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India sets a lower limit for air-conditioners to 20°C — is this the right move?
Energy

India sets a lower limit for air-conditioners to 20°C — is this the right move?

Sugeet Grover
6 min read
New regulation aims to cut air conditioning-related energy use, but more needs to be done
Entrepeñas Reservoir, Guadalajara.
Climate Change

UN report finds droughts, global heating drove mass wildlife deaths in Africa and Amazon in last 2 years

Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Fish species in the Amazon basin may be permanently altered, warns Drought Hotspots Around the World 2023-2025
It’s vital for food safety to irrigate crops with water that is free of disease-causing microbes.
Africa

Decades of South African research reveal key strategies to reduce water contamination in fruit and veg

Loandi Richter-Mouton
4 min read
Pathogens and chemicals in irrigation water can lead to foodborne illnesses
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Entrepeñas Reservoir, Guadalajara.
Climate Change
UN report finds droughts, global heating drove mass wildlife deaths in Africa and Amazon in last 2 years
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Daily Court Digest Major environment orders (May 27, 2025)
Environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 1, 2025)
By
DTE Staff
4 min read
FFD4 Seville: What are the links to the climate talks and the road from Seville to COP30 at Belem?
Climate Change
FFD4 Seville: What are the links to the climate talks and the road from Seville to COP30 at Belem?
By
Sehr Raheja
4 min read
Several cloudbursts occurred across Mandi's Seraj on the intervening night of June 30 and July 1. Thunag is a village in Seraj tehsil.
Natural Disasters
Cloudbursts devastate Himachal’s Mandi: At least 10 dead, 34 missing after 1,900% excess rain on July 1
By
Bhagirath
4 min read
Kariyachalli Island is home to one of the four major coral reefs in India.
Environment
Tamil Nadu races to save sinking Kariyachalli island with 8,500 artificial reefs
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Bhudpur's ‘Mysterious Deaths’: Villagers blame contaminated drain as officials deny link, but concerns over pollution remain
Pollution
Bhudpur’s ‘mysterious deaths’: Villagers blame contaminated drain as officials deny link, but concerns over pollution remain
By
Rohini Krishnamurthy
6 min read
Debt's climate link: Who gains from ballooning debt?
Climate Change
Debt's climate link: Who gains from ballooning debt?
By
Sehr Raheja
3 min read
Just 1% of the global population is responsible for over half of emissions from commercial aviation.
Climate Change
FfD4 Seville: Tax on private jets proposed for premium flyers at UN’s development finance conference
By
Upamanyu Das
2 min read
Daily Heat Tracker: 11 cities record above-normal day-time temp, 13 see warmer than usual nights
Climate Change
Daily Heat Tracker: 11 cities record above-normal day-time temp, 13 see warmer-than-usual nights
By
Shagun
Anganwadi workers distributing wheat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Food
Mandatory facial recognition for women’s nutrition scheme sparks fears of exclusion and tech failures
By
Shagun
4 min read
A 2009 submission by the MoEFCC to the FAO stated that rights to protect approximately 40 million hectares of community forest resources had been assigned to village-level democratic institutions.
Forests
Threat to Adivasi rights? Civil society slams Union environment minister’s claim linking FRA to forest loss
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Central government issues regulatory framework for promoting agroforestry
Forests
Central government issues regulatory framework for promoting agroforestry
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
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