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Trump pulls US out of UN climate treaty, IPCC and 64 other global bodies

India, Jan. 8 -- In an unprecedented rollback of US engagement with multilateral institutions, President Donald Trump ordered the United States (US) to withdraw from 66 international organisations and... Read More


Anxiety in a warming world: An air purifier no longer feels like a luxury, but a basic necessity

India, Jan. 8 -- At some point in the last couple of years, buying an air purifier stopped feeling like a luxury and started feeling like basic maintenance. Now we check the Air Quality Index the way ... Read More


Pesticides Management Bill, 2025: Revised draft but old gaps remain

India, Jan. 8 -- The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on January 7 released a fresh draft of The Pesticide Management Bill, 2025, aimed at regulating everything from manufacture, impo... Read More


Mid-sized cities in Kenya and Mozambique face closing window to cut carbon, OECD warns

India, Jan. 8 -- An OECD report says intermediary cities in Kenya and Mozambique have a narrow window to build low-carbon, resilient urban systems The study highlights land use and transport planning... Read More


Unsafe water, year-round: Over 5,500 fell sick, 34 died due to contaminated tap water across India in last 12 months

India, Jan. 8 -- Contaminated tap water has been making urban India sick across metros, state capitals and smaller cities alike. Between January 2025 and January 7, 2026, at least 5,500 people fell il... Read More


Platinum-free breakthrough promises cheaper solar hydrogen

India, Jan. 8 -- Hydrogen now can be produced without the scarce and expensive metal platinum, a research team led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden claims, using sunlight and water, potent... Read More


US federal government sues two California cities over natural gas bans

India, Jan. 8 -- The Trump Administration on January 6, 2026, filed a lawsuit against two California cities - Petaluma and Morgan Hill, challenging their local laws that restrict natural gas infrastru... Read More


Government is known to use institutions to misinform citizens: Madhav Gadgil

India, Jan. 8 -- Madhav Gadgil, India's veteran ecologist and a foremost figure in environmental causes, breathed his last at 11pm on January 7, 2026. He was 83 years old. Down To Earth (DTE) spoke t... Read More


Venezuela's oil: The climate cost behind the power struggle

India, Jan. 8 -- US President Donald Trump has said Venezuela will hand over up to 50 million barrels of oil to the United States, to be sold at market price, with the proceeds controlled by him. The... Read More


Kerala's reluctant prophet: Why Madhav Gadgil could never be ignored in the land of landslides

India, Jan. 8 -- Every time the hills of Kerala slipped, cracked or came rushing down as mud and water, one name returned to public conversation with unsettling regularity. It surfaced in newspaper co... Read More