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Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026 to confront a world where 266 million go hungry
Governance

Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026 to confront a world where 266 million go hungry

Shagun
5 min read
‘Funding retreat’ already limiting ability of governments and humanitarian agencies to respond effectively, according to recent report
Hamburg Sustainability Conference: India climbs to its highest-ever rank in the 2026 UN SDG Index, but hunger remains a major challenge
Governance

Hamburg Sustainability Conference: India climbs to its highest-ever rank in the 2026 UN SDG Index, but hunger remains a major challenge

Kiran Pandey
4 min read
Despite improving its overall ranking, India remains off track to meet the 2030 goals on sustainable development, shows the report
Arunachal flash floods trigger high alert in Assam
Climate Change

Arunachal flash floods trigger high alert in Assam

DTE Staff
1 min read
Arunachal Pradesh is particularly vulnerable because of its steep terrain, fragile ecology and dense river networks
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Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026 to confront a world where 266 million go hungry
Governance

Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026 to confront a world where 266 million go hungry

By
Shagun
5 min read
Hamburg Sustainability Conference: India climbs to its highest-ever rank in the 2026 UN SDG Index, but hunger remains a major challenge
Governance

Hamburg Sustainability Conference: India climbs to its highest-ever rank in the 2026 UN SDG Index, but hunger remains a major challenge

By
Kiran Pandey
4 min read
Daily weather tracker: As monsoon advances, heavy rains lash Eastern India; Delhi-NCR awaits relief while severe heatwave grips Eastern Uttar Pradesh
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: As monsoon advances, heavy rains lash Eastern India; Delhi-NCR awaits relief while severe heatwave grips Eastern Uttar Pradesh

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Azim Premji University launched Realising Rights: A Handbook of Welfare in India at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on June 26, 2026. From left to right: Dipa Sinha, Arjun Jayadev, AK Shiva Kumar, Arti Ahuja, PV Ramesh, Shobhana K Nair, and Rajendran Narayanan.
Governance

From right holders to beneficiaries: New handbook raises questions over India’s changing welfare model

By
Vivek Mishra
6 min read
Hamburg Sustainability Conference bets on collective action to rescue SDGs, amid growing multilateral fatigue
Climate Change

Hamburg Sustainability Conference bets on collective action to rescue SDGs, amid growing multilateral fatigue

By
Shagun
3 min read
$57 billion. That’s how much extreme heat costs women informal workers every year
Climate Change

$57 billion. That’s how much extreme heat costs women informal workers every year

By
Preetha Banerjee
3 min read
Screengrab from videos showing the destruction in Venezuela following the double earthquakes.
Natural Disasters

Only 42 in 120 years: Why Venezuela’s doublet earthquake stands out

By
Pulaha Roy
3 min read
Higher Body Mass Index (BMI) linked to 19 types of cancer, finds study
Health

Higher Body Mass Index (BMI) linked to 19 types of cancer, finds study

By
Madhumita Paul
2 min read
Daily weather tracker: Temperature soars in Northwest India amid hot winds; heavy rain and thunderstorm alerts issued across several states
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Temperature soars in Northwest India amid hot winds; heavy rain and thunderstorm alerts issued across several states

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Plantation workers at a forest fringe tea garden in Gudalur in Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu work under constant fear of possible elephant attacks.
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Conflict in the backyard: In Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris, forest corridors run through homes, estates and roads

By
K A Shaji
5 min read
A women verifing her fingerprint on an e-POS at a fair price shop in Rajasthan.
Food

India’s poorest ration-card holders may see cereal quota tied to family size under new draft law

By
Shagun
5 min read
A jhiriya deep inside the Kulhadighat Range of Chhattisgarh's Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve. These traditional water sources are created by digging into sandy layers that naturally store subsurface water.
Climate Change

At 3,000 ft, a tiny waterhole is helping elephants survive summer in a Chhattisgarh tiger reserve

By
Purusottam Singh Thakur
3 min read
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