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AI time machine model projects wind, solar growth, flags gap to 1.5°C goal
Energy

AI time machine model projects wind, solar growth, flags gap to 1.5°C goal

Puja Das
3 min read
It estimates onshore wind at 25% & solar at 20% of global power by 2050, making the COP28 tripling pledge highly ambitious
West Asia war impact ‘highly asymmetric’, hitting poorest energy importers hardest: IEA, IMF, World Bank
Energy

West Asia war impact ‘highly asymmetric’, hitting poorest energy importers hardest: IEA, IMF, World Bank

Puja Das
3 min read
Strait of Hormuz disruptions and damaged infrastructure push up oil, gas and fertiliser prices, stoking inflation and food security risks in vulnerable countries
Back-to-back Amazon droughts altered ecological functioning of rainforests, triggering record stress
Climate Change

Back-to-back Amazon droughts altered ecological functioning of rainforests, triggered record stress

Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Only 46.3 per cent of intact Amazonian rainforests could return to pre-drought conditions
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AI time machine model projects wind, solar growth, flags gap to 1.5°C goal
Energy
AI time machine model projects wind, solar growth, flags gap to 1.5°C goal
By
Puja Das
3 min read
West Asia war impact ‘highly asymmetric’, hitting poorest energy importers hardest: IEA, IMF, World Bank
Energy
West Asia war impact ‘highly asymmetric’, hitting poorest energy importers hardest: IEA, IMF, World Bank
By
Puja Das
3 min read
Back-to-back Amazon droughts altered ecological functioning of rainforests, triggering record stress
Climate Change
Back-to-back Amazon droughts altered ecological functioning of rainforests, triggered record stress
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
‘Clock is ticking’: FAO warns of dangerous food inflation spike risk amid Strait of Hormuz crisis
Food
‘Clock is ticking’: FAO warns of dangerous food inflation spike risk amid Strait of Hormuz crisis
By
Shagun
2 min read
Between forest and flame: Why rural India still cooks on firewood despite LPG access
Energy
Forest to flame: Why rural India still cooks on firewood despite LPG access
By
Puja Das
5 min read
Families staying at Marik IDP Camp, Jonglei in South Sudan.
Governance
Sudan war: Sexual violence against women ‘quadruples’ in three years, says UN Women
By
Nandita Banerji
2 min read
Short, intense hailstorms are increasingly damaging apple orchards across Kashmir.
Climate Change
Half-hour hailstorms, season-long losses: how climate change is reshaping Kashmir’s apple orchards
By
Irfan Amin Malik
4 min read
Dudh Puli is a celebration of warmth, tradition, and timeless Bengali heritage
My Food Story
Dudh Puli is a celebration of warmth, tradition, and timeless Bengali heritage
By
Mousumi Das
2 min read
Need stronger social protection for a changing world of work: ILO
Governance
Need stronger social protection for a changing world of work: ILO
By
Madhumita Paul
2 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 13, 2026)
Pollution
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 13, 2026)
By
DTE Staff
4 min read
NHRC to hear 216 cases of alleged bonded labour in brick kilns across various districts of Uttar Pradesh
Governance
NHRC to hear 216 cases of alleged bonded labour in brick kilns across various districts of Uttar Pradesh
By
DTE Staff
1 min read
On Ambedkar Jayanti and Baisakhi 2026, know about the Sikh Light Infantry, which embodies the best ideals of Sikhism and Ambedkarite thought
Governance
On Ambedkar Jayanti and Baisakhi 2026, know about the Sikh Light Infantry, which embodies the best ideals of Sikhism and Ambedkarite thought
By
Rajat Ghai
4 min read
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