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Mara II Mahan coal block in MP’s Singrauli is emblematic of India’s ongoing energy dilemma
The coal block will power India’s energy needs, as we are still highly reliant on fossil fuels; but what about the local people of the area,…
Overcoming digital divide key to achieving Digital India goal
Those with gender, caste and class privileges enjoy enhanced access to technology & internet, contributing to their progress
Is legal assurance of MSP for farmers viable? What are its implications?
Consumer-centric approach by the government has had a considerable impact on farmers
Our actions, a product of probability & determinism, can effect change
Humans retain the potential to influence their fate, particularly in the near future
DTE Coverage: Sikkim Disaster 2023, as it happened
Down To Earth covered the unfolding disaster of the South Lhonak Lake bursting from various angles
Sikkim’s Chungthang dam collapse signals the need for dam safety & emissions reduction
Any hydroelectric project situated downstream of unstable lakes carries the risk of being washed away.
Rural unemployment in central India: Why Adivasi communities are worst-hit
The focus of MGNREGA has to be re-shifted to employment generation from asset building
Global Hunger Index: Why is India trailing?
India ranked 94 in global hunger index 2020 among 107 countries
How important is basic infrastructure in securing livelihoods of Adivasis
A significant proportion of poverty in backward areas is due to a gap in basic infrastructure and its deficiency
New findings on human-induced drift of Earth’s rotational pole is a wake-up call
Change in mass distribution is one of the key drivers of polar motion
India has registered a global first of a plant fungus infecting humans; climate change, AMR will exacerbate it
Fungi can now evade the process by which the body defends itself; global warming, which narrows the thermal difference between humans and their …
How does elementary literacy impact Adivasi livelihoods? SAL 2021 report sheds light
Family heads had no school education in 53% of Adivasi households in Jharkhand and 58.6% in Odisha
Climate action can help address crop loss in Central India
Small and marginal farmers in the central plateau are gradually finding agriculture non-viable
Has forest rights Act enhanced the lives of Adivasis?
Declining biodiversity of forests has led to more vulnerability for the majority of Adivasis living in and around the forest
Deucha Pachami: Mining India’s largest coal block will displace 21,000 in Bengal
21,000 will be displaced, out of which 9,034 will be Adivasis from Santhal community
Drying up of MGNREGA allocation will shrink the rural economy further
The focus of MGNREGA has, over time, shifted from employment creation to asset creation
Collapse of Adivasi self-governance system in Jharkhand: Need to implement PESA in letter and spirit
The PESA Act is considered to be the backbone of tribal legislation in India; proper implementation can rejuvenate self-governance system in …
What India can learn from Bangladesh about closing its gender gap
Post-1971, Bangladesh embarked on an inclusive development strategy involving various non-government stakeholders, religious bodies and aid …
Why inequality is India’s worst enemy
India’s per capita gross domestic product increased five times between 2000 and 2019. The income, however, is concentrated only in a few …
How Adivasis of one Jharkhand village are trying to preserve ethnomedicine
With ‘civilisation’ and ‘modernity’ having made inroads into India’s tribal areas, its heritage of traditional …
