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Services emerge as the hidden engine of global trade, accounting for 71% of intermediate inputs
Economy

Services emerge as the hidden engine of global trade, accounting for 71% of intermediate inputs

Puja Das
5 min read
Digital services drive global trade boom, but LDCs risk falling further behind as AI, connectivity and payment gaps widen, finds UNCTAD update
The ageing pipeline needs fuller scrutiny of climate impacts, thawing permafrost and spill risks in remote Alaskan terrain.
Environment

Trump administration opens 15-day review for 30-year renewal of Alaska oil pipeline

Susan Chacko
3 min read
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company has sought the third renewal of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System’s federal right-of-way more than seven years before it expires, raising questions over the timing of t ...
South Asia’s air pollution burden equals 10% of GDP, 25 solutions offer 21:1 returns: UNEP
Pollution

South Asia’s air pollution burden equals 10% of GDP, 25 solutions offer 21:1 returns: UNEP

Puja Das
8 min read
In South Asia, clean cooking and heating is the leading solution in 2035
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Services emerge as the hidden engine of global trade, accounting for 71% of intermediate inputs
Economy

Services emerge as the hidden engine of global trade, accounting for 71% of intermediate inputs

By
Puja Das
5 min read
The ageing pipeline needs fuller scrutiny of climate impacts, thawing permafrost and spill risks in remote Alaskan terrain.
Environment

Trump administration opens 15-day review for 30-year renewal of Alaska oil pipeline

By
Susan Chacko
3 min read
South Asia’s air pollution burden equals 10% of GDP, 25 solutions offer 21:1 returns: UNEP
Pollution

South Asia’s air pollution burden equals 10% of GDP, 25 solutions offer 21:1 returns: UNEP

By
Puja Das
8 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 2, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 3, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
3 min read
As Kutch and Saurashtra teeter on the edge of drought, farmers demand release of Narmada water; however, there is a catch
Climate Change

As Kutch and Saurashtra teeter on the edge of drought, farmers demand release of Narmada water; however, there is a catch

By
Raju Sajwan
5 min read
Sea-level rise is a threat to fundamental human rights, says UN report
Climate Change

Sea-level rise is a threat to fundamental human rights, says UN report

By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain likely across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Eastern-Northeastern states; hot & humid conditions expected in Southern India
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain likely across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Eastern-Northeastern states; hot & humid conditions expected in Southern India

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Make the Himalaya a ‘no-go zone’ for high-risk mega infrastructures: Civil society coalition
Natural Disasters

Make the Himalaya a ‘no-go zone’ for high-risk mega infrastructures: Civil society coalition

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Permafrost melt in the Arctic could cost $261 billion in infrastructure damages: Study
Climate Change

Permafrost melt in the Arctic could cost $261 billion in infrastructure damages: Study

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
As Nepal reels from Rasuwa tragedy, a film on one of its greatest heroes is all set to make its celluloid debut
Environment

As Nepal reels from Rasuwa tragedy, a film on one of its greatest heroes is all set to make its celluloid debut

By
Rajat Ghai
3 min read
Two recent fatal tiger attacks in Gudalur highlight the broken landscape of the Nilgiris
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Two recent fatal tiger attacks in Gudalur highlight the broken landscape of the Nilgiris

By
K A Shaji
6 min read
Conflict and climate disasters fuelled 6.2 million displacements across Eastern Africa in 2025: Report
Africa

Conflict and climate disasters fuelled 6.2 million displacements across Eastern Africa in 2025: Report

By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
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