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Indian banks’ climate action falling short, driven more by regulation than strategy, report finds
Economy

Indian banks’ climate action falling short, driven more by regulation than strategy, report finds

DTE Staff
3 min read
While regulatory measures from the RBI have improved climate-related disclosures, banks now need to translate these disclosures into risk management decisions that protect asset quality, portfolio res ...
Two key targets — reversing forest loss and eliminating extreme poverty among forest-dependent populations remain off track, finds UN report
Forests

Two key targets — reversing forest loss and eliminating extreme poverty among forest-dependent populations remain off track, finds UN report

Madhumita Paul
2 min read
Poverty reduction remains uneven, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa where extreme poverty levels remain close to 46 per cent
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 28, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 12, 2026)

DTE Staff
4 min read
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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Indian banks’ climate action falling short, driven more by regulation than strategy, report finds
Economy

Indian banks’ climate action falling short, driven more by regulation than strategy, report finds

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Two key targets — reversing forest loss and eliminating extreme poverty among forest-dependent populations remain off track, finds UN report
Forests

Two key targets — reversing forest loss and eliminating extreme poverty among forest-dependent populations remain off track, finds UN report

By
Madhumita Paul
2 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 28, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 12, 2026)

By
DTE Staff
4 min read
Fast fashion’s rewear problem: Why millions of reusable clothes still end up as waste
Waste

Fast fashion’s rewear problem: Why millions of reusable clothes still end up as waste

By
Pulaha Roy
3 min read
How the world’s poorest remain insulated from their $1.5 trillion annual forest economy
Forests

How the world’s poorest remain insulated from their $1.5 trillion annual forest economy

By
Richard Mahapatra
3 min read
Tourism and human activity are stressing India’s tigers, affecting choice of breeding sites: CSIR-CCMB study
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Tourism and human activity are stressing India’s tigers, affecting choice of breeding sites: CSIR-CCMB study

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Fuelwood demand emerges as major driver of global forest loss: UN report
Forests

Fuelwood demand emerges as major driver of global forest loss: UN report

By
Puja Das
3 min read
Internally displaced people are those who have been forced to flee their homes as a result of conflict, violence, or disasters and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.
Governance

Over 82 million people displaced within their own countries in 2025 as conflict and violence drive global crisis

By
Vivek Mishra
7 min read
India’s heat plans are growing, but the real test lies beyond policy: Experts
Climate Change

India’s heat plans are growing, but the real test lies beyond policy: Experts

By
Shreya Bisht
4 min read
Cooling appliances now drive India’s household power use
Energy

Cooling appliances now drive India’s household electricity use

By
Puja Das
3 min read
Record wildfires burn through over 150 million hectares globally in 2026 as scientists warn El Niño could worsen crisis
Climate Change

Record wildfires burn through over 150 million hectares globally in 2026 as scientists warn El Niño could worsen crisis

By
Akshit Sangomla
4 min read
Debt crisis deepens gender inequality, putting millions of women’s jobs and lives at risk: UNDP
Economy

Debt crisis deepens gender inequality, puts millions of women’s jobs, lives at risk: UNDP

By
Madhumita Paul
2 min read
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