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The Green Kitchen, Season 5, Episode 3 | Exploring India’s edible gums and how they are used
Food

The Green Kitchen, Season 5, Episode 3 | Exploring India’s edible gums and how they are used

DTE Staff
1 min read
Dive into the world of gond laddoos and the communities preserving this culinary heritage.
Wild animals, free-ranging dogs and cats could face painful laboratory experiments under proposed rules, PETA warns
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Wild animals, free-ranging dogs and cats could face painful laboratory experiments under proposed rules, PETA warns

Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Animal rights group says India's draft rules could weaken existing safeguards and contain ambiguities concerning experiments on non-human primates, including rhesus macaques
Yerevan Pathway: COP17 formally opens in Armenia
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Yerevan Pathway: COP17 formally opens in Armenia

Vibha Varshney
2 min read
Delegates will review the lack of progress towards meeting ambitious global biodiversity targets
Wild animals, free-ranging dogs and cats could face painful laboratory experiments under proposed rules, PETA warns
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Wild animals, free-ranging dogs and cats could face painful laboratory experiments under proposed rules, PETA warns

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Yerevan Pathway: COP17 formally opens in Armenia
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Yerevan Pathway: COP17 formally opens in Armenia

By
Vibha Varshney
2 min read
India's reservoirs remain 31% below full capacity after monsoon; southern states face water shortages
Water

India's reservoirs remain 31% below full capacity after monsoon; southern states face water shortages

By
Raju Sajwan
3 min read
Daily weather tracker: Arabian Sea low-pressure system may intensify; Tamil Nadu on orange alert for heavy rain
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Arabian Sea low-pressure system may intensify; Tamil Nadu on orange alert for heavy rain

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Tribal children from Kosmi village Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh sit in protest against forced eviction
Forests

Bulldozers raze tribal homes in Madhya Pradesh amid allegations of forest-rights violations

By
Satyam Shrivastava
5 min read
Farmers in Junnar taluka of Pune district, Maharashtra, wear collars with metal spikes during the sugarcane harvest season to protect themselves from leopard attacks.
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Two female leopards sterilised in India’s first such initiative

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
A woman adjust her baby's protective mask on a winter morning in Kolkata, India
Climate Change

India’s climate action plan fails to prioritise health, global scorecard finds

By
Jayanta Basu
6 min read
An idol made using natural materials and colours
Environment

West Bengal’s Durga Puja turns pandals into platforms for climate action

By
Jayanta Basu
4 min read
Doodh Ganga under pressure: How climate change is deepening water woes in uptown Srinagar
Climate Change

Doodh Ganga under pressure: How climate change is deepening water woes in uptown Srinagar

By
Insha Shirazi
5 min read
Anup Ranjan Pandey (right) gathered Bastar’s musical instruments with the help of his friends belonging to tribal communities and began searching for artisans who could make and play them
Environment

Ancient sounds: How Chhattisgarh’s folk music found a global audience

By
Bhagirath
2 min read
Global deforestation falls 15 per cent, but world remains off track to meet 2030 forest goals: Report
Forests

Global deforestation falls 15 per cent, but world remains off track to meet 2030 forest goals: Report

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
6 min read
Over 1,000 clean energy projects got Rs 1,443 crore, but R&D funding weak on manufacturing
Energy

Over 1,000 clean energy projects got Rs 1,443 crore, but R&D funding weak on manufacturing

By
Puja Das
3 min read
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