One in four children in conflict zones are out of school: report
South Sudan, Niger, Sudan and Afghanistan are worst affected
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 25, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 7, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 24, 2023)
India lifted 415 million people out of poverty in 15 years
In 2021, there were 230 million people still in poverty & nearly 19% population vulnerable to poverty, according to the latest update to the …
Who has rights over a citizen’s body? New twist in Aadhaar controversy
Centre says citizens don’t have absolute rights over their body, but critics point to right to liberty and dignity
Cabinet approves PM-KISAN, Aadhaar Ordinance, other bills and schemes
In addition, the Cabinet has also approved the National Mineral Policy 2019 and the Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana
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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 2, 2022)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 13, 2022)
MGNREGA: Workers across 13 states protest to demand unpaid wages
Around Rs 2,800 crore are pending in wages from the Centre under MGNREGA for this financial year and around Rs 1,984 crore are pending from the …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 1, 2022)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 31, 2022)
EU conference tomorrow to give voice to indigenous people on protected areas
Comes against push by European Union, United Nations to turn 30% of world’s surface by 2030 into protected areas, which can make indigenous …
State information commissions inactive during COVID-19: Survey
A telephone survey, conducted by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, found that this was in contrast to the Central Information Commission
Poverty and emergencies keep children out of school
Every one in five children in the world are not in school, says the latest UNICEF report
‘Reason to hope’, says global report on civil society
It says that even as democratic values are being encroached upon globally, there are acts of peaceful resistance by civil society
SC verdict: Our right to privacy is fundamental; Aadhaar’s validity will be tested
A three-judge bench will decide whether Aadhaar is putting unreasonable restriction on people’s right to privacy
New draft coastal regulation allows tourism in sensitive zone, poses threat to fishers
A notification by the environment ministry allows tourism activities in ecologically sensitive areas and land reclamation for …
Latin America, the most unequal region of the world in land distribution
Economic elites use their clout to influence regulatory decisions to serve their interest by either funding political parties or controlling the media
How will Brexit impact environmental policy in the UK?
If UK decides to leave the EU, experts fear it would lead to dilution of the EU’s stringent laws, making the environment vulnerable to …
Environment in Parliament: Developments from February 25 - March 3
Some important environment and development-related questions raised in Parliament this past week
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 25, 2024)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 21, 2024)
As told to Parliament (April 7, 2022): 56,747 women scientists engaged in research and development
All that was discussed in the House through the day