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Journalist group in Nepal blames Chinese construction activities on Tibetan border for triggering Rasuwa flash flood
Natural Disasters

Journalist group in Nepal blames Chinese construction activities on Tibetan border for triggering Rasuwa flash flood

DTE Staff
2 min read
‘Nepal Correspondence’ handle on ‘X’ terms flash flood ‘a purposeful ecological disaster’
A Google Map of Nepal showing the course of the Trishuli through the country. The river enters India as the Gandak. The uppermost section near the border is where the flash flood took place on August 26.
Natural Disasters

Did an ice-rock avalanche originating from a high-altitude area trigger the Trishuli flash flood?

DTE Staff
3 min read
Scientists from ICIMOD are investigating whether this may be the case
Fossil fuel import bills surge over $330 billion in six months since Hormuz crisis: CREA
Energy

Fossil fuel import bills surge over $330 billion in six months since Hormuz crisis: CREA

Puja Das
4 min read
India was the second-largest payer, incurring an additional $22.5 billion in fossil fuel import costs between March and August 2026
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Journalist group in Nepal blames Chinese construction activities on Tibetan border for triggering Rasuwa flash flood
Natural Disasters

Journalist group in Nepal blames Chinese construction activities on Tibetan border for triggering Rasuwa flash flood

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
A Google Map of Nepal showing the course of the Trishuli through the country. The river enters India as the Gandak. The uppermost section near the border is where the flash flood took place on August 26.
Natural Disasters

Did an ice-rock avalanche originating from a high-altitude area trigger the Trishuli flash flood?

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Fossil fuel import bills surge over $330 billion in six months since Hormuz crisis: CREA
Energy

Fossil fuel import bills surge over $330 billion in six months since Hormuz crisis: CREA

By
Puja Das
4 min read
Nepal flash flood: What triggered the deadly event killing over dozens and sweeping away villages and bridges
Climate Change

Nepal flash flood: What triggered the deadly event killing over dozens and sweeping away villages and bridges

By
Richard Mahapatra
2 min read
Study links carbon majors to major water losses in western US
Climate Change

Study links carbon majors to major water losses in western US

By
Susan Chacko
3 min read
Ahmedabad should have around 4,000 buses, but currently only about 1,100 are in operation.
Air

India on e-wheels: Why Gujarat’s clean transport push needs more buses, not just more EVs

By
Raju Sajwan
3 min read
India on e-wheels: Market, not government, is pushing e-mobility surge in West Bengal
Air

India on e-wheels: Market, not government, is pushing e-mobility surge in West Bengal

By
Jayanta Basu
5 min read
Extreme summer of 2026 has cost Germany at least 36 billion euros, says Greenpeace
Climate Change

Extreme summer of 2026 has cost Germany at least 36 billion euros, says Greenpeace

By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
Combat desertification COP17: US Draws red line against any drought instrument; says drought national, not global issue
Climate Change

Combat desertification COP17: US Draws red line against any drought instrument; says drought national, not global issue

By
Shagun
5 min read
Mango rice is a simple dish that is all about cherished family memories
Food

Mango rice is a simple dish that is all about cherished family memories

By
Vijaylakshmi Nagaraj
2 min read
Rise and rage of pastoralists
Climate Change

Rise and rage of pastoralists

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain, thunderstorms and lightning alert issued across several states; people advised to stay vigilant
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain, thunderstorms and lightning alert issued across several states; people advised to stay vigilant

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
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