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Daily weather tracker: Red alert in Assam-Meghalaya, Orange-Yellow rain warning across 15+ states

India, Aug. 5 -- Assam and Meghalaya face red alert as extremely heavy rainfall threatens flooding, landslides and widespread disruptions across vulnerable northeastern regions. Uttarakhand witnesses... Read More


Climate change is shifting childhood malaria hotspots across Africa, finds study

India, Aug. 5 -- A new study led by researchers at Yale University School of Public Health reveals that climate change is reshaping the geography of childhood malaria across sub-Saharan Africa, increa... Read More


The Sunita Narain Show: Why do we need an energy and economic sense for survival?

India, Aug. 5 -- Heat is intense; rain when it falls is extreme; there is devastation of life; of infrastructure. This is the impact of a changing climate; let's be clear on this. But the question is ... Read More


Kerala's latest floods show state yet to internalise lessons from 2018 on ecological degradation and unsustainable land use

India, Aug. 5 -- Eight years on from the deadly 2018 floods, Kerala has been deluged again. This time, experts Down To Earth spoke to say the mathematics of floods in the state has changed drastically... Read More


AI could help developing countries reduce inequality, but only if basics are in place, World Bank says

India, Aug. 4 -- Jobs in high-income countries are more than three times as likely to face automation risk from generative AI as those in low- and middle-income countries, according to a World Bank re... Read More


India's distributed solar capacity jumps to 31.5 GW, but regulatory hurdles slow wider clean energy push

India, Aug. 4 -- India's distributed solar capacity has increased more than 17 times to 31.5 GW in financial year (FY) 2026 from 1.8 gigawatts (GW) in FY2018, according to a new report. This growth wa... Read More


Strengthening peatland emissions monitoring: New FAO report updates factors, points out data gaps

India, Aug. 4 -- A new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on July 31, 2026 provides a stronger scientific foundation for improving the accuracy, trans... Read More


India on e-wheels: Odisha's women-led e-rickshaw service offers livelihood, but drivers seek better benefits

India, Aug. 4 -- Odisha's AMA E-Ride service is creating transport jobs for women drivers while providing first- and last-mile connectivity to AMA Bus stops in Bhubaneswar. Launched in 2022 by Capita... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Monsoon intensifies across India as heavy rain triggers floods, landslides and widespread alerts

India, Aug. 4 -- Monsoon fury intensifies across India; IMD issues Red alerts as floods, landslides and heavy rain disrupt life in several states. Assam flood crisis deepens with rising death toll, w... Read More


Centre's forest rights letter could weaken Gram Sabha authority, experts warn

India, Aug. 4 -- Forest rights experts have raised concern over a July 27 central government letter on Community Forest Resource Management Plans. The letter asks states to align community forest res... Read More