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The ancient Armenian church Khor Virap with the Biblical Mount Ararat in the background.
Climate Change

Ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azeri capital and South Caucasus region face growing challenges due to climate change

Rajat Ghai
3 min read
Rising temperatures are melting glaciers in the Caucasus Mountains, leading to water shortages, extreme weather events
Agrarian crisis: Landholding recedes by 1/3rd, loans swell for farm households, finds NABARD survey
Agriculture

Agrarian crisis: Landholding recedes by 1/3rd, loans swell for farm households, finds NABARD survey

Vivek Mishra
3 min read
The average landholding for farming among farmers in the country was 1.08 hectares in 2016-17, but it decreased to just 0.74 hectares in 2021-22
Gobar Times: Why is extreme weather on the rise?
Climate Change

Gobar Times: Why is extreme weather on the rise?

DTE Staff
1 min read
The answer is simple; our energy-hungry lifestyle is heating the world
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The ancient Armenian church Khor Virap with the Biblical Mount Ararat in the background.
Climate Change
Ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azeri capital and South Caucasus region face growing challenges due to climate change
By
Rajat Ghai
3 min read
Agrarian crisis: Landholding recedes by 1/3rd, loans swell for farm households, finds NABARD survey
Agriculture
Agrarian crisis: Landholding recedes by 1/3rd, loans swell for farm households, finds NABARD survey
By
Vivek Mishra
3 min read
Gobar Times: Why is extreme weather on the rise?
Climate Change
Gobar Times: Why is extreme weather on the rise?
By
DTE Staff
1 min read
Solar panels installed in the sea with Shanghai's skyline in the background.
Energy
Last year was a record-breaking milestone for solar power generation: Report
By
Madhumita Paul
2 min read
Hurricane Milton aftermath had imprints of pumped moisture, atmospheric instability
Natural Disasters
Hurricane Milton aftermath had imprints of pumped moisture, atmospheric instability
By
Akshit Sangomla
3 min read
Phasing out tobacco among youth can prevent cancer deaths among them & future generations, Lancet study shows
Health
Phasing out tobacco among youth can prevent cancer deaths among them & future generations, Lancet study shows
By
Susan Chacko
3 min read
Avian ecosystem threatened in India after sharp dip in vulture populations by 90% in 1990s: Report
Wildlife & Biodiversity
India: Bird populations from open ecosystems declined in past 50 years
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
The Amazon rainforest
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Wildlife population plunges close to point of no return, 73% lost in 50 years: WWF’s 2024 Living Planet report
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
5 min read
Social protection spending vital to mitigate effects of climate, demography & digitalisation in Asia & the Pacific
Economy
Social protection spending vital to mitigate effects of climate, demographic shocks in Asia & the Pacific
By
Susan Chacko
3 min read
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
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