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One of the 10 solar pumps across Tulyachapada.
Agriculture

How solar-powered water access helped bring 96 acres under cultivation in a Maharashtra village

Krystelle Dsouza
8 min read
A shared solar pump and drip irrigation system helped farmers in Tulyachapada move beyond rain-fed paddy, grow second crops and reduce seasonal migration.
BRICS 2026: Key takeaways from the New Delhi Declaration
Climate Change

BRICS 2026: Key takeaways from the New Delhi Declaration

DTE Staff
1 min read
In summary, the BRICS 2026 Summit was not about one big breakthrough. It was about a broader push to reshape who sets the rules on trade, finance, technology and the green transition
Dust Free Delhi campaign being implemented by MCD's Karol Bagh zone on major Public Works Department roads exceeding 60 feet in width.
Waste

How MCD’s Karol Bagh Zone built a model to keep Delhi’s roads dust-free

Dilkhush Meena
6 min read
A 41-day campaign cleared 122 km of major roads, removed 228 MT of dust and showed why road-dust control needs repeated cleaning, monitoring and coordinated municipal action
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One of the 10 solar pumps across Tulyachapada.
Agriculture

How solar-powered water access helped bring 96 acres under cultivation in a Maharashtra village

By
Krystelle Dsouza
8 min read
Daily weather tracker: Low-pressure system triggers heavy rain alert across Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Low-pressure system triggers heavy rain alert across Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Almost half of migratory bird species now in decline: State of the World’s Birds
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Almost half of migratory bird species now in decline: State of the World’s Birds

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
BRICS Summit foregrounds clean tech cooperation, value addition: CSE
Climate Change

BRICS Summit foregrounds clean tech cooperation, value addition: CSE

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Daily Heat Tracker: 31 cities record above-normal maximum temperature
Climate Change

Daily Heat Tracker: 31 cities record above-normal maximum temperature

By
Madhumita Paul
1 min read
BRICS adopts photovoltaic industry action plan, calls for value addition in critical minerals
Energy

BRICS adopts photovoltaic industry action plan, calls for value addition in critical minerals

By
Puja Das
5 min read
BRICS backs carbon market cooperation while opposing unilateral CBAM
Climate Change

BRICS backs carbon market cooperation while opposing unilateral CBAM

By
Puja Das
4 min read
Daily weather tracker: Mercury crosses 40°C in Bikaner; very heavy rain alert in three states, heavy showers likely across 16 states
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Mercury crosses 40°C in Bikaner; very heavy rain alert in three states, heavy showers likely across 16 states

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Record wildfires in Indonesia trigger health crisis as haze spreads across South East Asia
Forests

Record wildfires in Indonesia trigger health crisis as haze spreads across South East Asia

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Africa moves closer to polio-free future as detections fall 33%, WHO says
Africa

Africa moves closer to polio-free future as detections fall 33%, WHO says

By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
New $15 million fund to support ending female genital mutilation launched
Africa

New $15 million fund to support ending female genital mutilation launched

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
The coming years may bring catastrophic weather that could be ‘far worse’ than history suggests: King’s College London
Climate Change

The coming years may bring catastrophic weather that could be ‘far worse’ than history suggests: King’s College London

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
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