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CropsIndia's monsoon ended 13% below normal, milder than 1987 or 2002, but Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh have declared drought in hundreds of taluks and mandals, with 70.6% of the country dry or in drought, Down To Earth reports.
EnvironmentThe Living Planet Report 2026 finds a 73% average fall in monitored vertebrate populations from 1970 to 2022, steepest in freshwater, while India's tigers, rhinos, Asiatic lions and river dolphins show gains; experts warn species outside protected areas are being left behind.
CropsSatellite monitoring by IARI's CREAMS counted 287 paddy residue fires in seven states from 15 September to 6 October; Madhya Pradesh had 118 and Punjab 88, its lowest for the period in seven years.
EnvironmentOur Atmosphere and Climate 2026 says glacier ice fell from 56 to 30 cubic kilometres since 1997, and projects drier productive land, heavier rain and longer wildfire seasons.
HealthAn ICCT study links vehicle exhaust to one in four new pollution-related asthma cases among Gurugram's children and teenagers in 2025, and finds most emissions come from newer cars.
EnvironmentField surveys on Satsaida Bet, a tidal island in Gujarat, found repeated jackal tracks and sightings, suggesting a grassland carnivore is regularly using mangroves and possibly fishing waste, researchers write in Down To Earth.
HealthA Wellcome survey of 1,000 health professionals in India, Australia, Brazil, the UK and Zimbabwe found 73% of maternal-care staff have seen heat-related cases in pregnant women rise over five years.
CropsAfter a year of floods, a season of suitable temperatures and a 35% July rain surplus has given paddy growers in south Kashmir a crop many say they have not seen in 15 years, though rice land in the Valley keeps shrinking.
EnvironmentAfter a record-dry summer, the Netherlands is restoring river meanders, storing more water in the IJsselmeer and capping groundwater pumping, Vice Minister Jaap Slootmaker told Down To Earth as India and the Netherlands signed water MoUs.
AgribusinessThe scheme launched on 1 October fixes a compressed biogas price until 2036, pays capital aid only as plants reach capacity and makes gas buyers take contracted volumes, but a Down To Earth analysis finds feedstock and manure markets still unresolved.
OpinionRanjeet Kumar Sahani of the Foundation for Ecological Security argues that pushing the Jenu Kuruba out of the forest let lantana spread and drove elephants into coffee estates.
OpinionIn a Down To Earth column, Yashobanta Parida and Joyita Roy Chowdhury argue that monitoring of Himalayan glacial lakes has grown faster than early warning and community preparedness.
In a Down To Earth column, P Divya argues that targets for solar, electric vehicles and green hydrogen should be matched by demand-side policies on sufficiency, repair and fair restraint by affluent households.
