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Health

Cancer cases and deaths to sharply rise between 2022 and 2045 in India: ICMR study on BRICS countries

Rajat Ghai
2 min read
India reported a high incidence of lip and oral cavity cancer among men, while breast cancer dominated among women in all five countries
Ganges river dolphin and a boat carrying people crossing the Ganga
Wildlife & Biodiversity

India will soon get a clear picture of its Ganges and Indus river dolphins: Centre

Vivek Mishra
3 min read
A comprehensive survey spanning 8,000 km has been conducted by the Centre, WII and state forest departments to know about the endangered freshwater cetaceans
India urgently needs to embrace sex education for its young adults
Governance

India urgently needs to embrace sex education for its young adults

Shweta Jaiswal
4 min read
The problem with GenZ’s reliance on the Internet for information is that they might be learning from unreliable sources and forming inaccurate notions
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Close up of a man hand tearing a packet of chewing tobacco or Gutka
Health
Cancer cases and deaths to sharply rise between 2022 and 2045 in India: ICMR study on BRICS countries
By
Rajat Ghai
2 min read
Ganges river dolphin and a boat carrying people crossing the Ganga
Wildlife & Biodiversity
India will soon get a clear picture of its Ganges and Indus river dolphins: Centre
By
Vivek Mishra
3 min read
Carbon sink broken? Last year, trees and land barely absorbed any CO2
Climate Change
Carbon sink broken? Last year, trees and land barely absorbed any CO2
By
DTE Staff
2 min read
A female cheetah in the scrub forests of Kuno landscape
Wildlife & Biodiversity
After a year of captivity in Kuno, cheetahs Agni and Vaayu set for limited release in Gandhi Sagar sanctuary
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Nobel Prize for Economics 2024 awarded to researchers for work on institutions’ role in nations’ prosperity
Economy
Nobel Prize for Economics 2024 awarded to researchers for work on institutions’ role in nations’ prosperity
By
DTE Staff
2 min read
A family navigates through the rubble in Khan Younis following the withdrawal of Israeli troops. The area remains heavily damaged, with explosive remnants posing significant dangers. A UN team has reported severe shortages of food, water, and healthcare. April 2024.
Governance
Famine risk in northern Gaza escalates as Israel blocks food aid since October 1, UN warns
By
Nandita Banerji
3 min read
Participants of a workshop discussing the transboundary cooperation agreement
Africa
Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea renew pact to strengthen transboundary conservation of national parks
By
Ngala Killian Chimtom
3 min read
Cash vs ration: Study shows benefits of Karnataka’s direct benefit transfer for rice
Governance
Cash vs ration: Study shows benefits of Karnataka’s direct benefit transfer for rice
By
Shagun
4 min read
The Bishnoi, blackbuck and chinkara: What exactly were Guru Jambheshwar’s principles regarding Thar wildlife?
Wildlife & Biodiversity
The Bishnoi, blackbuck and chinkara: What exactly were Guru Jambheshwar’s principles regarding Thar wildlife?
By
Rajat Ghai
4 min read
Violent clashes over land between Indigenous communities and illegal settlers have made land advocacy highly dangerous for Indigenous leaders in Peru and the Amazon Basin.
Forests
Murder of Peruvian Indigenous leader sparks urgent call for land rights protection: Amazon Watch
By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Gobar Times: Meet the Brown Rock Chat
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Gobar Times: Meet the Brown Rock Chat
By
Gargi Mishra
1 min read
DTE Ground Report: Human-induced climate change threatens Nagpur Oranges; can this heritage be saved?
Agriculture
DTE Ground Report: Human-induced climate change threatens Nagpur Oranges; can this heritage be saved?
By
M Raghuram
5 min read
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