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Can Ozempic prevent cancer? A doctor explains why the headlines are easy to misread
Health

Can Ozempic prevent cancer? A doctor explains why the headlines are easy to misread

Ziyad Al-Aly
5 min read
The idea that GLP-1 drugs lower cancer risk is a hypothesis worth testing but not a conclusion to act on
Hopeful about the future, uncertain about family: What young Indians told a UNFPA survey
Governance

Hopeful about the future, uncertain about family: What young Indians told a UNFPA survey

Pulaha Roy
3 min read
More than eight in 10 respondents said they felt positive about the future, but nearly half were very worried about conflict, inequality and economic insecurity
Climate shocks are hitting South Africa’s food businesses — study shows what they need to adapt
Africa

Climate shocks are hitting South Africa’s food businesses — study shows what they need to adapt

Adrino Mazenda
4 min read
Study of Gauteng agri-processors finds climate shocks are driving up costs and threatening food supplies, while gaps in training and finance hinder adaptation
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Hopeful about the future, uncertain about family: What young Indians told a UNFPA survey
Governance

Hopeful about the future, uncertain about family: What young Indians told a UNFPA survey

By
Pulaha Roy
3 min read
Heat waves pushed 57 million hectares of tropical forests beyond photosynthesis limits: Study
Forests

Heat waves pushed 57 million hectares of tropical forests beyond photosynthesis limits: Study

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
Wildlife trade body to meet in Geneva to decide the fate of the world’s traded plants
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Wildlife trade body to meet in Geneva to decide the fate of the world’s traded plants

By
Shimali Chauhan
4 min read
Most sulphur dioxide around Delhi comes from coal plants exempted from pollution rules: CREA
Energy

Most sulphur dioxide around Delhi comes from coal plants exempted from pollution rules: CREA      

By
Puja Das
3 min read
Climate change could double water bills in some urban cities by mid-century, finds study
Climate Change

Climate change could double water bills in some urban cities by mid-century, finds study

By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 10, 2026)
Environment

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

By
Susan Chacko
3 min read
Rising heat disrupts schooling across India as 68% children report missing classes or routine activities, finds CRY report
Climate Change

Rising heat disrupts schooling across India as 68% children report missing classes or routine activities, finds CRY report

By
Jayanta Basu
4 min read
Daily weather tracker: Monsoon weakens across North India as Delhi-NCR stays hot & humid, heavy rain triggers alerts in East and Northeast
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Monsoon weakens across North India as Delhi-NCR stays hot & humid, heavy rain triggers alerts in East and Northeast

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Geneva meeting to shape the future of global wildlife trade
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Geneva meeting to shape the future of global wildlife trade

By
Shimali Chauhan
2 min read
Daily weather tracker: Monsoon remains active; heavy rain alert issued across more than 20 states
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Monsoon remains active; heavy rain alert issued across more than 20 states

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Nearly 169 years earlier from Europe’s 2026 heatwave, the British nearly lost India to heat on Delhi’s Ridge
Climate Change

Nearly 169 years earlier from Europe’s 2026 heatwave, the British almost lost India to heat on Delhi’s Ridge

By
Vivek Mishra
6 min read
Angel Musiime (left), a parish chief and peace mediator in Kyegegwa Town Council, Uganda, completed peace mediator training with the Coalition for Action on 1325 in 2023. The programme was supported by the Government of Norway and UN Women.
Governance

Aid cuts leave one million women and girls without crisis support, UN Women says

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
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