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A jalasathi demonstrating the quality of Odisha’s tap water.
Water

Why India’s cities struggle to keep tap water safe — and what Odisha did differently

Shagun
6 min read
Recurring contamination linked to ageing pipes and intermittent supply contrasts with a rare 24/7 water model in the state
EV incentives deliver volumes, but at a higher climate cost
Energy

India’s EV push accelerates amid debate on cost-effectiveness of incentives

Puja Das
5 min read
EV sales and local manufacturing grew under PM E-DRIVE and PLI schemes, but think tank flags higher costs per tonne of CO2 avoided versus solar or wind
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 12, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 12, 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
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A jalasathi demonstrating the quality of Odisha’s tap water.
Water
Why India’s cities struggle to keep tap water safe — and what Odisha did differently
By
Shagun
6 min read
EV incentives deliver volumes, but at a higher climate cost
Energy
India’s EV push accelerates amid debate on cost-effectiveness of incentives
By
Puja Das
5 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 12, 2026)
Environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 12, 2026)
By
DTE Staff
4 min read
Uttarakhand: Activists cheer verdict for Shivalik elephants even as state goes ahead with development projects in pachyderm corridors
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Uttarakhand: Activists cheer verdict for Shivalik elephants even as state goes ahead with development projects in pachyderm corridors
By
Megha Prakash
4 min read
Is H5N1 bird flu pandemic brewing?
Health
Is H5N1 bird flu pandemic brewing?
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
The paper found that electric two-wheelers avoid nearly twice as much carbon dioxide per rupee of government support as electric passenger cars.
Energy
EV subsidies cut emissions unevenly, with electric two-wheelers delivering bigger gains than cars
By
Puja Das
4 min read
Uncharacteristic cold in East, Central and South India; possible rare extreme cold blast for North
Climate Change
Uncharacteristic cold in East, Central and South India; possible rare extreme cold blast for North
By
Akshit Sangomla
4 min read
Care for a sip? Tripura villagers complain of contaminated, high iron drinking water supply
Water
Care for a sip? Tripura villagers complain of contaminated, high iron drinking water supply
By
Nidhi Jamwal
7 min read
An elderly woman from a Birsaite family drying forest produce on a mat.
Governance
PESA Act implemented in Jharkhand after 25 years, but will it change tribal lives?
By
Niraj Sinha
5 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 13, 2025)
Environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 8, 2026)
By
DTE Staff
4 min read
The researchers deliberately excluded tree deaths caused by logging, land clearance or major fire events to assess what changed over the decades and impacted the forests.
Climate Change
Tree deaths rising across Australian forests as climate stress intensifies, study finds
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Pastoralism, a way of life as old as humanity, is vanishing say Maldharis and Rabaris
Environment
Pastoralism, a way of life as old as humanity, is vanishing say Maldharis and Rabaris
By
Rakesh Kumar Malviya
3 min read
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