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Rigid thermal power contracts putting India’s energy transition at risk, finds CSE study
Energy

Rigid thermal power contracts putting India’s energy transition at risk, finds CSE study

DTE Staff
3 min read
An RTI-based paper says legacy power purchase agreements are locking DISCOMs into long-term payments even as solar reduces daytime coal use
Lithium carbonate prices fall 10.3%, energy storage cells extend decline as market eyes 2027 surplus
Energy

Lithium carbonate prices fall 10.3%, energy storage cells extend decline as market eyes 2027 surplus

Puja Das
3 min read
Lithium is a key raw material for batteries, and sustained declines in lithium and cell prices could reduce the cost of battery energy storage systems
Ebola and the politics of vaccines 
Health

Ebola and the politics of vaccines 

Latha Jishnu
5 min read
Africa was lucky to get its first vaccine, but a new strain of the killer disease shows that financing and policy gaps remain a big problem
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Rigid thermal power contracts putting India’s energy transition at risk, finds CSE study
Energy

Rigid thermal power contracts putting India’s energy transition at risk, finds CSE study

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Lithium carbonate prices fall 10.3%, energy storage cells extend decline as market eyes 2027 surplus
Energy

Lithium carbonate prices fall 10.3%, energy storage cells extend decline as market eyes 2027 surplus

By
Puja Das
3 min read
Sugar prices rise 30% in a month as weather shocks expose inflation risk flagged by RBI
Economy

Sugar prices rise 30% in a month as weather shocks expose inflation risk flagged by RBI

By
Puja Das
5 min read
India’s solar PV manufacturing capacity hits 100 GW, but upstream import dependence remains high: NITI Aayog
Energy

India’s solar PV manufacturing capacity hits 100 GW, but upstream import dependence remains high: NITI Aayog

By
Puja Das
6 min read
ICAR registers 16 new livestock and dog breeds
Wildlife & Biodiversity

ICAR registers 16 new livestock and dog breeds

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
India on e-wheels: Kanpur leads in PM e-Drive scheme, but charging gaps and permit concerns remain
Air

India on e-wheels: Kanpur leads in PM e-Drive scheme, but charging gaps and permit concerns remain

By
Vivek Mishra
3 min read
Extreme heat costs Bangladesh $4.1 billion in lost wages each year: Study
Climate Change

Extreme heat costs Bangladesh $4.1 billion in lost wages each year: Study

By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
India on e-wheels: Tamil Nadu is ‘India’s EV Michigan’, courtesy proactive state policies
Air

India on e-wheels: Tamil Nadu is ‘India’s EV Michigan’, courtesy proactive state policies

By
Anil Ashwani Sharma
2 min read
Tamil Nadu drops plans for Chennai’s second airport at Parandur after resistance from farmers
Agriculture

Tamil Nadu drops plans for Chennai’s second airport at Parandur after resistance from farmers

By
K A Shaji
4 min read
Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain alert across Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and several states; know where flash flood risks loom
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain alert across Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and several states; know where flash flood risks loom

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Anomalies in sea surface temperature for August 22, 2026.
Climate Change

Global ocean records hottest day ever

By
Pulaha Roy
2 min read
India on e-wheels: CRUT plans Rs 5,000 crore urban mobility overhaul for Odisha's new economic corridor
Energy

India on e-wheels: CRUT plans Rs 5,000 crore urban mobility overhaul for Odisha's new economic corridor

By
Puja Das
3 min read
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