/Himachal-Plastic-3.jpg Climate change is spurring extreme weather events across the Himalayan region. In such a scenario, farmers have no choice but to adapt. downtoearth en 2026-07-06T10:29:08.158Z Anti-hail nets in demand across Himalayas, as climate goes haywire Climate Change, Agriculture, himalayas, Himachal Pradesh, Climate Adaptation, Horticulture, kashmir valley, apples in himachal pradesh, Anti-hail nets https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/el-niño-may-reshape-indias-power-planning-as-cooling-demand-overtakes-renewable-shortages https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/ty4cwaf5/Cooling-demand-India downtoearth en 2026-07-06T10:17:21.153Z El Niño may reshape India’s power planning as cooling demand overtakes renewable shortages Energy, Renewable Energy, fossil fuel, climate variability, India solar power, india renewable energy, electricity in india, india electricity, RENEWABLE ENERGY, electricity demand, energy resilience, Windergy India 2025, El Niño, India energy, Super El Niño, Super El Niño impact https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/more-biodiversity-funding-is-reaching-indigenous-communities-but-who-decides-how-it-is-spent https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/5g542mlb/Untitled-design-1.png June Rubis, an Indigenous representative on the Steering Committee of the Cali Fund. downtoearth en 2026-07-06T07:34:23.765Z More biodiversity funding is reaching Indigenous communities. But who decides how it is spent? Wildlife & Biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples, Global Environment Facility (GEF), Biodiversity finance, COP16 CBD, local communities, Cali Fund, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC), community-led conservation, Conservation funding, Direct access funding https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/the-cooling-divide-how-air-conditioning-is-creating-a-new-climate-inequality https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/o87793ot/UK-cooling-inequality Photo for representation. downtoearth en 2026-07-06T06:57:23.609Z The cooling divide: How air conditioning is creating a new climate inequality Climate Change, Governance, climate justice, energy poverty, Economic inequality, Air Conditioner, Climate Equity, united kingdom temperatures, heat dome effect, Urban heat, Urban heat island effect, income inequality, health inequality, climate injustice, UK heatwave 2026 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/amid-rising-heat-and-missing-snow-kashmir-is-racing-to-adapt https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/rupvo1sk/Kashmir-Heat-1.jpeg Three women walk through the heavily concretised Ghanta Ghar area in Srinagar city, where the lack of trees and green cover reflects the city’s growing preference for concrete over climate-resilient public spaces. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/pljlipxd/Kashmir-Heat-2.jpg To escape the scorching heat, a woman sits in the shade created by a police vehicle to escape as she waits for a commute. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/ibw458s8/Kashmir-Heat-3.jpg People use the shade of one of the only few trees left in the Srinagar city's centre, highlighting the role trees play during hot and sunny days. downtoearth en 2026-07-06T06:54:07.017Z Amid rising heat and missing snow, Kashmir is racing to adapt Climate Change, heatwave, Climate Adaptation, SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, Cold, kashmir valley, Bandipora, Kupwara, temperate climate https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-heavy-rain-alerts-issued-across-several-states-imd-urges-vigilance-over-flooding-waterlogging-and-landslide-risks https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/79z59pwk/Rains.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-06T05:52:31.397Z Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain alerts issued across several states; IMD urges vigilance over flooding, waterlogging and landslide risks Climate Change, flooding, Landslides, Waterlogging, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Daily Weather Tracker, heavy rain https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/millions-of-insect-species-remain-undiscovered-despite-global-decline-says-a-new-study https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/064ehzpj/Tarantula.jpg A tarantula. downtoearth en 2026-07-06T04:52:28.362Z Millions of insect species remain undiscovered despite global decline, says a new study Wildlife & Biodiversity, Insects, Insects and Pollution, insect apocalypse, Tropical insects https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/a-super-el-niño-is-coming-5-hardwon-lessons-the-world-can-learn-from-africa https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-06/x41ifafj/file-20260702-64-uprmuf.jpg The Toben Gaa self-help group in Kenya discussing their agroforestry project, which helps smallholder farmers adapt to climate change. downtoearth en 2026-07-06T04:45:14.311Z A Super El Niño is coming: 5 hard‑won lessons the world can learn from Africa Climate Change, Africa, World, Drought, Floods, El Nino, food insecurity, climate crisis, Development finance Africa https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/ground-level-ozone-the-silent-pollutant-behind-indias-breathing-crisis https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-05/3curemhs/Ozone-Pollution.jpg downtoearth en 2026-07-05T04:30:11.070Z Ground-level ozone: The silent pollutant behind India’s breathing crisis Air, Health, Ozone, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), PM2.5, Ground-level ozone, Ground ozone