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In India, the AI boom is leading to increasing conflicts over water supply. 10:00 DW News 10:02 DW News Focus 10:15 DocFilm 2024 was a record year for Norwegian tourism, with almost 38.6 million overnight stays. The country’s cuisine, culture, and unique destinations entice visitors. But tourism brings its own problems. 10:45 Reporter 11:00 DW News 11:02 Eco India In the Western Ghats, locals are learning that tending forests is profitable. Also: green jobs, environmental storytelling, and a river clean-up in Germany. 11:30 In Good Shape Whats the best skincare routine for your skin type? Plus: AI-assisted skin screenings, removing unwanted tattoos, and tackling herpes outbreaks. 12:00 DW News 12:02 Best of DW Podcasts 12:30 Euromaxx 13:00 DW News 13:02 DW News Focus 13:15 Global Us An NGO has been planting araucaria trees for 40 years to protect Brazils Atlantic rainforest. 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Revealing the story behind the stories, Close up is informative, gripping and visually powerful. 04:00 DW News 04:02 DW News Focus 04:15 Best of DW-online Content 04:30 Best of DW Podcasts 05:00 DW News 05:30 The Day 06:00 DW News 06:02 DW News Focus 06:15 DocFilm China is pushing into European markets - and striving for ever greater military power. This has already had an impact on the internal and external security of Western countries. How dependent is Germany on China? 07:00 DW News 07:02 The Day 07:30 DocFilm 2024 was a record year for Norwegian tourism, with almost 38.6 million overnight stays. The country’s cuisine, culture, and unique destinations entice visitors. But tourism brings its own problems. 08:00 DW News 08:02 DW News Focus 08:15 Best of DW-online Content 08:30 Close up The weekly half-hour program delivers in-depth reporting on topical political issues and newsworthy events. Revealing the story behind the stories, Close up is informative, gripping and visually powerful. 09:00 DW News 09:02 The Day 09:30 Eco Africa Youth humor to fight fossil fuels, solar grandmas in Ghana; bamboo to save homes from landslides and sacred sites protecting biotopes in Uganda. 10:00 DW News 10:03 DocFilm All organisms harbor an invisible, omnipresent enemy: plastic. Researchers worldwide have shown that plastic particles can also be detected in humans - in organs and bodily fluids. 11:00 DW News 11:02 The Day 11:30 REV 12:00 DW News 12:02 DW News Focus 12:15 Best of DW-online Content 12:30 Close up The weekly half-hour program delivers in-depth reporting on topical political issues and newsworthy events. Revealing the story behind the stories, Close up is informative, gripping and visually powerful. 13:00 DW News 13:03 DocFilm All organisms harbor an invisible, omnipresent enemy: plastic. Researchers worldwide have shown that plastic particles can also be detected in humans - in organs and bodily fluids. 14:00 DW News 14:02 The Day 14:30 Eco India In the Western Ghats, locals are learning that tending forests is profitable. Also: green jobs, environmental storytelling, and a river clean-up in Germany. 15:00 DW News 15:02 DW News Focus 15:15 Best of DW-online Content 15:30 Arts Unveiled Is Joseph Haydns music boring? Not at all, say Paavo Järvi and the musicians of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. On their musical journey through Haydns symphonic works, they discover new and surprising things. 16:00 DW News 16:02 DW News Focus 16:15 DocFilm China is pushing into European markets - and striving for ever greater military power. This has already had an impact on the internal and external security of Western countries. How dependent is Germany on China? 17:00 DW News 17:02 Global Us An NGO has been planting araucaria trees for 40 years to protect Brazils Atlantic rainforest. In India, the AI boom is leading to increasing conflicts over water supply. 17:30 Eco Africa Youth humor to fight fossil fuels, solar grandmas in Ghana; bamboo to save homes from landslides and sacred sites protecting biotopes in Uganda. 18:00 DW News 18:02 DW News Focus 18:15 Close up The weekly half-hour program delivers in-depth reporting on topical political issues and newsworthy events. Revealing the story behind the stories, Close up is informative, gripping and visually powerful. 18:45 Reporter 19:00 DW News 19:03 DocFilm All organisms harbor an invisible, omnipresent enemy: plastic. Researchers worldwide have shown that plastic particles can also be detected in humans - in organs and bodily fluids. 20:00 DW News 20:02 Tomorrow Today Shade elements inspired by pinecones / Oxygen depletion and rising heat - threats to the underwater world / Bringing back flamingos in Kenya 20:30 In Good Shape Whats the best skincare routine for your skin type? Plus: AI-assisted skin screenings, removing unwanted tattoos, and tackling herpes outbreaks. 21:00 DW News 21:02 DW News Focus 21:15 Close up The weekly half-hour program delivers in-depth reporting on topical political issues and newsworthy events. Revealing the story behind the stories, Close up is informative, gripping and visually powerful. 21:45 Shift 22:00 DW News 22:02 DW News Focus 22:15 Best of DW-online Content 22:30 Eco India In the Western Ghats, locals are learning that tending forests is profitable. 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2026-04-16 00:00 DW News 00:30 Eco India In the Western Ghats, locals are learning that tending forests is profitable. Also: green jobs, environmental storytelling, and a river clean-up in Germany. 01:00 DW News 01:30 Made in Germany 02:00 DW News 02:15 Best of DW-online Content 02:30 Close up The weekly half-hour program delivers in-depth reporting on topical political issues and newsworthy events. Revealing the story behind the stories, Close up is informative, gripping and visually powerful. 03:00 DW News 03:30 DocFilm 2024 was a record year for Norwegian tourism, with almost 38.6 million overnight stays. The country’s cuisine, culture, and unique destinations entice visitors. But tourism brings its own problems. 04:00 DW News 04:02 DW News Focus 04:15 Best of DW-online Content 04:30 The 77 Percent 05:00 DW News 05:30 The Day 06:00 DW News 06:03 DocFilm All organisms harbor an invisible, omnipresent enemy: plastic. Researchers worldwide have shown that plastic particles can also be detected in humans - in organs and bodily fluids. 07:00 DW News 07:02 The Day 07:30 Made in Germany 08:00 DW News 08:02 DW News Focus 08:15 Best of DW-online Content 08:30 Focus on Europe 09:00 DW News 09:02 The Day 09:30 Arts Unveiled Is Joseph Haydns music boring? Not at all, say Paavo Järvi and the musicians of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. On their musical journey through Haydns symphonic works, they discover new and surprising things. 10:00 DW News 10:02 DW News Focus 10:15 DocFilm More than 140 years after its invention, the car remains a source of fascination for many people. In Germany, for example, there are more vehicles on the road than ever before. For some, the car is a cult object. But it also deeply polarizing. 11:00 DW News 11:02 The Day 11:30 Made in Germany 12:00 DW News 12:02 DW News Focus 12:15 Best of DW-online Content 12:30 Eco India In the Western Ghats, locals are learning that tending forests is profitable. Also: green jobs, environmental storytelling, and a river clean-up in Germany. 13:00 DW News 13:02 DW News Focus 13:15 DocFilm More than 140 years after its invention, the car remains a source of fascination for many people. In Germany, for example, there are more vehicles on the road than ever before. For some, the car is a cult object. But it also deeply polarizing. 14:00 DW News 14:02 The Day 14:30 Focus on Europe 15:00 DW News 15:02 DW News Focus 15:15 Best of DW-online Content 15:30 DocFilm 2024 was a record year for Norwegian tourism, with almost 38.6 million overnight stays. The country’s cuisine, culture, and unique destinations entice visitors. But tourism brings its own problems. 16:00 DW News 16:03 DocFilm All organisms harbor an invisible, omnipresent enemy: plastic. Researchers worldwide have shown that plastic particles can also be detected in humans - in organs and bodily fluids. 17:00 DW News 17:02 Made in Germany 17:30 Focus on Europe 18:00 DW News 18:02 DW News Focus 18:15 DocFilm Constant stimuli, digital distractions - how can we stay focused these days? Does talent, training, or technology help? Neuroscientists and mental coaches show how concentration works in the brain. 19:00 DW News 19:02 DW News Focus 19:15 DocFilm More than 140 years after its invention, the car remains a source of fascination for many people. In Germany, for example, there are more vehicles on the road than ever before. For some, the car is a cult object. But it also deeply polarizing. 20:00 DW News 20:02 DW News Focus 20:15 Sports Life 20:30 Focus on Europe 21:00 DW News 21:03 DocFilm All organisms harbor an invisible, omnipresent enemy: plastic. Researchers worldwide have shown that plastic particles can also be detected in humans - in organs and bodily fluids. 22:00 DW News 22:02 DW News Focus 22:15 Best of DW-online Content 22:30 REV 23:00 DW News 23:02 DW News Focus 23:15 DocFilm Constant stimuli, digital distractions - how can we stay focused these days? Does talent, training, or technology help? Neuroscientists and mental coaches show how concentration works in the brain.
2026-04-17 00:00 DW News 00:30 In Good Shape Whats the best skincare routine for your skin type? Plus: AI-assisted skin screenings, removing unwanted tattoos, and tackling herpes outbreaks. 01:00 DW News 01:30 Focus on Europe 02:00 DW News 02:15 Best of DW-online Content 02:30 DW News 03:00 DW News 03:30 Global Us An NGO has been planting araucaria trees for 40 years to protect Brazils Atlantic rainforest. In India, the AI boom is leading to increasing conflicts over water supply. 04:00 DW News 04:02 DW News Focus 04:15 Best of DW-online Content 04:30 To the Point 05:00 DW News 05:30 The Day 06:00 DW News 06:02 DW News Focus 06:15 DocFilm Constant stimuli, digital distractions - how can we stay focused these days? Does talent, training, or technology help? Neuroscientists and mental coaches show how concentration works in the brain.