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The delivery room divide: Why Bihar’s low C-section rate is a public health emergency
Health

The delivery room divide: Why Bihar’s low C-section rate is a public health emergency

Gunjan Soni
4 min read
Behind Bihar’s ‘natural birth’ numbers lies a stark shortage of emergency obstetric care, turning low C-section rates into a warning sign for mothers and newborns
Eighteen years after Kosi breach, flood victims still await compensation and rehabilitation
Water

Eighteen years after Kosi breach, flood victims still await compensation and rehabilitation

Mahendra Yadav
5 min read
Survivors of the 2008 Kushaha embankment breach in Nepal say they remain without full relief, compensation and justice, despite official promises and World Bank-funded recovery projects
Half of India’s women farmers recorded as unpaid helpers, report says
Agriculture

Half of India’s women farmers recorded as unpaid helpers, report says

DTE Staff
2 min read
New report warns misclassification of women farmers as unpaid helpers is costing India up to Rs 2 lakh crore in lost agricultural output each year
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Half of India’s women farmers recorded as unpaid helpers, report says
Agriculture

Half of India’s women farmers recorded as unpaid helpers, report says

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Forest department officials arrived at the site after receiving a complaint and destroyed the fields.
Agriculture

Himachal forest department to file FIR over alleged glyphosate use on forest land for pea cultivation

By
Bhagirath
4 min read
BRICS ministers link energy access to climate finance as India pushes storage and mineral cooperation
Energy

BRICS ministers link energy access to climate finance as India pushes storage and mineral cooperation

By
Puja Das
4 min read
Electric buses have been added to the bus fleet in Ahmedabad.
Energy

India on e-wheels: Gujarat green mobility policy targets EVs, ethanol and hydrogen vehicles

By
Raju Sajwan
4 min read
India on e-wheels: Exempted tolls, charging infra in residences aid EV transition in Maharashtra
Energy

India on e-wheels: Exempted tolls, residential charging aid EV transition in Maharashtra

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Most countries off track to meet 2030 food system goals, with emissions among biggest gaps: Study
Environment

Most countries will miss 2030 food system goal, emission removal among biggest gaps: Study

By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
India on e-wheels: Odisha’s EV policy should not apply a uniform approach, say experts
Air

India on e-wheels: Odisha’s EV policy should not apply a uniform approach, say experts

By
Puja Das
12 min read
Erratic monsoon, rainfall deficit threatens Manipur’s agrarian economy
Agriculture

Erratic monsoon, rainfall deficit threatens Manipur’s agrarian economy

By
Ngangom Suraj
6 min read
FAME scheme was introduced to promote electric vehicles.
Energy

CAG flags Rs 468 crore in FAME incentives to EV makers violating localisation norms

By
Bhagirath
4 min read
Daily weather tracker: Depression over Jharkhand triggers very heavy rain alert across several states; check your city’s weather forecast
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Depression over Jharkhand triggers very heavy rain alert across several states; check your city’s weather forecast

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Rural Odisha’s PM2.5 pollution exceeds national standard even as urban-rural gap remains below 10 per cent
Environment

Rural Odisha’s PM2.5 pollution exceeds national standard even as urban-rural gap remains below 10%

By
Puja Das
4 min read
Combat desertification COP17: UNCCD summit opens in Ulaanbaatar with a single demand, enough declarations, turn land pledges into money and action
Climate Change

Combat desertification COP17: UNCCD summit opens in Ulaanbaatar with a single demand, enough declarations, turn land pledges into money and action

By
Shagun
4 min read
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