Viral campaigns: COVID-19 norms openly flouted at political rallies in West Bengal amid surge

Large crowds packed tents, narrow lanes in West Bengal as India went from one grim COVID-19 milestone to another in April

Will India have its green moment in politics?

The fact that these issues are still remote from our understanding is evidenced by a survey which revealed that more than 74% people between the …

The rise of the rurals

The Bharatiya Janata Party's famed "Gujarat Model" gets a rude jolt in the state's recent polls, especially from rural communities in the …

(Electoral) promises to keep

Political parties have released ‘promises’ in the run-up to elections in 5 states; Will voters buy them?

West Bengal rolls out COVID-19 vaccines even as politics creeps in

Political parties blame each other of ‘vaccine theft’ in the poll-bound state

Foodgrains from the Centre to states fell by almost four million tonnes in last three years: Data

Distribution was less than release in at least 15 states

Interim Budget 2019: Board for marginal communities, but where’s the welfare?

Government announces setting up of a welfare development board for de-notified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes

Environment in elections: Will climate change alter voting dynamics in Ladakh?

Scientists, journalists and others are confident that warning signs in the cold desert & Sonam Wanghchuk’s fast have made environment a …

Farm laws repeal: Agri unions welcome move. But here’s why they won’t call off protest

The unions want minimum support price guarantee and the announcement to take effect through “due parliamentary procedures”

West Bengal Panchayat election: Candidates in fray campaign on green issues

Environmentalists welcome trend, but point out slack from mainstream political parties 

Modi’s COVID-19 bungle tilted Bengal more towards Mamata

COVID-19 nightmare enveloping India and West Bengal in the last 3 phases of the state’s elections helped TMC win, experts say

Rajasthan faces farmers' ire for arresting their leaders ahead of indefinite protest

The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee says that the state government arrested farmer leaders on Tuesday to preempt an …

West Bengal staring at COVID-19 spike by end of election season, warn experts

Kolkata and North 24 Parganas worst-hit in ongoing surge of infections  

Andaman & Nicobar wants to take a reverse gear on oil palm

Sixteen years after the Supreme Court banned monoculture plantations in the islands' fragile ecosystem, the administration wants it revoked

Indian political parties must prioritise climate change on their manifestos

This would help in mitigating the impacts of climate change and ensure that the country is on a sustainable and resilient path towards a better future

Forest Rights Act to cast its shadow on polling in Himachal Pradesh

A large section of people in the hill state are united in their stand to boycott the elections as successive governments have failed to implement FRA

West Bengal polls: What’s in it for Adivasis and forest dwellers?

For political parties, tribal votes matter more than including tribal concerns in their political agenda.  

How companies got their way on biodiversity

Amendments to the Biodiversity Act let companies off the hook on having to share the benefits of using biological resources

Jharkhand gets first non-tribal chief minister

Tribal people protest swearing in of non-tribal chief minister; Raghubar Das announces sops for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

Verdict 2024: Did farmer grievances about paddy MSP lead to BJD’s defeat in Odisha?

Leaders feel farmers may have bought into the BJP’s promise to pay Rs 3,100 as paddy MSP if it came to power  

2024 Lok Sabha polls: With almost 50% electorate, women voters to drive elections this year

In recent times, women-based welfare schemes have played a major role in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh polls

Environmental issues figured nowhere in Uttarakhand elections

Around 170 hydropower and a number of sand mining projects in the pipeline or underway

Will the mining stalemate affect Lok Sabha polls in Goa?

The mining industry’s poorest stakeholders, who comprise a sizeable population of Goa, have been rendered jobless by a state dragging its …

Election 2014: How green are our political parties?

A look at the future of green clearances through the manifestos of political parties in the electoral fray

Madhya Pradesh assembly elections: Will MSP promises make a difference?

Madhya Pradesh government at present is buying 36% of wheat produce, 19% of paddy from farmers