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Southwest monsoon in India and Pakistan responsible for highest number of fatalities among 2025's major climate disasters: Christian Aid report

India, Dec. 27 -- The 2025 southwest monsoon season in India and Pakistan, that recorded eight per cent more than normal rainfall, has triggered maximum fatalities among 2025's major climate disasters... Read More


Book Excerpt: Conserving the dolphins of a mighty river

India, Dec. 27 -- The presence of dolphins in the Brahmaputra has long been documented. As a child, I would look forward to our visits to Guwahati so we could go to the river bank and watch river dolp... Read More


The hidden cost of renewable energy: Mining, forest loss and climate crisis

India, Dec. 27 -- The global shift towards renewable energy may be driving a new environmental crisis. A study published in Nature Communications on December 21, 2025, warns that rising demand for min... Read More


Recap 2025: The most important biodiversity developments of the year

India, Dec. 26 -- 2025 was a year that saw several significant developments in the field of biodiversity and biodiversity governance. The 'Cali Fund' was launched on February 25, 2025, at the resumed... Read More


Recap 2025: 5 best photographs of the year by DTE photographer, Vikas Choudhary

India, Dec. 26 -- The Asola Bhatti Sanctuary in Delhi has become a sanctuary for rescued and trafficked turtles, with a specially developed pond providing a natural habitat. Since its inception in Jan... Read More


Recap 2025: The year in environmental literature

India, Dec. 26 -- A kaleidoscopic literary exploration of extinction and conservation, inspired by the latest scientific research. My Head for a Tree offers a timely reflection on indigenous, communi... Read More


When AI recreates the female voice, it also rewrites who gets heard

India, Dec. 26 -- Voice-cloning tools are transforming music and artistic expression - but raising urgent questions about consent, gender and power. From AI-feminised avatars to simulated female voca... Read More


Recap 2025: The most important developments of the year in Africa

India, Dec. 26 -- 2025 saw a number of important developments on the African continent. Centre for Science and Environment and Down To Earth's State of Africa's Environment 2025 revealed that the con... Read More


Government's claim of 'No new mining leases in Aravalli', not entirely true

India, Dec. 25 -- The Supreme Court's directives to the central government and its claim that 'No new mining leases be granted' for the Aravallis is not entirely true. This particular direction of th... Read More


Government's claim of 'No new mining leases in Aravalli' not entirely true

India, Dec. 25 -- The Supreme Court's directives to the central government and its claim that 'No new mining leases be granted' for the Aravallis is not entirely true. This particular direction of th... Read More