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When crop insurance fails farmers: PMFBY needs a rethink
Agriculture

When crop insurance fails farmers: PMFBY needs a rethink

Lehar Jain
3 min read
Addressing exclusion, particularly of tenant farmers, remains critical to ensuring that the scheme reaches those most vulnerable to agricultural risk
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

Bhagirath
2 min read
Audit finds 518 of 697 lakes degraded, almost 3,000 hectares of the waterbodies lost due to neglect, encroachment and poor coordination
Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply — why grocery price hikes are coming
Economy

Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply — why grocery price hikes are coming

Aya S Chacar
5 min read
If conflict in West Asia continues into the middle of the year, some 45 million additional people will not have enough food by the end of 2026
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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
Batteries are now cheap enough to enable solar to meet 90% of India’s electricity demand economically, says Ember analysis
Energy
Batteries are now cheap enough to enable solar to meet 90% of India’s electricity demand economically, says Ember analysis
By
Puja Das
5 min read
Daily Heat Tracker: 26 cities record above normal night temperatures
Climate Change
Daily Heat Tracker: 26 cities record above normal night temperatures
By
Shagun
Balason River at Dudhia in Darjeeling district
Rivers
NGT hears plea against alleged illegal resort construction on Balason riverbank
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
As told to Parliament (April 2, 2026): Centre acknowledges AI’s energy and water footprint while key facilities remain beyond EIA mandate
Environment
As told to Parliament (April 2, 2026): Centre acknowledges AI’s energy and water footprint while key facilities remain beyond EIA mandate
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Why Kerala’s election manifestos still continue to speak a language from a previous era on environment
Environment
Why Kerala’s election manifestos still continue to speak a language from a previous era on environment
By
K A Shaji
5 min read
Stricter rules to protect European waters: EU Parliament sets stricter standards to curb pollution in rivers, lakes and groundwater
Water
Stricter rules to protect European waters: EU Parliament sets stricter standards to curb pollution in rivers, lakes and groundwater
By
Susan Chacko
2 min read
Shir: What the lion meant to Iran’s Achaemenids and Sassanids
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Shir: What the lion meant to Iran’s Achaemenids and Sassanids
By
Rajat Ghai
5 min read
Dried streams to declining bats: The fate of Kashmir’s iconic willows hangs in the balance as climate change takes a toll
Climate Change
Dried streams to declining bats: The fate of Kashmir’s iconic willows hangs in the balance as climate change takes a toll
By
Arjumand Wani
7 min read
The last dance
Wildlife & Biodiversity
The last dance
By
Dhritiman Das
3 min read
DTE Ground Report: DBT schemes for women brought Himanta Biswa Sarma to power in 2021; can they rework their magic?
Governance
DTE Ground Report: Electoral freebies for women brought Himanta Biswa Sarma to power in 2021; can they rework their magic?
By
Anupam Chakravartty
7 min read
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