Who is watching GM crops?
As India gets ready to unleash a vast number of genetically modified (GM) food crops, politicians have joined activists in opposing engineered …
Rights without benefits
Over 1.3 million tribals and forest dwellers have got rights over the land they had been using for years under the Forest Rights Act. This can, …
Eye on the storm
Cyclone Phailin has not taken many lives but has left behind a trail of destruction that severely cripples people’s livelihood. What did it …
Towards food security: perspectives from three continents
The Food Insecurity Report 2014, released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) last week, has revealed that one …
Kind to cash
The government has a plan to reach welfare to the poor without wasting money. It wants to put hard cash in their hands instead of spending on …
Sabhas we listen to
On the 30th year of Panchayati Raj, the rise of the Gram Sabha holds the hope of making local-government accountable
Centre’s Rs 64,000 cr plan for future pandemics: What does it consist of?
New policy aimed at improving tertiary care, diagnostics and surveillance; it will supplement National Health Mission, says government
Will Modi keep his power promise?
The NDA government is more than 2,000 days behind schedule for providing electricity to all households in India
Union Budget 2022-23: Number of centrally sponsored schemes cut by half
19 schemes under Ministry of Women & Child Development ‘rationalised’ revamped to only 3
Net profit
Jharkhand taps its dam reservoirs and ponds to boost fish production as well as livelihood
DTE Ground Report: Why MGNREGA workers in West Bengal are in dire straits
The Centre has blocked the state’s funds for the rural employment scheme for over a year, jeopardising the economic conditions of many villagers
Fault lines in expressway
To assess the extent of the ecological damage that construction activity is causing, Down To Earth travelled 250 km on the Char Dham Mahamarg …
India’s Nutrition Atlas goes live
The Nutrition Atlas provides information and data on nutritional status of population groups at national and state levels
Sick(le) charade
The NDA government's new and revised schemes to augment rural development are yet to show any results
What to expect from the budget
Narendra Modi's first budget may have many surprises contrary to popular expectations being raised in media. Don't ignore the deficit monsoon and …
Government schools in Bihar in danger of being replaced by cheap, dingy tuition centres: Report
Hardly any students attend; teacher-children ratio not adhered to; no uniform and textbooks for children, report finds
What India’s first assessment of district hospitals found
Not all 707 district hospitals performed as standards demand
Agriculture sustains growth, but what about the whole year?
All sectors of Indian economy, except farm, remain below 2019-20 levels
Environment ministry allows state authorities to deal with EC violation cases
A notification by the environment ministry to allow state authorities to deal with violation cases puts a serious question mark on project …
50 debt-ridden weavers in Varanasi committed suicide since Modi became PM
Conditions of weavers community got worse during Modi regime, reveal experts’ findings
National Saffron Mission has failed due to government insensitivity, say growers
The ailing industry was badly hit by last year’s floods which damaged saffron worth Rs 668 crore
Obituary: Former health secy Keshav Desiraju fought hard against corruption in health industry
He was summarily transferred to the ministry of consumer affairs during his tenure as the health secy
Will electoral compulsions force govt to use muscular tech?
Display of technological power is being identified as a valid political tool to galvanise public sentiment
National Clean Air Programme is a half hearted policy
India may have announced the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), but neither does it have any legal backing nor financial support, making it a …
CSE welcomes apex court’s rap to authorities on Delhi pollution
The court has given a stern message to authorities and set a higher benchmark for enforcement of measures to prevent air pollution measures, the …