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Uncharacteristic cold in East, Central and South India; possible rare extreme cold blast for North
Climate Change

Uncharacteristic cold in East, Central and South India; possible rare extreme cold blast for North

Akshit Sangomla
4 min read
The cold is expected to intensify due to a potential Arctic blast, with meteorologists closely monitoring the situation for further developments
What is the global water cycle and how is it amplifying climate disasters?
Climate Change

What is the global water cycle and how is it amplifying climate disasters?

Albert Van Dijk
4 min read
From Australia to the Himalayas, a destabilised water cycle is driving floods, fires and heat extremes across the globe
India’s 60 million street dogs are turning from village scavengers to city territory defenders
Governance

India’s 60 million street dogs are turning from village scavengers to city territory defenders

Nishant Kumar
4 min read
The nation faces a dilemma balancing public safety and animal welfare, highlighting the complex relationship between humans and dogs
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Uncharacteristic cold in East, Central and South India; possible rare extreme cold blast for North
Climate Change
Uncharacteristic cold in East, Central and South India; possible rare extreme cold blast for North
By
Akshit Sangomla
4 min read
Care for a sip? Tripura villagers complain of contaminated, high iron drinking water supply
Water
Care for a sip? Tripura villagers complain of contaminated, high iron drinking water supply
By
Nidhi Jamwal
7 min read
An elderly woman from a Birsaite family drying forest produce on a mat.
Governance
PESA Act implemented in Jharkhand after 25 years, but will it change tribal lives?
By
Niraj Sinha
5 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 13, 2025)
Environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 8, 2026)
By
DTE Staff
4 min read
The researchers deliberately excluded tree deaths caused by logging, land clearance or major fire events to assess what changed over the decades and impacted the forests.
Climate Change
Tree deaths rising across Australian forests as climate stress intensifies, study finds
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Pastoralism, a way of life as old as humanity, is vanishing say Maldharis and Rabaris
Environment
Pastoralism, a way of life as old as humanity, is vanishing say Maldharis and Rabaris
By
Rakesh Kumar Malviya
3 min read
Shir-o-Khurshid: How an ancient motif from Mesopotamia connects current protests in Iran with South Asia’s Mughal Empire
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Shir-o-Khurshid: How an ancient motif from Mesopotamia connects current protests in Iran with South Asia’s Mughal Empire
By
Rajat Ghai
3 min read
Assam’s pride
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Assam’s pride
By
Narayan Sharma
3 min read
Ringed Eyes in the Canopy
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Ringed Eyes in the Canopy
By
Narayan Sharma
3 min read
Golden spirit: Survival of the shy primate is closely tied to the health of Western Ghats
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Golden spirit: Survival of the shy primate is closely tied to the health of Western Ghats
By
K A Shaji
4 min read
The mountain monarch: Western Ghats’ grassland guardian has emerged from the shadows, but may not stay for long
Wildlife & Biodiversity
The mountain monarch: Western Ghats’ grassland guardian has emerged from the shadows, but may not stay for long
By
K A Shaji
3 min read
Night watcher: Reverse mythical beliefs to save the nocturnal hunter of Western Ghats
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Night watcher: Reverse mythical beliefs to save the nocturnal hunter of Western Ghats
By
K A Shaji
3 min read
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