GENERAL ELECTIONS 2019

Environmental charter for the new government
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Environmental charter for the new government

Sustainable development, pollution, employment generation and agrarian crisis did not play major roles in deciding the outcome of the 2019 General Elections. That though doesn’t mean that these issues are peripheral and the new government must address them effectively
Incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Verdict 2019: From the politics of inevitability to that of relatability
Farm widows protesting in Delhi. Credit: Adithyan PC / CSE
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NDA trounces agrarian crisis to win rural areas
Women voters
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Women voters are louder than ever and that’s because of poll panel, quota: Experts
Did you know the first Indian elections were delayed for two years?
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Food shortage, lack of law, no rolls: Obstacles India overcame for first General Elections

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Health

Despite Swachh Bharat, data shows many still have no access to sanitation, water
Photo: Samrat Mukharjee
A map prepared by Harvard Centre for Population and Development Studies shows over 100 out …
May 23, 2019
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Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 23, 2019)
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Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high …
May 23, 2019
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Notes on how the world’s largest democracy presses the button
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While the electronic voting machine system is useful and functional, officials and …
April 30, 2019
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General Elections 2019

Sunaina Rawat and the dilemma of Bharat
Sunaina Rawat and the dilemma of Bharat
The new government has to focus on the rural population, their aspirations and the economy
May 16, 2019
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General Elections 2019

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Director General of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and the Editor of Down To Earth magazine. She is an environmentalist who pushes for changes in policies, practices and mindsets

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Wildlife & Biodiversity
India Eco Watch

India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of April

May 20, 2019
Every Sunday Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, …
Natural Disasters
Cyclone Fani: From the ferocious winds to the trail of destruction

Cyclone Fani: The tale of a weird storm

May 14, 2019
Here is our entire coverage on the cyclonic storm that barrelled through Odisha on May 3, 2019
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All about the first-ever global assessment on biodiversity

May 08, 2019
Down To Earth followed the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and …

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