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New study reveals how the Indian plate built the ‘Roof of the World’
Science & Technology

New study reveals how the Indian plate built the ‘Roof of the World’

DTE Staff
3 min read
The Indian plate moved under the Asian plate in the western part of Tibet between 45 and 20 million years ago but did not reach the centre
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 13, 2026)

Susan Chacko
5 min read
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
United States President Donald Trump
Energy

US-Israel war on Iran could trigger debt, inflation and remittance shocks across Global South, warns report

Puja Das
3 min read
Drawing parallels with the Russia-Ukraine war, the report warns Gulf tensions could fuel inflation, deepen debt and disrupt remittance flows in the developing world
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New study reveals how the Indian plate built the ‘Roof of the World’
Science & Technology

New study reveals how the Indian plate built the ‘Roof of the World’

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 13, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
5 min read
United States President Donald Trump
Energy

US-Israel war on Iran could trigger debt, inflation and remittance shocks across Global South, warns report

By
Puja Das
3 min read
India’s iron and steel sector enters CCTS compliance, will larger decarbonisation follow?
Economy

India’s iron and steel sector moves closer to CCTS compliance: Will larger decarbonisation follow?

By
Kushagra Goyal
5 min read
Daily weather tracker: Monsoon momentum dips across several states; Bihar and Odisha under orange alert for heavy to very heavy rain
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Monsoon momentum dips across several states; Bihar and Odisha under orange alert for heavy to very heavy rain

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Closing the planning & WASH gap in India's peri-urban regions
Water

Closing the planning & WASH gap in India’s peri-urban regions

By
Sumita Singhal
4 min read
This file photo from Jharkhand, taken in 2022, shows parched farmland during a drought. That year, 226 blocks across 22 districts were declared drought-hit after kharif paddy sowing failed in more than half the fields.
Agriculture

Kharif crop in trouble? Rainfall deficit hits 397 districts as paddy-growing areas along the Ganga face drought-like conditions

By
Raju Sajwan
5 min read
Hopeful about the future, uncertain about family: What young Indians told a UNFPA survey
Governance

Hopeful about the future, uncertain about family: What young Indians told a UNFPA survey

By
Pulaha Roy
3 min read
Heat waves pushed 57 million hectares of tropical forests beyond photosynthesis limits: Study
Forests

Heat waves pushed 57 million hectares of tropical forests beyond photosynthesis limits: Study

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
Wildlife trade body to meet in Geneva to decide the fate of the world’s traded plants
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Wildlife trade body to meet in Geneva to decide the fate of the world’s traded plants

By
Shimali Chauhan
4 min read
Most sulphur dioxide around Delhi comes from coal plants exempted from pollution rules: CREA
Energy

Most sulphur dioxide around Delhi comes from coal plants exempted from pollution rules: CREA      

By
Puja Das
3 min read
Climate change could double water bills in some urban cities by mid-century, finds study
Climate Change

Climate change could double water bills in some urban cities by mid-century, finds study

By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
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