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Nearly 10% of global ocean now protected, 2% increase since 2024: UNEP
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Nearly 10% of global ocean now protected, 2% increase since 2024: UNEP

Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Achievement comes six years after deadlines for Aichi Biodiversity Targets
Childhood cancer survival rises globally, but stark inequalities persist: Study
Health

Childhood cancer survival rises globally, but stark inequalities persist: Study

Susan Chacko
4 min read
Five-year survival exceeds 80% in many rich countries yet remains near 50-60% in lower-middle-income nations
Forecast of SSTs for the El Nino event in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean from August to October 2026.
Climate Change

A rare “Super El Niño” may be forming in the Pacific — and it could reshape global weather starting this summer

Akshit Sangomla
4 min read
New forecasts from NOAA and international models show growing odds that a rare super El Niño will persist through late 2026, which could disrupt monsoons, alter storm tracks and reshape rainfall from ...
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Nearly 10% of global ocean now protected, 2% increase since 2024: UNEP
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Nearly 10% of global ocean now protected, 2% increase since 2024: UNEP
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Childhood cancer survival rises globally, but stark inequalities persist: Study
Health
Childhood cancer survival rises globally, but stark inequalities persist: Study
By
Susan Chacko
4 min read
Forecast of SSTs for the El Nino event in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean from August to October 2026.
Climate Change
A rare “Super El Niño” may be forming in the Pacific — and it could reshape global weather starting this summer
By
Akshit Sangomla
4 min read
CAG audit finds gross irregularities in implementation of MGNREGA across Odisha
Governance
CAG audit finds gross irregularities in implementation of MGNREGA across Odisha
By
Bhagirath
3 min read
More than half of Odisha’s PVTG population missed out on welfare schemes, CAG finds
Governance
More than half of Odisha’s PVTG population missed out on welfare schemes, CAG finds
By
Bhagirath
3 min read
Findings show signs of “critical slowing down” in the UNESCO Sunderbans, where ecosystems take longer to recover from disturbances.
Climate Change
Up to 15% of Sundarbans losing ability to recover from climate stress over 25 years, research shows
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
New crop loss season? Unseasonal hailstorms, rain wipe out entire fields in Rajasthan, Punjab days before harvest
Agriculture
Caught off-guard: Unseasonal hailstorms, rain wipe out entire fields in Rajasthan, Punjab days before harvest
By
Shagun
4 min read
Ghaziabad recorded highest PM10 pollution in 2025-26
Air
Ghaziabad recorded highest PM10 pollution in 2025-26
By
Preetha Banerjee
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 6, 2026)
Governance
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 6, 2026)
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Strait of Hormuz tensions ripple to Indian homes as government revives kerosene supply.
Energy
Energy crisis forces India to revisit kerosene, a fuel it had nearly left behind
By
Puja Das
6 min read
Land-use changes in Dal Lake, driven by failed land acquisition, malfunctioning sewage treatment plants, poor weed removal, and weak monitoring, have worsened its ecological health.
Governance
CAG finds nearly half of Jammu and Kashmir’s lakes have vanished since 1967, warns of ecological crisis
By
Bhagirath
2 min read
Kalpakkam: India’s indigenously developed atomic reactor attains criticality
Energy
Kalpakkam: India’s indigenously developed atomic reactor attains criticality
By
DTE Staff
1 min read
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