The battle for a strong Lokpal

As the showdown between Anna Hazare and the Centre begins what implications does it have for the relationship between the government and non-…

The battle for a strong Lokpal

As the  showdown between Anna Hazare and Centre begins what implications does it have for the relationship between the government and non-…

Hope in areas dominated by Japanese Encephalitis

The new government may take efforts to eradicate the disease, says BJP representative

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

Environmental issues figured nowhere in Uttarakhand elections

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

Bihar’s development model fails to save Nitish

Bihar, touted as India’s fastest growing state under Nitish Kumar rule, has thrown up a startling mandate and shown faith in BJP. The Bihar …

Sand mafia goons attack Down To Earth correspondent, Asianet journalist

Journalists were shooting visuals showing illegal mining in Cauvery river bed in Tamil Nadu

Polavaram ordinance: protests by adivasis intensify

Over a dozen MLAs go on indefinite hunger strike in support of adivasi communities impacted by Polavaram irrigation project

Women take the lead, parties follow

Political parties are fine tuning their campaigns, policies to gain more votes of women, who are exercising their franchise in increasing numbers

Pre-election freebie distribution needs regulation: Supreme Court

Party leaders see red; claim intervention is unnecessary

Do welfare schemes catch votes?

Governments in power in the four major states that went to polls were running similar schemes, but not all registered a win

Budget through the years post liberalisation

Run up to Budget 2012-13

Angry Vidarbha farmers vote for BJP

Congress loses its bastion for failing to implement poverty alleviation schemes and inadequate disaster relief for farmers in distress

BJP's promise of energy from waste heats up Delhi civic polls

Okhla residents accuse BJP and Congress of trying to poison people by promoting waste incineration to generate electricity

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

We’ll prepare manifesto after studying other parties’ agenda: BJP

Citizens’ manifesto unveiled by civil society groups ignored by most political parties

Centre clears ordinance on food security

The ordinance, if signed by the President, will come into immediate effect

Will land Bill cross Rajya Sabha hurdle?

Narendra Modi government accuses rival parties of opposing amendments in the land acquisition law for the sake of opposition

MPs funds to now be used to develop over 2,000 ‘model’ villages

Ministry of rural development will channelise MPs’ funds through different schemes for Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

Road to disaster

Fertile land is up for grabs in western Uttar Pradesh. Private developers are acquiring it to build apartments, industries, IT institutes, and …

Power of the local

Panchayat elections almost contested with the Bihar poll. Is this desirable?

Sit up India, start worrying

Start Up India is a niche project that is unlikely to create the kind of job opportunities we need

Is the JNU row a product of cacophony and misplaced nationalism?

Down To Earth Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto's take on the goings on of the past week—dissent, debate and polarisation over the concept of …

Centre rolls out Agriculture Land Leasing Act, 2016

NITI Aayog's Panagariya wishes to extend the Act to non-agricultural uses as well, which farmer leaders oppose