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Possible cyclone in Bay of Bengal next week
Natural Disasters

Possible cyclone in Bay of Bengal next week

Akshit Sangomla
2 min read
A low pressure area may intensify and move in a west and northwestwards direction towards the coasts of south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh
India’s groundwater in persistent decline, warns UN report
Water

India’s groundwater in persistent decline, warns UN report

DTE Staff
2 min read
Overextraction emerges as prime reason for dipping groundwater levels
Brown is beautiful: What Namibia’s capital Windhoek can teach African cities as they get hotter and drier
Climate Change

Brown is beautiful: What Namibia’s capital Windhoek can teach African cities as they get hotter and drier

Gaby Hansen
4 min read
Nature-based solutions must move from good ideas to everyday city planning
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Possible cyclone in Bay of Bengal next week
Natural Disasters

Possible cyclone in Bay of Bengal next week

By
Akshit Sangomla
2 min read
India’s groundwater in persistent decline, warns UN report
Water

India’s groundwater in persistent decline, warns UN report

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Himalayas nearing ‘tipping point’ as glacier melting accelerates, report warns
Climate Change

Himalayas nearing ‘tipping point’ as glacier melting accelerates, report warns

By
Lalit Maurya
4 min read
Climate change added a month of risky heat for 1.5 billion people; 117 million affected in India
Climate Change

Climate change added a month of risky heat for 1.5 billion people; 117 million affected in India

By
Shagun
3 min read
Forests at the heart of food security, nutrition and livelihood: FAO 
Forests

Forests at the heart of food security, nutrition and livelihood: FAO 

By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
The project involves a 232.6-metre-high concrete gravity dam on the Tons River along the Uttarakhand-Himachal Pradesh border.
Water

Six states sign Kishau water agreement, but experts question dam’s risks and utility

By
Vivek Mishra
6 min read
UNGA, COP31 must deliver more than diplomatic rhetoric amid Nepal disaster and energy turmoil, experts say
Climate Change

UNGA, COP31 must deliver more than diplomatic rhetoric amid Nepal disaster and energy turmoil, experts say

By
Puja Das
5 min read
Childhood cancer care forces more than 32,000 low-income families to travel to cities each year
Health

Childhood cancer care forces more than 32,000 low-income families to travel to cities each year

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 15, 2026)
Environment

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

By
Susan Chacko
4 min read
Just 15 fashion giants could help Bangladesh avoid 8.59 million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2040, finds analysis
Climate Change

Just 15 fashion giants could help Bangladesh avoid 8.59 million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2040, finds analysis

By
Nandita Banerji
2 min read
Nearly 60% of Maharashtrians concerned about climate change: Report
Climate Change

Nearly 60% of Maharashtrians concerned about climate change: Report

By
Puja Das
3 min read
‘Mallatai Kurma’ is a peanut gravy that is definitely not worth peanuts
Food

‘Mallatai Kurma’ is a peanut gravy that is definitely not worth peanuts

By
Arthi Sivabalan
2 min read
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