Environmental charter for the new government

Sustainable development, pollution, employment generation and agrarian crisis did not play major roles in deciding the outcome of the 2019 …

Missing women voters: 21 mln can't exercise franchise this Lok Sabha polls

Excerpts from The Verdict: Decoding India’s Elections by Prannoy Roy and Dorab R Sopariwala; published by Penguin Random House India

Is there an election angle to leather industry boost?

Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, hubs of the leather industry are also up for election this month  

'Poor women and children are low priority for this government'

Criticising current government’s policies or lack of them, women demand change and empowerment across all sectors

Democracy is good for heart, increases life expectancy

A study of 170 countries between 1980 and 2016 brings out for the first time the impact of democratic systems on population health

Is 100% electrification another myth before polls?

As with most govt schemes, real efficacy of Saubhagya scheme remains unclear & there is reason to question  if the real goal of power …

It will take 55 years to have one-third women representatives in Parliament

Despite women voting in record numbers, Parliament didn’t enact the Women’s Reservation Bill that promised to keep aside a third of …

Cauvery dispute: All you need to know

In its latest development, the Supreme Court has asked the Karnataka government to release 4 TMC water for Tamil Nadu

First lesson in governance for PM Modi: Legislative tapasya (penance) is all about listening to outer world, not inner self

Union government will repeal all 3 controversial farm laws, Modi declares on Gurupurab   

Notes on how the world’s largest democracy presses the button

While the electronic voting machine system is useful and functional, officials and observers shouldn’t assume there’s no way to …

'Indian elections will always be unpredictable'

For 25 years, economist Ruchir Sharma has travelled the length and breadth of India analysing voting paterns, sociological landscapes and nuances …

Odisha Panchayat polls: Caught in a web of debt, exploitative labour only option for migrant villagers

Panchayat elections have little significance for migrant villagvers who won't be casting their votes

US following Biden’s climate plan may trigger action elsewhere too

The effect of getting the US back on track can be magnified by its example and its role on international negotiations against climate change, …

What to expect before Modi’s 'maha' deal for farmers

With just four months left for general elections, the Centre's package for farmers, even if cleared, will be partially implemented and left for …

Why political parties love schemes that benefit individual voters

Popular welfare schemes will be the focus of upcoming elections, but the unilateral focus to provide benefits to individual voter leads to less …

Delhi demands foresight

Amid promises galore by the Aam Aadmi Party , it becomes necessary to examine how it will implement its demanding manifesto and how environmental …

Rehabilitation of Uttarakhand disaster-affected top priority for new chief minister

People displaced by floods and landslides last summer spent harsh winter months in makeshift tents

Karnataka Polls 2023: ‘Common man’ issues like LPG, poverty, unemployment cost BJP its southern bastion  

Opposition Congress’ strategy of targeting the incumbent for not performing on governance issues pays off

Over-stretched poll schedule driving COVID-19 cases in Bengal, claim experts

The state recorded 216 COVID-19 cases on February 26, when the poll schedule was announced; the number shot up to 5,892 by April 14

Book Digest: The battle for Bihar, rumor and reality of COVID-19 and more

Accounts of evolution of animals and human realationship with the environment, DTE tracks contemporary books on environment and development from …

Delhi elections: Populism’s twin faces

In the Delhi elections, the Aam Aadmi Party may have benefitted from strategic voting by people who wanted to retain its agenda of welfare …

General Elections: All you need to know to be an environmentally informed voter

As India goes to polls, here’s all the knowledge you need about environment and development to make an informed decision

Congress manifesto promises jobs, welfare steps

Five focus areas include: Unemployment, poverty, farm distress, access to quality education and healthcare

Assam schoolchildren draw up agenda for 2019 Lok Sabha elections

About 500 girls from Assam, aged 14-19, have produced a 'Children’s Agenda' focusing on health, nutrition, water, sanitation and …

Have regional parties lived up to people’s aspiration?

Be it Andhra, be it Bihar, regional parties have followed economic policies laid down by national parties