Re-election hopes fading, Trump tries for an election win in the courts
The Trump campaign is launching a well-planned legal assault to challenge the validity of ballots and the process of vote-counting itself
Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden differ deeply on climate justice, common sense
Senators Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are not far apart in their climate rhetoric
Roti, kapda, makaan... and vaccine: Can it sway elections
With potential COVID-19 vaccines equalling cheap foodgrains’ power as a poll promise, can vaccine sub-nationalism be far behind
South Africans are finally set to know who funds their political parties
Even as the Supreme Court of India is in the middle of hearing a petition on political funding here's looking at how South Africa is dealing …
How democratic was the 16th Lok Sabha?
A lot of recent decisions, like Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s low attendance in Parliament to passing Constitutional Amendment Bill as a …
Dirty air killing Indians early and in large numbers
1.2 mln early deaths by breathing dirty air; dying 2.6 years earlier; COPD, lung cancer high on chart; diabetes the new rogue. Electoral mandate …
Drought but why: Deciphering the disaster in detail
Do you know that a normal monsoon doesn’t mean no drought and the same districts are parched every year. Read all this and much more here …
New Government’s Agenda: Conserve now
Disregard for biodiversity conservation over the past two decades needs immediate redressal
India’s new government faces job creation challenge
The election results have proven that "Modi's guarantee" is no longer enough. The people of India want stronger policies on employment and …
Simply Put: Election Results 2024
The crisis of India’s parliamentary democracy
Parliament’s hollowing out can only be checked, and reversed, by a successful electoral challenge to the Modi personality cult
Global triggers: Why these five big issues could cause significant problems in 2024
Trends of global power tensions, open war, democratic decline and extreme job market fluctuations are likely to continue in 2024
A one-sided election risks Bangladesh’s future
With the distinction between the state, government and party obliterated, Bangladesh is heading towards a personalised autocracy
Many more may fall into poverty trap and several may not escape it
Here’s how poverty, political myopia and ecological degradation are inter-related
Laws are chipping away at democracy around the world
Trouble is brewing around the world, say experts
Did women-oriented schemes work for BJP in Assam
Poll data shows women equalled men in voting turnout during the three phases of the election
Green protocol not being followed in Odisha local body polls: Activists
Candidates used non-biodegradable election materials such as flex posters and also nailed campaign materials to trees, claim activists
DTE Coverage: In Gujarat Elections 2022, ‘issues’ don’t seem to matter any more
Why the ruling BJP comes across confident despite complaints of unemployment, price rise
Ground report: 50% reservation in Panchayat a starting point for Haryana women
Proxy candidature, minimum educational qualifications still holding back candidates at grassroots level
Mewat Makeover: Will Haryana’s election laws be a catalyst for female education
For the first time in Haryana, 50 per cent reservation has been given to women in Panchayat elections
In poll season, Punjab debates legalising poppy seed and opium farming
Proponents feel the two crops will help farmers, save Punjab’s groundwater and wean its youth from synthetic drugs
'Women should be self-reliant to make a big difference in society'
Down To Earth talks to Pramila Bisoi, an SHG leader chosen to contest Aska Lok Sabha seat in Odisha
Will recent floods change voting pattern in Kerala?
Despite the devastating floods and the 'flawed' rehabilitation process, these issues are not going to be big in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, …
For the survivors of 1999’s Super Cyclone in Odisha, polls mean nothing
None of the political parties in the state have provided them with amenities ranging from sources of livelihood to cyclone shelters to …
Revolt of the rich and the poor
When a recent report says 26 people now own the same wealth as the world's poorest half and the IMF chief flags risks associated with India’…