Not BJP, not Congress: Women voters are real winners today

The results to the elections to the five state legislative assemblies underscore how women play an increasingly important role in India’s …

संसद में 33 प्रतिशत महिलाओं की उपस्थिति 55 साल में होगी

महिला मतदाताओं की बढ़ती संख्या के बावजूद विधानसभाओं मे�…

It will take 55 years to have one-third women representatives in Parliament

Despite women voting in record numbers, Parliament didn’t enact the Women’s Reservation Bill that promised to keep aside a third of …

ऊंची कीमत के बाद भी घाटे में क्यों है किसान?

खेतीबाड़ी करने वाला पांच लोगों का एक परिवार एक दिन में …

You may pay a steep price but does the farmer make any money?

A farming household of five earns Rs 221/day, less than a person’s daily minimum wage

Environment as the enemy

We celebrate disruptive financial decisions as a sign of decisive leadership. So why not in the case of environmental emergencies?

The world gets a note of caution on gene drives introduction

The Convention on Biological Diversity meeting wants countries to seek “free, prior and informed consent” before introducing new …

Why the world is worried about this new biotechnology

In the Convention on Biological Diversity, a moratorium on biotechnology, like genetically engineered mosquitoes, takes centre stage

Will this be the fourth consecutive warm winter?

Longer monsoon spell, warm winter lengthen mosquito-borne disease outbreaks across India

Why Africa's healthcare is struggling with basics

Without political will and robust investments in healthcare, Africa cannot break out of the underdevelopment trap

To meet global target, countries want formal control over indigenous communities’ lands

As the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting takes stock of Aichi Targets, the suggestion of bringing indigenous communities’ areas …

किसानों से 100 लाख हेक्टेयर उपजाऊ जमीन लेकर बंजर दी

उपजाऊ जमीन का दूसरे काम में उपयोग हुआ। इसकी भरपाई बंजर ज�…

Have regional parties lived up to people’s aspiration?

Be it Andhra, be it Bihar, regional parties have followed economic policies laid down by national parties

More than 50% of India’s tribal population has moved out of traditional habitats

Tribals are quitting farming fast; every second household now survives on manual labour in an informal economy

Do public protests decide election results?

Research gives a mixed verdict but given India’s socio-economic reality, protests do impact election results

आधे से ज्यादा आदिवासियों ने घर छोड़ा

आदिवासी खेती से मुंह मोड़ रहे हैं। हर दूसरा आदिवासी परि�…

In the next 14 months, 62 countries will go to polls

India’s 130 million first-time voters will play a decisive role in the world’s state of economy

The others too

The MeToo campaign comes at a time when women are being courted for electoral gains. Is it good or bad?

गरीबी का पर्यावरण

विश्व की गरीब आबादी पारिस्थितिक रूप से संवेदनशील क्षेत�…

World's poor mostly reside in ecologically fragile areas

Looking at how poverty has reduced and where, it is clear that economic growth alone will not lead to poverty eradication. Global efforts must …

Saraswati underground

Experts attempt to map the mythical river's palaeo-channels and put them to good use

जीडीपी के बहाने

भारत ने अर्थव्यवस्था के बुरे मापक पर बहस का अवसर एक बार फ…

Again, stop talking about GDP

India missed another opportunity to shed its obsession with a bad measure of economy

Did economic liberalisation push govt and civil society in to battlefield?

The opening up of India’s economy increased the number of NGOs exponentially, but then…

Indira, Manmohan, Modi: Why all see civil society with suspicion

The arrests of activists and rights campaigners is set to further dip the relationship between government and the civil society