Workers missing from tea gardens of north Bengal and Assam

Rural employment guarantee scheme is keeping them engaged

Universal health scare

The country’s planners are debating how to provide healthcare to all. In a drastic shift from the 65-year-old public health system, the …

Angry Vidarbha farmers vote for BJP

Congress loses its bastion for failing to implement poverty alleviation schemes and inadequate disaster relief for farmers in distress

South Asia

COVID-19: Centre’s financial package through DBT attracts criticism

Financial assistance given to approximately 390 million beneficiaries, says Union government, countered by experts who say stranded migrants left out

Rare takes on the year just passing by

Being a Down To Earth reporter entails merging the personal with the professional. The magazine you so dearly own has a fascinating world hidden …

Fresh development plan for naxal-affected districts

Rural schemes to be more flexible; get more funds

Mr Modi, Wish us a Happy Environment Day

Bamboo rising

Five years after it was implemented, the Forest Rights Act finally takes root. Communities across the country rush to claim rights over forests …

Tensions that continue

While launching this newsmagazine, our founder-editor Anil Agarwal had said that in the years ahead, India will have to seize every possible …

In short

Environment Day: Green agenda for new government

Get the focus on environment and health, Mr Prime Minister