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Water-soluble fertilisers are key to higher maize fodder yield and quality
Agriculture

Water-soluble fertilisers are key to higher maize fodder yield and quality

Suryendra Singh
3 min read
Water-soluble fertilisers may be considered promising agro-techniques to increase fertiliser use efficiency, restore soil health, and sustain fodder yields
Harnessing wet waste offers a dual solution for urban India’s garbage crisis and renewable energy needs
Waste

Harnessing wet waste offers a dual solution for urban India’s garbage crisis and renewable energy needs

Kezia Shah
5 min read
In Delhi, local communities and RWAs are adopting modular biogas plants, affording hope for overflowing landfills
Amid rapid growth, Dar es Salaam’s crumbled sewage system puts lives at risk
Africa

Amid rapid growth, Dar es Salaam’s aging sewage system puts lives at risk

Kizito Makoye
4 min read
Waterborne diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and dysentery have surged
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Amid rapid growth, Dar es Salaam’s crumbled sewage system puts lives at risk
Africa
Amid rapid growth, Dar es Salaam’s aging sewage system puts lives at risk
By
Kizito Makoye
4 min read
The Donkey, G K Chesterton and Salman Khan: Why strengthening negative stereotypes can be bad for an already imperiled gentle animal
Wildlife & Biodiversity
The Donkey, G K Chesterton and Salman Khan: Why strengthening negative stereotypes can be bad for an already imperiled gentle animal
By
Rajat Ghai
3 min read
Amid Hurricane Milton’s devastation, Greenpeace calls for need to hold fossil fuel companies accountable
Natural Disasters
Amid Hurricane Milton’s devastation, Greenpeace calls for need to hold fossil fuel companies accountable
By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 9, 2024)
Governance
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 9, 2024)
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 20, 2024)
Governance
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 8, 2024)
By
DTE Staff
4 min read
A US stamp issued in honour of Juan Ponce de Leon
Environment
As Hurricane Milton slams into ‘Sunshine State’ Florida, a tale about how a Conquistador ‘discovered’ a verdant land of flowers in the 1500s
By
Rajat Ghai
4 min read
While people from all castes work under MGNREGA, the majority of these workers belong to the Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes.
Governance
Two villages in Rajasthan don’t wish to be deemed as urban areas — here’s why
By
Amarpal Singh Verma
4 min read
Calcutta High Court demands state, Centre response on stoppage of MGNREGA funds, unemployment allowance
Governance
Calcutta High Court demands state, Centre response on stoppage of MGNREGA funds, unemployment allowance
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to three for pioneer work on proteins
Science & Technology
2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to three for pioneer work on proteins
By
Rohini Krishnamurthy
2 min read
Govt okays universal supply of fortified rice till December 2028; concerns regarding indiscriminate supply without health warnings remain
Food
Govt okays universal supply of fortified rice till December 2028; concerns regarding indiscriminate supply without health warnings remain
By
Shagun
2 min read
Climate policies becoming more gender-responsive climate policies: UN analysis
Climate Change
Globally, climate policies becoming more gender-responsive: UN analysis
By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
Currently, 40 million Africans are living with hearing loss.
Africa
Hearing loss costs Africa $27.1 billion annually: WHO report
By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
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