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Newly elected Bengal MLA plans to conserve Kolkata’s key environmental landmarks 
Environment

Newly elected Bengal MLA plans to conserve Kolkata’s key environmental landmarks 

Jayanta Basu
5 min read
Resurrecting Adi Ganga, trams and Rabindra Sarovar are priorities for Swapan Dasgupta; alleges these were ignored by the earlier TMC government
For farmers in rural Delhi struggling with rising input costs and declining water, wastewater dependence is a no-brainer despite health risks involved
Agriculture

For farmers in rural Delhi struggling with rising input costs and declining water, wastewater dependence is a no-brainer despite health risks involved

Shreya Bisht
4 min read
However, the invisible journey of urban pollution into the food chain raises grave concerns about public health
What women’s work songs reveal about the changing climate
Climate Change

What women’s work songs reveal about the changing climate

Reetika Revathy Subramanian
4 min read
Against archives that have historically privileged elite and male voices, work songs preserve forms of knowledge grounded in everyday labour
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Newly elected Bengal MLA plans to conserve Kolkata’s key environmental landmarks 
Environment

Newly elected Bengal MLA plans to conserve Kolkata’s key environmental landmarks 

By
Jayanta Basu
5 min read
For farmers in rural Delhi struggling with rising input costs and declining water, wastewater dependence is a no-brainer despite health risks involved
Agriculture

For farmers in rural Delhi struggling with rising input costs and declining water, wastewater dependence is a no-brainer despite health risks involved

By
Shreya Bisht
4 min read
Türkiye’s environment minister and COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum at the Copenhagen Climate Ministers’ Meeting.
Energy

Ahead of COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye calls for global push to electrify economies and expand renewables

By
Puja Das
2 min read
Urban life makes animals bolder, more aggressive: Study
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Urban life makes animals bolder, more aggressive: Study

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav.
Climate Change

Sundarbans to feature in Delhi big cat summit, says environment minister

By
Jayanta Basu
5 min read
Around 11 states could cut fiscal deficit to 3% through DISCOM privatisation: SBICAPS
Energy

Around 11 states could cut fiscal deficit to 3% through DISCOM privatisation: SBICAPS

By
Puja Das
3 min read
AI boom masks deepening cracks in global economy; developing nations most exposed
Science & Technology

AI boom masks deepening cracks in global economy, developing nations most exposed

By
Shagun
2 min read
The 2026 El Niño is developing unusually fast — and may rival the strongest ever recorded
Climate Change

The 2026 El Niño is developing unusually fast — and may rival the strongest ever recorded

By
Akshit Sangomla
4 min read
Clockwise from top left: Felice Jacka, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Raquel Lia Chan, Sarah A Teichmann and Liesl Zühlke
Science & Technology

Five pioneering researchers named 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science laureates

By
Nandita Banerji
2 min read
India loses 300 GWh renewable energy in Q1 2026 as transmission delays slow clean energy push
Energy

India loses 300 GWh renewable energy in 2026 first quarter due to transmission delays

By
Puja Das
3 min read
Supreme Court allows euthanasia of rabid and dangerous free-ranging dogs to protect public safety
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Supreme Court allows euthanasia of rabid and dangerous free-ranging dogs to protect public safety

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 18, 2025)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 18, 2026)

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
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