Private hospitals grow more expensive even as insurance coverage remain low: NSSO

Out-of-pocket expenditure per hospitalisation stands at Rs 15,937 in rural areas and Rs 22,031 in urban areas

COVID-19: Experts raise privacy concerns about Aarogya Setu app

Prime Minister Modi had asked Indians to register on the app in the fight against coronavirus

Norwegian Embassy: A case of treading lighter on nature’s resources

A combination of low-capital initiatives by the management, maintenance policies and a clear vision that have made the Norwegian Embassy into a …

Government schools encouraging healthier lifestyles: study

The onset of many lifestyle or non-communicable diseases can be prevented or delayed by addressing these risk factors earlier in life

Take a decision on draft parking rules, Supreme Court tells Delhi govt

The apex court has given the government 10 days to decide and also give an undertaking on the schedule of bus purchase

Swachh Survekshan 2018 misses the clean mark

Majority of the top 50 cities recognised as clean by the Swachh Survekshan-2018 dump waste in poorly managed landfills and dumpsites

Is this ‘legitimate rape’?

The official response to CAG’s report on captive coal mines fails to address serious issues on the loot of natural resources

COVID-19 lockdown: Isn’t it time for the State to do business again?

The government has to step away from its role of a regulator succumbing to the pressure of businesses; it must recognise its power as procurer / …

Surviving on fish from gutter, rice: West Bengal workers bear brunt of Central freeze on MGNREGA funds

DTE ground report finds pending wages and non-commissioning of work for over a year making it hard for workers to survive

Minimum support price: Centre forms panel to consider legal guarantee

Committee to look into zero-budget farming, cropping pattern 

Bihar's striking contractual teachers left to fend for themselves amid lockdown

More than 400,000 teachers suffer from financial crunch, 60 die so far

Economic Survey 2013: spending on social sectors increased, but expenditure on rural development dipped

Expenditure on healthcare was stagnant

Panchayati Raj institutions in Bihar submitted utilisation certificates for only 42% of grants received: CAG

Staff crunch in PRIs in the state impacted the devolution of functions, the audit highlighted

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 4, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

District formation in Indian states is a tricky decision

Formation of districts leads to infra development, employment generation; But brings in operational costs too

This Champaran school shows the way for girl education, but has no govt support 

Set up in Kasturba Gandhi’s name, the school was neglected until eforts by activists six years ago   

Centre hikes MSP as kharif sowing begins

MSP hike for 17 crops was approved June 8; this is likely to encourage farmers to diversify and switch to these crops

A national emergency: SC slams Centre on COVID-19 mismanagement

The Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of the COVID-19 situation and might take over all related cases from high courts  

Government to pay Rs 11,000 crore for MGNREGA in drought-hit states

While hearing a case on the matter, the Supreme Court slammed the Centre for its ‘non-serious’ attitude and directed it to give …

“Don’t touch my car” syndrome at cost of our health

It is ironical that the city has paced up action on commercial and public transport vehicles in the city – trucks, buses, autos and taxis &…

Maharashtra proposes to reduce eco-sensitive areas to one-third

Environmentalists are wary of the state government’s decision that contradicts earlier expert-committe reports 

Voting in the global marketplace

Sustainable public procurement is about governments using their large spending power to send a signal to markets that they are interested in …

Delhi government puts cap of Rs 4,500 on H1N1 test

Private labs were reportedly charging as high as Rs 10,000 for a single test

Governance matters

It is time we focused on strengthening the capacity of regulatory agencies

Greater trust in government, people could have reduced COVID-19 caseload, fatality rate: Study

Less corrupt government resulted in more widespread, efficient COVID-19 vaccine coverage in some countries