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The big, good wolves of Yellowstone 
Wildlife & Biodiversity

The big, good wolves of Yellowstone 

Sudarshana Talapatra
8 min read
Reintroduction of wolves in Yellowstone is a thrilling success story of how a species brought back a dwindling ecosystem back to life once again
India’s power capacity to double to 1,121 GW by 2035-36 as solar leads energy transition: CEA’s 20th Electric Power Survey Midterm Review
Energy

India’s power capacity to double to 1,121 GW by 2035-36 as solar leads energy transition: CEA’s 20th Electric Power Survey Midterm Review

Puja Das
5 min read
Coal will continue as India’s primary baseload power source through 2035-36
Depleting oxygen levels due to rising CO2 in mangrove waters threatening fish nurseries
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Depleting oxygen levels due to rising CO2 in mangrove waters threatening fish nurseries

Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
78% of sites will experience stressful conditions lasting 12-24 consecutive hours by 2100
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India’s power capacity to double to 1,121 GW by 2035-36 as solar leads energy transition: CEA’s 20th Electric Power Survey Midterm Review
Energy
India’s power capacity to double to 1,121 GW by 2035-36 as solar leads energy transition: CEA’s 20th Electric Power Survey Midterm Review
By
Puja Das
5 min read
Depleting oxygen levels due to rising CO2 in mangrove waters threatening fish nurseries
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Depleting oxygen levels due to rising CO2 in mangrove waters threatening fish nurseries
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
250 million hours a day: Women’s unpaid labour sustaining global water crisis, finds UN report
Water
250 million hours a day: Women’s unpaid labour sustaining global water crisis, finds UN report
By
Nandita Banerji
3 min read
Death of winter: Heat arrives early, threatens to shrink Punjab and Haryana’s wheat harvest
Agriculture
Death of winter: Heat arrives early, threatens to shrink Punjab and Haryana’s wheat harvest
By
Mandeep Punia
4 min read
Methane’s heavy hitters: Turkmenistan tops list of worst-emitting oil and gas sites
Climate Change
Methane’s heavy hitters: Turkmenistan tops list of worst-emitting oil and gas sites
By
Pulaha Roy
2 min read
Urgent need to reduce mineral demand and prioritise sustainable alternatives for a rapid, just energy transition: Greenpeace
Energy
Urgent need to reduce mineral demand and prioritise sustainable alternatives for a rapid, just energy transition: Greenpeace
By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 18, 2026)
Governance
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 18, 2026)
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Paninin’s Aṣṭādhyāyī: Solution to a 2,500-year-old problem now out as a book
Science & Technology
Panini’s Ashtadhyayi: Solution to a 2,500-year-old problem now out as a book
By
Rajat Ghai
2 min read
Seals risk death by polar bear for a varied meal, UBC study finds
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Seals risk death by polar bear for a varied meal, UBC study finds
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Mohenjo-daro as ‘democratic’ as ancient Greece and Rome: Study
Governance
Mohenjo-daro as ‘democratic’ as ancient Greece and Rome: Study
By
Rajat Ghai
5 min read
From ‘water terrorist’ to water laureate: Iran’s ‘eco-warrior’ in exile Kaveh Madani wins 2026 Stockholm Water Prize
Water
From ‘water terrorist’ to water laureate: Iran’s ‘eco-warrior’ in exile Kaveh Madani wins 2026 Stockholm Water Prize
By
Nandita Banerji
3 min read
As told to Parliament (March 18, 2026): Surya Ghar Yojana benefitting 32,02,697 households, says Centre
Governance
As told to Parliament (March 18, 2026): Surya Ghar Yojana benefitting 32,02,697 households, says Centre
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
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