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A woman watches on as a child eats at a camp in Gaza.
Governance

Women in West Bank fear violence and arrest amid rising restrictions: UN

DTE Staff
2 min read
UN Women warns women and girls face unprecedented levels of fear, displacement and economic hardship as settler violence and military restrictions intensify
Drought becoming global, economy-wide risk; governments need to rethink ‘crisis response’ approach 
Climate Change

Drought becoming global, economy-wide risk; governments need to rethink ‘crisis response’ approach 

Shagun
6 min read
Countries broadly agree on need for 'drought resilience' perspective but struggle to agree on international architecture needed to support shift
No one is immune: Europe is facing a heat emergency in slow motion
Climate Change

No one is immune: Europe is facing a heat emergency in slow motion

Pratibha Singh
5 min read
Relentless heatwaves expose Europe’s fragile infrastructure, from buckling rails to overheated homes, revealing a continent unprepared for a new climate reality
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A woman watches on as a child eats at a camp in Gaza.
Governance

Women in West Bank fear violence and arrest amid rising restrictions: UN

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Drought becoming global, economy-wide risk; governments need to rethink ‘crisis response’ approach 
Climate Change

Drought becoming global, economy-wide risk; governments need to rethink ‘crisis response’ approach 

By
Shagun
6 min read
A fisher selling dried marine food in Amalapuram.
Climate Change

Economics of changing waters: Poor catch, rough seas and rising costs leave Andhra fishers struggling

By
Kavitha Yarlagadda
6 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 14, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 14, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
5 min read
Daily weather tracker: Monsoon retreat begins, but rain, thunderstorms and strong winds continue across India
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Monsoon retreat begins, but rain, thunderstorms and strong winds continue across India

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
One of the 10 solar pumps across Tulyachapada.
Agriculture

How solar-powered water access helped bring 96 acres under cultivation in a Maharashtra village

By
Krystelle Dsouza
8 min read
Daily weather tracker: Low-pressure system triggers heavy rain alert across Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Low-pressure system triggers heavy rain alert across Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Almost half of migratory bird species now in decline: State of the World’s Birds
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Almost half of migratory bird species now in decline: State of the World’s Birds

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
BRICS Summit foregrounds clean tech cooperation, value addition: CSE
Climate Change

BRICS Summit foregrounds clean tech cooperation, value addition: CSE

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Daily Heat Tracker: 31 cities record above-normal maximum temperature
Climate Change

Daily Heat Tracker: 31 cities record above-normal maximum temperature

By
Madhumita Paul
1 min read
BRICS adopts photovoltaic industry action plan, calls for value addition in critical minerals
Energy

BRICS adopts photovoltaic industry action plan, calls for value addition in critical minerals

By
Puja Das
5 min read
BRICS backs carbon market cooperation while opposing unilateral CBAM
Climate Change

BRICS backs carbon market cooperation while opposing unilateral CBAM

By
Puja Das
4 min read
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