Land Bill gets new name and many amendments

States get freedom to decide whether land under multi-crop is to be acquired

Chinese parliamentary report slams country’s neglect of air pollution

Report pulls up local officials for their inaction

It is Congress all the way in Telangana local bodies polls

Congress performs better than TRS in Telangana, but wiped out by TDP in Seemandhra

Maharashtra government dismisses 166 ‘corrupt’ agricultural market committees

Agricultural markets have turned into centres of political power, say farmers’ organisations

Everybody’s loss

Delisting fruits and vegetables from APMC Act in Congress-ruled states will not benefit farmers

US seeks strict scrutiny of World Bank lending to hydroelectric projects

External evaluation process to ascertain effectiveness of lendings recommended

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

Jharkhand Assembly elections: parties ignore deforestation, displacement and pollution

Corruption and political stability on political parties’ agenda; 55 candidates have criminal charges pending against them

India to adopt uniform licensing for gas, oil exploration

Policy proposed to bring uniformity in contractual provisions for exploration and production of all types of hydrocarbon resources, says minister …

Karnataka polls: Bellary goes to mining barons

Winners Anil Lad of Congress and Anand Singh of BJP are mine owners. Reddy brothers' associate Sriramulu also wins

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

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

India becomes first country to adopt an agroforestry policy

Four-day world congress on agroforestry in Delhi pushes for accelerating growing trees on farms for sustainable agriculture and mitigating …

US Congress tells government to oppose large dams

It also seeks compensation and redress to people who suffer violation of human rights, including forced displacement, resulting from loan, grant, …

Government introduces land amendment bill amid protests, walkout

Farmers and civil society groups march on Delhi streets to protest Narendra Modi government’s anti-farmers and anti-people bill which …

Modi’s Ganga sutra and the politics of Varanasi

River pollution and sewage are top of the agenda for all parties, but Latha Jishnu who spent several days on the campaign trail in Varanasi is …

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 …

In the Parliament on July 22, 2015

MPs raised a question on the status of nuclear safety in India and sought details about the country’s nuclear fuel stocks

Could Bhopal gas victims have got more compensation?

A 1988 confidential letter by JRD Tata to Rajiv Gandhi reveals Union Carbide was willing to pay a higher compensation in case of an out-of-court …

Meet some young scientists of India

Here's what they have to say about how their work can help India progress and what needs to be done to ensure effective and relevant research in …

Public funds for private research?

Prime minister unveils new science policy at the inaugural of Indian Science Congress

Catching them young

Every year, the Indian Science Congress Association awards young scientists of the country. Down To Earth spoke to some of the winners about …

Telangana Bill: MPs disrupt Parliament proceedings, 17 suspended

One MP took out a knife in the Lok Sabha and another used pepper spray, say media reports

Science congress fails to attract best brains

Parliamentary committee slams regulatory system on GM crops

Says the crops have an impact on health and the environment and that these aspects were overlooked while approving Bt Brinjal trials in India

For a healthy capital

Delhi has a high burden of patients not only from the capital but also from states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan