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States may have to bear up to 90% of VB-GRAMG cost for 125-day employment guarantee, activists claim
Governance

States may have to bear up to 90% of VB-GRAMG cost for 125-day employment guarantee, activists claim

Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
New rural jobs scheme promises 60:40 cost-sharing, but states may need thousands of crores in additional funds
The Save Neel Naag drive in action.
Water

Kashmir’s children are turning wetland loss into community action

Soha Moitra
5 min read
More than 300 children are working to clean public spaces, restore springs and change local attitudes towards waste and conservation
Delhi: City of two summers
Climate Change

Delhi: City of two summers

Mitashi Singh
1 min read
Delhi’s heat hotspots are also home to half of its population who live and work outdoors with limited means of adaptation
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States may have to bear up to 90% of VB-GRAMG cost for 125-day employment guarantee, activists claim
Governance

States may have to bear up to 90% of VB-GRAMG cost for 125-day employment guarantee, activists claim

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Developing countries lose $500 billion a year to higher borrowing costs: UNCTAD
Economy

Developing countries lose $500 billion a year to higher borrowing costs: UNCTAD

By
Puja Das
4 min read
Heavy rain, thunderstorms and dust storms sweep across India as monsoon gains momentum
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain, thunderstorms and dust storms sweep across India as monsoon gains momentum

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Since 2013, members of Tharu tribe have struggled to get access to forest resources in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district
Forests

A mindless denial: District bodies increasingly refuse tribal population's FRA rights

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
Members of Tharu tribe at a protest meeting in Lakhimpur Kheri in 2023
Forests

Why India needs a forest tribunal

By
Ritwick Dutta
3 min read
Extreme heat is now a public health and livelihood crisis, but India’s budget does not yet reflect it, finds report
Climate Change

Extreme heat is now a public health and livelihood crisis, but India’s budget does not yet reflect it, finds report

By
Shagun
3 min read
Ground-level ozone pollution: An emerging public health crisis in Delhi
Pollution

Ground-level ozone pollution: An emerging public health crisis in Delhi

By
S K Chhabra
4 min read
Asian critical minerals boom faces rising environmental, human rights and climate risks: Investor report
Energy

Asian critical minerals boom faces rising environmental, human rights and climate risks

By
Puja Das
5 min read
Amila, a resident of Abujhmad, travels across the Kotri river on handcrafted dongis to the local haat in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh, to sell a rooster. The dongis, though old and rundown, are the only way Abujhmadiya can cross the river to reach other parts of the state.
Forests

A forest in wait

By
Anil Ashwani Sharma
3 min read
Don't waste the future: NFHS-6 shows why better execution could matter more than bigger budgets
Health

Don't waste the future: NFHS-6 shows why better execution could matter more than bigger budgets

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
During the super El Niño of 1876-78, Asian regions influenced by monsoon suffered the most intense and extensive drought in 800 years
Climate Change

El Niño, amplified: As a super event looms in 2026, scientists warn impacts may last into 2027

By
Akshit Sangomla
2 min read
SOE in figures 2026: Mental illness linked to nearly half of illness-related suicides in India
Health

SOE in figures 2026: Mental illness linked to nearly half of illness-related suicides in India

By
Kiran Pandey
3 min read
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