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Rural Odisha’s PM2.5 pollution exceeds national standard even as urban-rural gap remains below 10 per cent
Environment

Rural Odisha’s PM2.5 pollution exceeds national standard even as urban-rural gap remains below 10%

Puja Das
4 min read
A substantial urban-rural difference does not necessarily mean that rural areas have clean air, shows study
UNCCD COP17 opens in Ulaanbaatar with a single demand: Enough declarations, turn land pledges into money and action
Climate Change

UNCCD COP17 opens in Ulaanbaatar with a single demand: Enough declarations, turn land pledges into money and action

Shagun
4 min read
UN land and drought talks return to the unresolved question of a global drought framework as countries confront a degradation crisis affecting up to 2 billion hectares
High-risk human-elephant conflict areas in Southern Africa could expand by 33%-100% by 2085, a new study forecasts
Africa

High-risk human-elephant conflict areas in Southern Africa could expand by 33%-100% by 2085, a new study forecasts

Madhumita Paul
2 min read
Findings highlight the need for proactive land-use planning, improved early-warning systems and community-based conflict mitigation
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Rural Odisha’s PM2.5 pollution exceeds national standard even as urban-rural gap remains below 10 per cent
Environment

Rural Odisha’s PM2.5 pollution exceeds national standard even as urban-rural gap remains below 10%

By
Puja Das
4 min read
UNCCD COP17 opens in Ulaanbaatar with a single demand: Enough declarations, turn land pledges into money and action
Climate Change

UNCCD COP17 opens in Ulaanbaatar with a single demand: Enough declarations, turn land pledges into money and action

By
Shagun
4 min read
High-risk human-elephant conflict areas in Southern Africa could expand by 33%-100% by 2085, a new study forecasts
Africa

High-risk human-elephant conflict areas in Southern Africa could expand by 33%-100% by 2085, a new study forecasts

By
Madhumita Paul
2 min read
Few e-rickshaws can be seen on the streets of Gujarat.
Air

India on e-wheels: Gujarat ranks 16th in Electric Mobility Index as EVs make up 1.36% of vehicle fleet

By
Raju Sajwan
3 min read
DRC faces its deadliest ebola outbreak as virus spreads to 6th province
Africa

DRC faces its deadliest ebola outbreak as virus spreads to 6th province

By
Kiran Pandey
5 min read
Kerala’s recent floods show Pamba river, Vembanad-Kuttanad wetland system under enormous strain: Experts
Rivers

Kerala’s recent floods show Pamba river, Vembanad-Kuttanad wetland system under enormous strain: Experts

By
K A Shaji
5 min read
As anti-immigration sentiment rises across the US, federal agencies like US Immigration and Customs Enforcement face growing condemnation for repeatedly violating fundamental human rights in enforcement and detention.
Governance

Major US study finds undocumented immigration does not increase neighbourhood crime

By
Nandita Banerji
2 min read
European cities plan to offset a fifth of emissions through carbon removal, but few have clear strategies
Climate Change

European cities plan to offset a fifth of emissions through carbon removal, but few have clear strategies

By
Puja Das
2 min read
Daily weather tracker: Heavy rains trigger red alert in Bengal and Odisha; Delhi-NCR among 18 States under weather warning
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Heavy rains trigger red alert in Bengal and Odisha; Delhi-NCR among 18 States under weather warning

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales globally since 2001, study reveals
Natural Disasters

Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales globally since 2001, study reveals

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Can the Great Indian Bustard reclaim the Deccan part of its range? Yes, provided traditional agriculture is promoted, says study
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Can the Great Indian Bustard reclaim the Deccan part of its range? Yes, provided traditional agriculture is promoted, says study

By
DTE Staff
4 min read
Select specimen from various Hindu castes, 1874, Imperial Gazetteer of India. From left to right: Konkanasth Brahmin man, Deshasth Brahmin lady, Rajput man, Koli fisherman, Pasi man from Awadh, Vaishnav Brahmin from Allahabad, Komati lady from Telangana
Governance

Census 2027 to include question related to caste, a first in independent India

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
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