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UN climate chief Simon Stiell (L) and COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum (centre) at the mid-year climate talks.
Climate Change

At Bonn Climate Conference 2026, India draws a line on new climate obligations as fossil fuel politics intensify

Jayanta Basu
3 min read
India revives equity and climate finance debate at SB64, warns against new obligations under the UNFCCC; UN climate chief Simon Stiell says inclusion of voluntary climate initiatives in formal negoti ...
Sunita Narain Show: The new environmentalism for our human survival
Environment

Sunita Narain Show: The new environmentalism for our human survival

DTE Staff
1 min read
An apple farmer sprays pesticides in his orchard in the Janjehli Valley of Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district.
Agriculture

Highly Hazardous Pesticide crisis: Why Himachal Pradesh needs safer agricultural future

Guman Singh
5 min read
Cancer surge, farmer poisonings and polluted rivers expose the hidden costs of the state’s high-value horticulture and heavy pesticide use
UN climate chief Simon Stiell (L) and COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum (centre) at the mid-year climate talks.
Climate Change

At Bonn Climate Conference 2026, India draws a line on new climate obligations as fossil fuel politics intensify

By
Jayanta Basu
3 min read
From crude to basmati: Iran war threatens India’s energy and trade stability
Climate Change

Bonn Climate Conference 2026: Geopolitics may overshadow climate priorities in COP31 agenda

By
Puja Das
5 min read
Solar meets 75% of new electricity demand as gas loses ground for fifth year, finds report
Energy

Solar meets 75% of new electricity demand as gas loses ground for fifth year, finds report

By
Puja Das
5 min read
New rule requires fish survival test for caustic soda industry wastewater
Water

New rule requires fish survival test for caustic soda industry wastewater

By
Vivek Mishra
4 min read
100 days of US-Israel war against Iran: Asia bears brunt of energy crisis, countries accelerate clean energy push
Energy

100 days of US-Israel war against Iran: Asia bears brunt of energy crisis, accelerates clean energy push

By
Puja Das
4 min read
Bonn Climate Conference 2026: Mid-year climate talks to see adaptation, fossil fuels and delivery in focus
Climate Change

Bonn Climate Conference 2026: Mid-year climate talks to see adaptation, fossil fuels and delivery in focus

By
Sehr Raheja
5 min read
MGNREGA workers protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on August 2, 2022, over delayed wages, inadequate funding and alleged corruption in the scheme.
Governance

Rural workers’ groups demand halt to VB-GRAMG Act rollout

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Bonn Climate Conference 2026: Health groups urge tripling adaptation finance to $120 billion by 2035
Climate Change

Bonn Climate Conference 2026: Health groups urge tripling adaptation finance to $120 billion by 2035

By
Puja Das
4 min read
The world has spent 35 years funding biodiversity. Why is nature still losing
Wildlife & Biodiversity

The world has spent 35 years funding biodiversity. Why is nature still losing?

By
Shimali Chauhan
6 min read
Electrified villages to biomass kitchens: Rural Uttar Pradesh’s energy reality amid global energy crisis
Energy

Rural India’s energy crisis: Why dung cakes still fuel kitchens in Uttar Pradesh villages

By
Puja Das
5 min read
The Asian tiger mosquito can survive cooler temperatures than the yellow fever mosquito, allowing it to spread into warmer former cold regions and increase the risk of local chikungunya transmission.
Climate Change

Climate change may expand chikungunya risk in North America, Europe and Asia, study says

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
19 dead, 134 injured as 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Southern Philippines
Natural Disasters

19 dead, 134 injured as 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Southern Philippines

By
Vidushi Laroiya
2 min read
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