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Tuberculosis elimination in India: With days left national plan target, are we any close?
Health

Tuberculosis elimination in India: With days left for the national target, are we any close?

Paramita Barman
6 min read
TB cases in the country remain high, with clustering around the eastern and northeastern regions
Infested sal trees in Dindori being marked as infected.
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Sal forests in Madhya Pradesh face ‘alarming’ die-off to borer infestation; 100,000 trees may be at risk

Bhagirath
5 min read
Last major outbreak in 1995 lead to clearing of over 500,000 sal trees, including healthy ones, after early warnings were ignored
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 4, 2025)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 4, 2025)

DTE Staff
3 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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Infested sal trees in Dindori being marked as infected.
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Sal forests in Madhya Pradesh face ‘alarming’ die-off to borer infestation; 100,000 trees may be at risk
By
Bhagirath
5 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 4, 2025)
Environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 4, 2025)
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Maharashtra mandates 5–7% bamboo biomass blending in coal plants
Energy
Maharashtra mandates 5-7% bamboo biomass blending in thermal power plants
By
Puja Das
2 min read
1TW by 2035: CEA submits decade-long power sector blueprint, rolling demand projections
Energy
1TW by 2035: CEA submits decade-long power sector blueprint, rolling demand projections
By
Puja Das
2 min read
As told to Parliament (December 4, 2025): Over 81% of rural households now have tap water connections
Governance
As told to Parliament (December 4, 2025): Over 81% of rural households now have tap water connections
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
In Jalpaiguri, West Bengal’s tea country, small-scale paddy growers are turning to tea cultivation as a defence against recurring elephant incursions.
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Irrigation water and drought fuel rising human-elephant conflict
By
Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
5 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 3, 2025)
Pollution
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 3, 2025)
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
WHO releases first guideline on use of GLP-1 therapies for treating obesity
Health
WHO releases first guideline on use of GLP-1 therapies for treating obesity
By
Madhumita Paul
2 min read
Chips, biscuits, soft drinks: Why a landmark US lawsuit is accusing big brands of engineering addictive, unhealthy foods
Food
Chips, biscuits, soft drinks: Why a landmark US lawsuit is accusing big brands of engineering addictive, unhealthy foods
By
Shagun
3 min read
As told to Parliament (December 3, 2025): Floods in Punjab killed 40 people and 7,161 livestock, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
Environment
As told to Parliament (December 3, 2025): Floods in Punjab killed 40 people and 7,161 livestock, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Prosopis juliflora
Wildlife & Biodiversity
India’s natural areas losing 15,500 sq km a year to fast-spreading invasive species
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Climate risks expose fragile financial backbone behind global trade: UNCTAD warns
Climate Change
Climate risks expose fragile financial backbone behind global trade: UNCTAD warns
By
Puja Das
3 min read
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