Panchayats to spend Rs 1.42 lakh crore on water and sanitation
Spend 60% grant on water and sanitation: 15th Finance Commission recommends to rural local bodies
West Bengal MGNREGS workers protest over stopping funds to scheme, non-payment of arrears
Protestors gather at chief labour commissioner office, ask for immediate action
Budget 2023-24: Marginal rise in health budget not enough to keep up with inflation, experts say
Lesser allocation for health over the years also indicates that we need to go a long way to reach the target of spending 2.5 per cent of GDP for …
Can India be ‘atmanirbhar’ by cutting budget for children
While total allocations to Union budget 2021-22 saw an increase of 14.5%, the share for children declined by 10.8% compared to 2020
Zero-budget natural farming brought big gains for Andhra farmers, shows study
Paddy farmers save water, energy and money by adopting this farming approach, the study points out
South Africa’s new budget cushions the coronavirus blow — but only briefly
The adjustments to the 2020 budget partly cushion the initial blow of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the government&…
As told to Parliament (March 15, 2023): Only 16% of India’s researchers are women
The total number of women researchers in the country is 56,747
Union budget 2020-21 - explained in 15 charts
Nirmala Sitharaman's budget has little to offer rural India. Allocation to several schemes were slashed below 2019-20 revised estimates&…
How Indian states are promoting organic, natural farming
States such as Odisha and Karnataka have started initiatives such as procurement of organic produce and linkages with PDS, ICDS and other schemes&…
Carbon pricing works to reduce emissions, says study
Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion in countries that have carbon pricing are two percentage points lower than those that …
Surviving on fish from gutter, rice: West Bengal workers bear brunt of Central freeze on MGNREGA funds
DTE ground report finds pending wages and non-commissioning of work for over a year making it hard for workers to survive
2022 too short, too far: How did the economy fare last year
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Centre’s decision on schemes reflects its conservative approach to economic revival
It will also impact the vulnerable who are already bearing the brunt of COVID-19 and the countrywide lockdown, they said
India’s coasts in danger, finds Parliamentary panel: MoEF&CC depended on World Bank funds, facing massive cuts
National Coastal Mission budget cut from Rs 723 crore in proposal to just Rs 12.50 crore in allocation
Threadbare clothes, school drop outs due to lack of uniforms: West Bengal MGNREGA workers’ lives in tatters
Central government’s freeze on funds for rural employment scheme has completely degraded villagers’ living conditions