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Smart meters promise power sector turnaround, but data gaps, skills and consumer trust remain hurdles
Energy

Smart meters promise power sector turnaround, but data gaps, skills & consumer trust hurdles remain

Puja Das
3 min read
High attrition among meter installation & maintenance staff, skill gaps in advanced metering infrastructure companies could slow progress
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 20, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 20, 2026)

DTE Staff
4 min read
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
India’s new environmental protection fund risks institutionalising pollution as a revenue stream
Environment

When pollution funds its police, how will environment be protected?

Subhrajit Goswami
4 min read
At first glance, it seems polluters pay and the money is used for environmental work. But a closer reading of the rules reveals a troubling shift
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Smart meters promise power sector turnaround, but data gaps, skills and consumer trust remain hurdles
Energy
Smart meters promise power sector turnaround, but data gaps, skills & consumer trust hurdles remain
By
Puja Das
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 20, 2026)
Environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 20, 2026)
By
DTE Staff
4 min read
Centre proposes automatic tariff revisions to curb losses at state power firms in new draft electricity policy
Energy
Centre proposes automatic tariff revisions to curb losses at state power firms in new draft electricity policy
By
Puja Das
3 min read
The burning coal fields of Jharia.
Mining
Three deaths due to deadly gas leak in Dhanbad exposes enduring risks of Jharia coalfield
By
Satyam Kumar
4 min read
30 million Indian cattle-rearing households do not sell milk: CEEW study
Agriculture
30 million Indian cattle-rearing households do not sell milk: Study
By
Shagun
5 min read
Gobar Times: Why do you eat that?
Food
Gobar Times: Why do you eat that?
By
Urna Ghosh
1 min read
Cycling can cut pollution in Global South cities but policies must start with those who already ride: Study
Governance
Cycling can cut pollution in Global South cities but policies must start with those who already ride: Study
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
How did the National Board for Wildlife approve the Kaziranga elevated corridors and highway expansion?
Wildlife & Biodiversity
How did the National Board for Wildlife approve the Kaziranga elevated corridors and highway expansion?
By
Anupam Chakravartty
5 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 19, 2026)
Environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 19, 2026)
By
DTE Staff
4 min read
Rajasthan prepares for Kinnow Mahakumbh this week, but farmers question whether it will change their fortunes
Agriculture
Rajasthan prepares for Kinnow Mahakumbh this week, but farmers question whether it will change their fortunes
By
Amarpal Singh Verma
4 min read
India’s sustainability reporting risks falling short on climate transition plans: IEEFA
Climate Change
India’s sustainability reporting risks falling short on climate transition plans: IEEFA
By
Puja Das
2 min read
Environmentalists wary as PM Modi inaugurates flyover project in Kaziranga
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Environmentalists wary as PM Modi inaugurates flyover project in Kaziranga
By
Anupam Chakravartty
6 min read
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