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As told to Parliament (December 10, 2025): India’s total installed renewable energy capacity 250.64 GW, Centre says
Governance

As told to Parliament (December 10, 2025): India’s total installed renewable energy capacity 250.64 GW, Centre says

DTE Staff
3 min read
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 9, 2025)
Governance

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 9, 2025)

DTE Staff
4 min read
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Coral infected with black-band disease at One Tree Reef, Great Barrier Reef.
Climate Change

Heat stress, rare disease wipe out Goniopora coral colonies on Great Barrier Reef

Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Mortality among a thermally tolerant coral genus sends urgent global warning as the world faces its most widespread bleaching event
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As told to Parliament (December 10, 2025): India’s total installed renewable energy capacity 250.64 GW, Centre says
Governance
As told to Parliament (December 10, 2025): India’s total installed renewable energy capacity 250.64 GW, Centre says
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 9, 2025)
Governance
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 9, 2025)
By
DTE Staff
4 min read
Coral infected with black-band disease at One Tree Reef, Great Barrier Reef.
Climate Change
Heat stress, rare disease wipe out Goniopora coral colonies on Great Barrier Reef
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Extreme heat, combined with land use change, may push nearly 8,000 species to extinction
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Extreme heat, combined with land use change, may push nearly 8,000 species to extinction
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
The report highlighted the particular vulnerability of coal-fired power plants, which rely heavily on water for cooling and are frequently located along coastlines.
Energy
Asia’s power giants already losing $6.3 billion a year to climate hazards, report warns
By
Puja Das
3 min read
Air quality in Patna worse than Delhi on December 10: Data
Air
Air quality in Patna worse than Delhi on December 10: Data
By
Mohd Imran Khan
2 min read
Air pollution killing nine million a year as warming worsens air quality worldwide, UN report warns
Air
Air pollution killing nine million a year as warming worsens air quality worldwide, UN report warns
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
P Narayanan Unny was the keeper of the red grain
Agriculture
P Narayanan Unny was the keeper of the red grain
By
K A Shaji
5 min read
Domestic cats reached China via the Silk Road during the Tang Period, claims study
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Domestic cats reached China via the Silk Road during the Tang Period, claims study
By
Rajat Ghai
2 min read
As told to Parliament (December 9, 2025): India recorded 2.2 million TB cases and 300,000 deaths in 2024, Centre informs
Environment
As told to Parliament (December 9, 2025): India recorded 2.2 million TB cases and 300,000 deaths in 2024, Centre informs
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
2025 may become one of hottest years on record as 2023-2025 could cross 1.5°C threshold
Climate Change
2025 may become one of hottest years on record as 2023-2025 could cross 1.5°C threshold
By
Akshit Sangomla
4 min read
Seven in ten women rights defenders and journalists face online abuse, UN warns
Governance
Seven in ten women rights defenders and journalists face online abuse, UN warns
By
Nandita Banerji
3 min read
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