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Seven of nine planetary boundaries transgressed with worsening trends
Climate Change

Seven of nine planetary boundaries transgressed with worsening trends

Akshit Sangomla
4 min read
Ozone layer recovery has slowed even as climate change is progressing faster than previously expected, shows report
Cheetah Gaurav dies of weakness, severe dehydration
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Cheetah Gaurav dies of weakness, severe dehydration

Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
Officials say attempts to recover health of 10-year-old brought from Namibia failed
Daily weather tracker: Bay of Bengal depression intensifies as heavy rain batters Andhra Pradesh, Odisha
Environment

Daily weather tracker: Bay of Bengal depression intensifies as heavy rain batters Andhra Pradesh, Odisha

Dayanidhi
3 min read
Bay of Bengal depression intensifies, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, thunderstorms to Andhra Pradesh & Odisha as monsoon withdrawal accelerates across northern India
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Seven of nine planetary boundaries transgressed with worsening trends
Climate Change

Seven of nine planetary boundaries transgressed with worsening trends

By
Akshit Sangomla
4 min read
Cheetah Gaurav dies of weakness, severe dehydration
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Cheetah Gaurav dies of weakness, severe dehydration

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
Daily weather tracker: Bay of Bengal depression intensifies as heavy rain batters Andhra Pradesh, Odisha
Environment

Daily weather tracker: Bay of Bengal depression intensifies as heavy rain batters Andhra Pradesh, Odisha

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
2025 fourth consecutive year with net loss in global glacial mass
Climate Change

2025 fourth consecutive year with net loss in global glacial mass

By
Akshit Sangomla
2 min read
Daily weather tracker: Monsoon retreat brings dry heat as low-pressure system triggers heavy rain across states
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Monsoon retreat brings dry heat as low-pressure system triggers heavy rain across states

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 16, 2026)
Water

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 16, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
4 min read
Seabird chick found with almost 900 plastic pieces in stomach, setting new pollution record
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Seabird chick found with almost 900 plastic pieces in stomach, setting new pollution record

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
‘Half of world’s smallholder farmers, using just 12% of arable land, could meet additional food needs’
Agriculture

Half of world’s smallholder farmers, using just 12% of arable land, could meet additional food needs

By
Shagun
3 min read
A joint Indian-Nepali team clears the blocked portion of the Chilime tunnel using excavators and loaders after flooding. Water inflow and large boulders have slowed rescue efforts.
Climate Change

Climate change likely intensified Nepal’s cascading flood disaster: WWA

By
Akshit Sangomla
5 min read
Pluto
Science & Technology

20 years of being an outcast

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
The Karanjia range of Dindori is the most severely affected by the sal borer.
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Permission granted to cut more than 156,000 sal trees in Madhya Pradesh

By
Bhagirath
2 min read
Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi at the G20 Johannesburg Summit in 2025. UN Women report found political power remains overwhelmingly held by men.
Governance

One in three gender equality institutions weakened in two years, UN report warns

By
Nandita Banerji
4 min read
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