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Record wildfires in Indonesia trigger health crisis as haze spreads across South East Asia
Forests

Record wildfires in Indonesia trigger health crisis as haze spreads across South East Asia

Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
More than 12.5 million people have been exposed to haze from Indonesia’s wildfires, while 113,336 have been treated for respiratory conditions linked to the fires
When your canvas is a metropolis
Environment

When your canvas is a metropolis

Vikas Choudhary
1 min read
Delhi’s street art reminds us that it is always evolving, despite being rooted in the past
An excavator lifts accumulated waste near Chetan Basti, Anand Parbat, Delhi in the early hours of June 18, 2026.
Waste

How MCD and Railways cleared 6,333 MT of legacy waste from Delhi’s railway corridors

Dilkhush Meena
7 min read
Karol Bagh’s joint MCD–Railways drive turns inaccessible tracks into a model for clearing decades-old waste
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Record wildfires in Indonesia trigger health crisis as haze spreads across South East Asia
Forests

Record wildfires in Indonesia trigger health crisis as haze spreads across South East Asia

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Africa moves closer to polio-free future as detections fall 33%, WHO says
Africa

Africa moves closer to polio-free future as detections fall 33%, WHO says

By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
New $15 million fund to support ending female genital mutilation launched
Africa

New $15 million fund to support ending female genital mutilation launched

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
The coming years may bring catastrophic weather that could be ‘far worse’ than history suggests: King’s College London
Climate Change

The coming years may bring catastrophic weather that could be ‘far worse’ than history suggests: King’s College London

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 10, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
3 min read
Daily Heat Tracker: Chennai records highest night-time temperature
Climate Change

Daily Heat Tracker: Chennai records highest night-time temperature

By
Madhumita Paul
1 min read
Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain alert for Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh; several other states to witness rainfall
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain alert for Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh; several other states to witness rainfall

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
How solar is helping communities in rural Odisha cope with energy poverty
Energy

How solar is helping communities in rural Odisha cope with energy poverty

By
Puja Das
6 min read
Campaign for Survival and Dignity condemns tribal ministry’s latest stand on removing consent from forest dwellers for diversion of forests
Forests

Campaign for Survival and Dignity condemns tribal ministry’s latest stand on removing forest dwellers’ consent for diversion of forests

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
5 min read
The highway connecting Tamlu with Mon and other parts of Longleng districts destroyed by a landslide.
Environment

As Nagaland’s hills crack and sink, Longleng residents fear a slow disaster is only beginning

By
Sandipan Talukdar
9 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
3 min read
Rains have been so plentiful in drought-prone Bundelkhand that kharif crops have suffered; but there is hope for the rabi season
Agriculture

Rains have been so plentiful in drought-prone Bundelkhand that kharif crops have suffered; but there is hope for the rabi season

By
Bhagirath
3 min read
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