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India will need Rs 25 lakh crore, sweeping reforms to achieve 100 GW nuclear target by 2047: TERI report
Energy

India will need Rs 25 lakh crore, sweeping reforms to achieve 100 GW nuclear target by 2047: TERI report

Puja Das
3 min read
Regulatory preparedness, financing risks, fuel security, workforce shortages and public acceptance biggest challenges
Every summer, Indian cities run dry. It is because they simply cannot afford their own water
Water

Every summer, Indian cities run dry. It is because they simply cannot afford their own water

Vasu Saha
4 min read
India’s taps — and its city finances — will only stop running dry when we finally start pricing water honestly
Authorities containing forest fire in Mebo, Arunachal Pradesh in March.
Climate Change

After months without rain, Arunachal Pradesh villages count losses from severe forest fires

Marina Dai
5 min read
Officials say 323 forest fire calls were recorded in Arunachal Pradesh between January and late April, as unusually dry conditions helped fires spread across farms, plantations and reserve forest
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India will need Rs 25 lakh crore, sweeping reforms to achieve 100 GW nuclear target by 2047: TERI report
Energy

India will need Rs 25 lakh crore, sweeping reforms to achieve 100 GW nuclear target by 2047: TERI report

By
Puja Das
3 min read
Authorities containing forest fire in Mebo, Arunachal Pradesh in March.
Climate Change

After months without rain, Arunachal Pradesh villages count losses from severe forest fires

By
Marina Dai
5 min read
Acute water shortage in the command area of the Upper Jonk Irrigation Project.
Agriculture

Nearly 2,000 hectares of Rabi paddy affected in Odisha’s Nuapada as reservoir levels fall and irrigation systems falter

By
Ajit Panda
4 min read
Rural India’s energy crisis: In Mohad & Sursuli, high LPG refill cost keeps rural households tied to biomass
Energy

Rural India’s energy crisis: In Mohad & Sursuli, high LPG refill cost keeps rural households tied to biomass

By
Puja Das
6 min read
Indian banks’ climate action falling short, driven more by regulation than strategy, report finds
Economy

Indian banks’ climate action falling short, driven more by regulation than strategy, report finds

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Two key targets — reversing forest loss and eliminating extreme poverty among forest-dependent populations remain off track, finds UN report
Forests

Two key targets — reversing forest loss and eliminating extreme poverty among forest-dependent populations remain off track, finds UN report

By
Madhumita Paul
2 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 28, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 12, 2026)

By
DTE Staff
4 min read
Fast fashion’s rewear problem: Why millions of reusable clothes still end up as waste
Waste

Fast fashion’s rewear problem: Why millions of reusable clothes still end up as waste

By
Pulaha Roy
3 min read
How the world’s poorest remain insulated from their $1.5 trillion annual forest economy
Forests

How the world’s poorest remain insulated from their $1.5 trillion annual forest economy

By
Richard Mahapatra
3 min read
Tourism and human activity are stressing India’s tigers, affecting choice of breeding sites: CSIR-CCMB study
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Tourism and human activity are stressing India’s tigers, affecting choice of breeding sites: CSIR-CCMB study

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Fuelwood demand emerges as major driver of global forest loss: UN report
Forests

Fuelwood demand emerges as major driver of global forest loss: UN report

By
Puja Das
3 min read
Internally displaced people are those who have been forced to flee their homes as a result of conflict, violence, or disasters and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.
Governance

Over 82 million people displaced within their own countries in 2025 as conflict and violence drive global crisis

By
Vivek Mishra
7 min read
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