What does Union Budget 2021-22 mean for students, farmers, migrants, health workers? Not much

What was expected in a time of crisis were bold decisions. But finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman decided to play it safe

Union Budget 2021-22: Do states have much to cheer for?

The recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission are unlikely to make much of a difference to cash-strapped states 

World needs to rethink internet use post COVID-19

Data storage and transmission emits 97 million tonnes carbon dioxide a year, roughly equivalent to the annual carbon footprint of Sweden and Finland

Government told Supreme Court south India didn't protest new farm laws; How true is that?

The five southern states have recorded at least 26 major protests since September 2020. Of them, December saw the maximum 12 protests.

Drop of 8.7% in India’s per capita GDP in 2020-21: First advance estimates

Country’s real GDP will shrink by 7.7 per cent in 2020-21, a government release said

कोरोनावायरस: दुनिया भर में दिसंबर 2020 में सामने आए सबसे अधिक मामले

आंकड़े बताते हैं कि कोरोना समाप्त होने की बजाय बढ़ रहा ह�…

COVID-19: Global tally, death toll peak in December

51 countries record their highest cases in the last month of 2020

‘Futures trading can bring efficiency to California’s water sector’

Michael Kiparsky from the University of California tells Down To Earth that fears about futures trading in water commoditising it are …

Every day, 28 people dependent on farming die by suicide in India

People in the farm sector accounted for 7.4 per cent of the total suicides in India, according to the latest NCRB report 

Indian farmers protests: The higher the yield, the greater the discontent

Loss of faith in government due to its perceived failure on multiple fronts regarding agrarian issues in the last 11 months have now boiled over

COVID-19: Cities become hotspots again

54% daily cases since October recorded in urban districts; rural districts had a larger caseload in August, September

COVID-19 warriors: How Assam’s Mishings brought agroforestry back into practice

A village in Assam escapes unemployment and food scarcity by reviving an ancient food forestry practice

State of India’s Environment 2019: In Figures (eBook)

This annual e-book is the end result of analysing tons of data on India’s environment and development, and using cutting edge tools to …

State of India’s Environment In Figures 2018 (eBook)

This annual compendium of environmental statistics covers diverse subjects ranging from air pollution to environmental crimes, and sanitation to …

World reports record one-day rise in COVID-19 cases

India responsible for nearly a quarter of the new cases on October 8

COVID-19: Rural India’s case load has topped since August

The pandemic has also killed more people in rural districts than in urban ones in September

COVID warriors: More action than words protect consumer rights in UP

Rajesh Choubey has stopped ration shops from pilfering, sensitised people and assisted them in finding livelihood during the pandemic 

COVID-19 warriors: How a woman in a tribal village shared vegetables from her kitchen garden

Krishna Mawasi, who lives in Kailhora village in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, claims to have helped the hungry and destitute during the lockdown

GDP loss due to COVID-19 will lead to higher mortality

As economies take a tumble in states, expect a toll bigger than the pandemic itself

भारत के 127 जिलों में हालात बिगड़े, कोरोना से होने वाली मौतें राष्ट्रीय औसत से अधिक

भारत में कोविड-19 के 51 मामलों में एक मृत्यु हो रही है। 127 जिल…

COVID-19 fatality: India average 1 death in 51 cases, but 127 districts fare worse

Data gaps, under reporting suggest pandemic is more acute than Centre, states make it to be

COVID-19 warriors: How a student group helped stranded migrants

A group of 30-odd students in rural Bengal started a forum with a helpline service, provided relief to 5,000 migrants across the country

Private hospitals grow more expensive even as insurance coverage remain low: NSSO

Out-of-pocket expenditure per hospitalisation stands at Rs 15,937 in rural areas and Rs 22,031 in urban areas

Meet the pandemic that has survived a decade

India, like most nations, is fighting two pandemics: COVID-19, the casualty numbers of which are ever rising, and swine flu, which never left the …

COVID-19: The world is staring at a recession — the first to be driven by a pandemic

The novel coronavirus disease and measures to contain outbreaks can shrink the global economy by 5.2%; that would be the 4th-…