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Chhattisgarh's new biogas policy picks up where others left off
Energy

Chhattisgarh’s new biogas policy picks up where others left off

Santosh Kumar
5 min read
State's 2026 policy on compressed biogas outlines feedstock supply & fills several gaps
Manju Lekshmi, senior scientist at Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology.
Waste

Sea of plastic: Fisherfolk cannot manage fishing-related litter without disposal sites and technology, says Manju Lekshmi

Akshit Sangomla
6 min read
Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear and old fibre-reinforced plastic boats are major sources of marine litter from fishing activities, says the ICAR-CIFT scientist
Ladakh, India’s cold desert, is getting more monsoon rain than normal — for the fifth year in a row
Climate Change

Ladakh, India’s cold desert, is getting more monsoon rain than normal — for the fifth year in a row

Akshit Sangomla
3 min read
The Union Territory of Ladakh has recorded 65% more rain than normal this monsoon, even as Meghalaya and Kerala face deficits, putting focus on changing rainfall patterns in the Himalayas and the risk ...
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Ladakh, India’s cold desert, is getting more monsoon rain than normal — for the fifth year in a row
Climate Change

Ladakh, India’s cold desert, is getting more monsoon rain than normal — for the fifth year in a row

By
Akshit Sangomla
3 min read
Rainfall deficits across key rain-fed regions, from Nagaland to Maharashtra, are pushing more land into drought and leaving millions of farmers exposed with few irrigation buffers.
Agriculture

These are the 111 districts the government flagged as vulnerable to El Niño 2026 — and 69 are already rainfall deficient

By
Shagun
4 min read
Vizhinjam at a crossroads: As MSC eyes a stake, Kerala confronts questions of monopoly, pollution, and the price of maritime ambition
Water

Vizhinjam at a crossroads: As MSC eyes a stake, Kerala confronts questions of monopoly, pollution, and the price of maritime ambition

By
K A Shaji
4 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 15, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
2 min read
Daily weather tracker: Low-pressure intensifies; heavy rain alert in over 15 states, heatwave grips south while hot & humid conditions persist across North India
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Low-pressure intensifies; heavy rain alert in over 15 states, heatwave grips south while hot & humid conditions persist across North India

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Nearly 2,000 community members from 150 villages from Khandwa and Burhanpur districts depending on the forest for sustenance held a march to convey their demands to the chief minister of the state.
Forests

Madhya Pradesh's Korku adivasis demand removal of forest encroachments

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
India adds record 29 GW solar, wind in first half of 2026
Energy

India adds record 29 GW solar, wind in first half of 2026

By
Puja Das
2 min read
War is no environmental peace
Environment

War is no environmental peace

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Andhra Pradesh COVID-19 cluster exposes gaps in India’s disease surveillance
Health

Andhra Pradesh COVID-19 cluster exposes gaps in India’s disease surveillance

By
Pulaha Roy
2 min read
Himalayan climate alarm: Jammu & Kashmir warms by nearly 1 °C in two decades, scientists warn
Climate Change

Himalayan climate alarm: Jammu & Kashmir warms by nearly 1 °C in two decades, scientists warn

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Daily weather tracker: Bay of Bengal low-pressure system triggers red alert in Odisha; heatwave and humid conditions persist across several states
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Bay of Bengal low-pressure system triggers red alert in Odisha; heatwave and humid conditions persist across several states

By
Dayanidhi
4 min read
Seeding clouds with seawater could change Earth’s weather and prevent a super El Nino: Study
Climate Change

Seeding clouds with seawater could change Earth’s weather and prevent a super El Nino: Study

By
Susan Chacko
2 min read
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