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How a new mining law cuts off the money Jharkhand needs to protect its own people
Mining

How a new mining law cuts off the money Jharkhand needs to protect its own people

Pranay Raj
7 min read
By limiting state taxes on mineral rights, the MMDR Amendment threatens the state's funds for rehabilitation and just transition
Smoke seen rising from the Sangli waste-to-energy plant. Environmental groups allege that the facility's air pollution control equipment was not functioning.
Waste

Maharashtra waste-to-energy plant shut down after pollution complaints

Vaibhav Raut
4 min read
Environmental groups allege that a 10 MW incineration plant in Sangli breached pollution-control requirements and affected nearby farms, and have called for a nationwide ban on waste-to-energy inciner ...
Women farmer producer companies can redefine gender roles and champion agri-entrepreneurs
Agriculture

Women farmer producer companies can redefine gender roles and champion agri-entrepreneurs

Ashok Kumar Nayak
5 min read
Driven by global demand for climate-smart regenerative agriculture, safer food systems, and nutrient-dense diets, WFPCs can lead the way by explicitly interlinking these opportunities
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Smoke seen rising from the Sangli waste-to-energy plant. Environmental groups allege that the facility's air pollution control equipment was not functioning.
Waste

Maharashtra waste-to-energy plant shut down after pollution complaints

By
Vaibhav Raut
4 min read
Nearly three in four migrant workers in southern India report improved living standards, survey finds
Governance

Nearly three in four migrant workers in southern India report improved living standards, survey finds

By
Bhagirath
3 min read
Birth of two young Przewalski’s horses after 200 years signals important milestone for Kazakhstan’s steppe
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Birth of two young Przewalski’s horses after 200 years signals important milestone for Kazakhstan’s steppe

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
India on e-wheels: Kochi’s electric experiment offers a blueprint for Kerala’s EV transition
Air

India on e-wheels: Kochi’s electric experiment offers a blueprint for Kerala’s EV transition

By
K A Shaji
4 min read
Daily weather tracker: Depression weakens over Myanmar, heavy rain forecast across Northeast and South India
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Depression weakens over Myanmar, heavy rain forecast across Northeast and South India

By
Dayanidhi
4 min read
Bandhavgarh National Park
Forests

Tribal rights group seeks suspension of Madhya Pradesh’s top forest official over community forest rights directive

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
A drought-impacted farm in Dharashiv district, Maharashtra.
Climate Change

Twin crises in a year: Drought forces families to leave Maharashtra‘s Beed district, months after devastating floods

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
5 min read
Drought-driven low river levels hit shipping and trade across major routes: ITF
Climate Change

Drought-driven low river levels hit shipping and trade across major routes: ITF

By
Shagun
3 min read
Coal-driven electricity growth raises urban air pollution, deaths concerns in India: Study
Air

Coal-driven electricity growth raises urban air pollution, deaths concerns in India: Study

By
Puja Das
7 min read
UN adopts first declaration on sea level rise, backs continued statehood of island nations
Climate Change

UN adopts first declaration on sea level rise, backs continued statehood of island nations

By
Kiran Pandey
4 min read
Delhi targets 2,354 industries with tighter emission norms, APCD and OCEMS enforcement
Air

Delhi targets 2,354 industries with tighter emission norms, APCD and OCEMS enforcement

By
Puja Das
4 min read
Health-related overnight travel was considerably more frequent among rural households than urban households.
Health

Medical travel costs Indians more than any other type of domestic trip, shows NSO report

By
Bhagirath
4 min read
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