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From Bastar to Delhi: Gond Adivasis mark Earth Day

India, April 24 -- This Earth Day, around 80 members of the Gond tribe travelled from Bastar, Chhattisgarh to the heart of Delhi with one message: protect the earth, stop the destruction. For the Gon... Read More


Extreme weather disrupts elections in India and beyond, with 94 polls affected globally, report warns

India, April 24 -- Extreme weather events are increasingly disrupting elections in India, from heatwaves to cyclones At least 94 elections in 52 countries have been affected over the past two decades... Read More


Rural India's energy crisis: How rural households in Rajnandgaon balance cost, fuel and survival 

India, April 24 -- After days spent navigating forest-fringed settlements in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh, the journey curved south. On February 12, 2026, we drove roughly 235-240 km into Rajnand... Read More


What is the rule of women in power like?

India, April 24 -- The Nari Shakti Vandan Act, which provides 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, came into effect nationwide on April 16, 2026. Although the law w... Read More


Hindu Kush Himalaya sees record 27% drop in snow persistence, fourth straight year of decline, ICIMOD warns

India, April 24 -- Snow persistence across the Hindu Kush Himalaya is 27% below the long-term average for winter 2025-26 Fourth consecutive year of decline, exceeding last year's 23.6% deficit Only ... Read More


International Seed Day 2026: Why red gram matters in Maharashtra's drylands

India, April 23 -- At first light in Shirajgaon village in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, women move through red gram fields, feeling for pods that are full but still green. The harvest basket fills s... Read More


NGT issues notice to Centre and UP over Yamuna pollution in Mathura, Vrindavan

India, April 23 -- National Green Tribunal issues notice to Centre and Uttar Pradesh over Yamuna pollution in Mathura and Vrindavan Petition claims river water falls under "very poor" Category D, unf... Read More


'Nobody cared': Migrants arriving in Bihar from Surat narrate stories of sheer desperation to survive

India, April 23 -- Migrant workers forced to leave Gujarat's Surat city because of the fuel crisis brought about by the United States-Iran War in West Asia have told Down To Earth (DTE) that they were... Read More


NGT rejects 'deemed approval' clause for multi-sports arena in Delhi's Dwarka area, says environmental laws cannot be bypassed by resorting to it

India, April 23 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given its verdict on a proposed integrated multi-sports arena project in the Dwarka area of the national capital. The NGT has rejected the clai... Read More


40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl

India, April 23 -- In the novel When There Are Wolves Again by EJ Swift, the Chernobyl disaster and its legacy is extrapolated to a near future where natural habitats are depleted and precarious. Thi... Read More