Yes, green issues are missing from poll discourse, but who is to be blamed?

It’s the civil society that has failed to inform and engage citizens on this crisis

No new vision in BJP manifesto

The document makes the same old promises of doubling farmers’ income by 2022, housing for all and bridging the doctor-patient ratio

NYAY a positive step: UBI pilot study lead researcher

Calling it a good intiative, Sarath Davala questions how the Congress will implement such a scheme

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: Is dung procurement a solution to UP’s stray cattle problem

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured the people of Uttar Pradesh that there will be no problem of stray cattle in the state after March 10

Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022: What role will caste play in the hills

Why are Dalits not as assertive in Uttarakhand as in Uttar Pradesh despite forming 19% of the population

UP Assembly Elections 2022: Impact of farmers’ protest likely; MSP, cane dues major issues in Jat belt

Western UP farmers say they have become aware of their rights due to the protest and will vote on them

Why Bengal tea workers feel let down by political parties

Low wages, hazardous work conditions and ‘hollow promises’ have left workers disillusioned

Ruto government has its work cut out: Kenya’s development challenges new President must address

Country hopes promises made for agriculture, healthcare, environment, water, housing, sanitation will be fulfilled

No distancing, masks at Bihar poll rallies: Experts warn of spike in COVID-19 cases

Health experts warn of rallies turning into ‘super-spreader’ events 

Chhattisgarh, MP elections: Forest rights emerge as major issue

Activists send people’s manifesto to political parties asking them to empower the tribals by recognising their rights over land and forest …

Mahanadi: Neither an election issue, nor a developmental one

The dying river is marred with pollution and irrigation issues and yet it hasn’t made it to the election agenda

Manipur Assembly Elections 2022: Loktak, climate change, carbon footprint feature in party manifestos

Most parties fighting the Manipur elections have promised action on green issues concerning the state

UP Assembly Elections 2022: Who will the riverine Nishads vote for this time

The Nishad community has been deprived of their traditional rights to river systems; for them, the polls are a matter of survival

UP Assembly Elections 2022: Political parties oblivious to climate change, pollution

Survey finds ecological concern among most urban voters, but key players BJP, SP shy away from commitments    

West Bengal elections: Activists try to push river conservation into agenda

Condition of several rivers in the state critical, puts livelihoods of thousands at risk, flagged environmentalists

Uneasy wears the Delhi crown

It may not be long before the city gets a tag of being ‘unlivable’, with its environmental indicators showing a deep and steady decline

Madhya Pradesh: Opposition forms shadow cabinet to monitor BJP government

Despite having no constitutional status, the idea is gaining popularity in India

Election 2014: AAP loses Bhavnagar, fight against nuclear plant gets tougher

BJP, which wants the country to generate more and more nuclear power, has won the seat

US Elections 2020: Why is fracking a big deal

Fracking has emerged as a key debate issue during the US polls, with both Trump and Biden attempting to woo rural voters; neither wants it banned&…

Joe Biden has a difficult task ahead on climate change even if he wins US Elections 2020

Much of his first term would go into undoing the damage caused by Trump’s tenure as President of the US and get the country …

With about 50 countries voting, 2014 could be world’s most democratic year

Lok Sabha Election 2014 in India is seen as the world’s biggest democratic exercise with more than 814 million people eligible to vote

April 2014 is world’s most democratic month

Citizens of about 50 countries will be voting this year to choose their leaders or governments

Democratic choice held hostage to cash: A tale of Odisha's urban poor

Though political parties deny such claims and these “incidents” often go unnoticed, the truth is that the poor consider elections to …

Eye-opening study on Punjab's rural women labourers poses many questions in poll season

High debts, sexual exploitation, gender disparity, caste discrimination and exclusion from the political process continue to bedevil these mostly …

Maharashtra elections: Farmers warm up to the idea of guaranteed income

Community youth’s fascination with development, however, is likely to split the farmers’ votes