Zika has unborn victims in Madhya Pradesh
As India fights its first Zika outbreak, Down To Earth finds a grievously unprepared response system in virus-hit districts of Vidisha and Bhopal …
Highlights of 2016 UNICEF report on the state of the world's children
The UNICEF report, titled The State of the World's Children 2016, makes startling revelations on prevalence of inequity in child health, …
In wait for revamp
Researchers and government call for new ideas to revive Indian science yet again. Will it work?
Murder mystery in Bihar
The killing of two social activists has left behind a series of unanswered questions. On the evening of January 24 social activists Sarita and …
Prosperity and Beyond
A quarter of a century ago, a jeep driver decided it was time to make a change. Ralegan Siddhi, made into a model village by Anna Hazare, faces …
Flight into danger
While cranes are regularly hunted in parts of Pakistan, villagers in Rajasthan are doing their best to protect these endangered species
Water beneath our homes
Fall of a premier institute
Amid funds siphoning allegations, future of National Institute of Pharma Education seems bleak
COVID-19 update: India education ministry cancels board exams for Class X
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Delhi transport minister Kailash Gehlot test positive for virus
Independence Day 2020: Learning under the shadows of COVID-19
Why education is all the more important in disastrous times
COVID-19: Inducing child, early and forced marriage
The lockdown has interrupted protective measures that need to be restarted immediately
National Medical Commission Bill: Govt ignored key advices
There was no mention of community health providers in the version of the Bill the parliamentary standing committee studied and their opposition …
‘Need to be accompanied biggest reason for girl student drop outs’
New study says 90 per cent of over 3,000 girls in 1,604 households across four states claimed this to be the reason
Caught in the web
Of poverty, life in India has improved little over the past decade, reports the planning commission's National Human Development Report 2001
Food for taught
Should Karnataka expand the midday meal scheme without fine-tuning it?
Mizoram’s malignancy
Cancer gnawing at the northeast state
Shaky foundations
Truth or dare
By publicly disclosing the environmental status report and commissioning an ngo for its preparation, Pune Municipal Corporation has grabbed …
मानव विकास सूचकांक में एक पायदान लुढ़का भारत, 189 देशों की रैंकिंग में 131 वें स्थान पर पहुंचा
मानव विकास सूचकांक की 189 देशों की इस लिस्ट में भारत को 131 वां स्थान दिया गया है, जबकि पिछले वर्ष (2018 में) भारत ...
ICFRE-ICIMOD’s REDD+ Himalayan programme extended till 2020
Launched in January 2016 in Mizoram, the project addressed the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in India's Himalayan states
Two years of Modi government: A civil society review
According to a report, government allocation in most social sectors do not address critical concerns in health, education and civic …
Dash for cash
Government unprepared but goes ahead with direct cash transfer
Nobel Peace Prize to child rights champions from India and Pakistan
Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay selected for their fight against injustice towards children
World risks spending $250 billion on simply monitoring UN development goals: report
The number should be reduced from the current 169 targets
South Asian Union: Dream reality?
A closer-knit South Asian community is not beyond the realms of possibility now. At the 12th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation …