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Navigating India’s waste management transition: New rules move towards digital traceability and stronger compliance systems
Waste

Navigating India’s waste management transition: New rules move towards digital traceability and stronger compliance systems

Sreyas Valsan
4 min read
While the rules promise transparency and accountability, their success will depend on the capacity of local institutions to implement them
Joshimath vs Thimphu: Bhutan’s $100 tourism tax as Himalayan eco-nudge
Environment

Bhutan example: ‘Pay to protect’ psychology should shape tourism in the Himalayas

Dica Acharya
3 min read
As mass tourism weighs on Joshimath, it is time for Himalayan policymakers to prioritise ecological foresight
Kenya’s water storage and flood control director Eng. Martin Ngaa
Africa

‘Rapid urbanisation has reduced Nairobi’s natural drainage capacity’

Vivek Kumar Sah
3 min read
Kenya’s water storage and flood control director Eng. Martin Ngaa talks to Down To Earth about why flooding is becoming more frequent in Nairobi
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My Food Story: A delicacy from the Thar
Food
My Food Story: A delicacy from the Thar
By
Sunita Yadav
2 min read
Oil tops $106 as Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens
Energy
Oil tops $106 as Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens
By
Puja Das
3 min read
African countries forced to extract fossil fuel to service mounting debt: Report
Africa
African countries forced to extract fossil fuels to service external debt: Report
By
Maina Waruru
5 min read
The Strait of Hormuz and the revenge of geography
Environment
The Strait of Hormuz and the revenge of geography
By
Rajat Ghai
7 min read
The residents of Dapur say the unexpected payment has opened a new chapter in the community’s relationship with its natural resources.
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Two kilos of soil with a Rs 68 lakh return: The Maharashtra village that struck biodiversity gold
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
5 min read
Super-efficient air conditioners could cut India’s cooling energy use by 60%, experts say
Science & Technology
Super-efficient air conditioners could cut India’s cooling energy use by 60%, experts say
By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Waste prevention central to UNEP’s latest report on safe disposal of unused medicines
Health
Waste prevention central to UNEP’s latest report on safe disposal of unused medicines
By
Rajeshwari Sinha
3 min read
Thimphu will provide real time rainfall, river discharge data to West Bengal for facilitating timely flood forecast: Indo-Bhutanese high-level meeting decision
Rivers
Thimphu will provide real time rainfall, river discharge data to West Bengal for facilitating timely flood forecast: Indo-Bhutanese high-level meeting decision
By
Jayanta Basu
3 min read
Leopards spotted in camera traps.
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Camera trap census places 34 leopards in Guwahati City
By
Anupam Chakravartty
5 min read
Western Tragopan: King of birds
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Western Tragopan: King of birds
By
Asad R Rahmani
3 min read
Counting the glow: India’s first firefly checklist reveals 92 species
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Counting the glow: India’s first firefly checklist reveals 92 species
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
As told to Parliament (March 12, 2026): Over 350 sq km of tree cover lost in Indian Himalayan Region between 2021 and 2023
Governance
As told to Parliament (March 12, 2026): Over 350 sq km of tree cover lost in Indian Himalayan Region between 2021 and 2023
By
DTE Staff
5 min read
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