गाय संकट- 3, मेवात का कलंक
हरियाणा का पिछड़ा जिला गाय से जुड़े सख्त कानून की सजा पा रहा है। लोगों की छवि गोस्तकर के रूप में बनाई जा रही ...
अनाज की अधिकता का दावा आंकड़ों की बाजीगरी तो नहीं?
भारत में एक तरफ जहां भूख चरम पर है, वहीं दूसरी तरफ देश में जरूरत से अधिक अनाज होने का दावा किया जा रहा ...
Cattle slaughter ban to turn today’s girls into anaemic women: study
The research paper says that women exposed to the ban in their year of birth are 10% more likely to be anemic in their prime reproductive age
India claims to be self-sufficient in food production but facts say otherwise
If the government decides to feed all its hungry people, India's tag of a net exporting country will be easliy lost
Centre approves Operation Green pilot in 8 states
17 clusters have been chosen in 8 states to roll out the pilot of Operation Green, a Central scheme aimed to contain annual price distress …
Crop burning: New machines don’t solve, but add to menace
Debt-ridden farmers have to either rent or buy the machines, which pose several threats to their next crop
Maharashtra penalises traders for buying below MSP
Traders in designated state markets to attract 1-year jail term or fine up to Rs 50,000 or both if they buy farm commodity below the announced …
किसने लूटी नर्मदा
उद्धाटन के वक्त लबालब भरे सरदार सरोवर बांध का पानी आखिर कहां गया? सरकार ने पानी देने से क्यों हाथ खड़े कर दिए हैं?
'Odisha's waterman'
Ranjan Panda of Water Initiative Odisha, is a researcher, environmentalist and activist. He describes the threats to rivers and water bodies of Odisha
Creative accounting, window dressing apart Centre's COVID-19 relief package 0.5% of GDP: Jean Drèze
The Centre announced a relief package recently and a few other interim measures after the 21-day nationwide lockdown to combat COVID-19 left …
Water-stressed in India: Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh paints a dismal picture
No funds released under Jal Shakti Abhiyan, MGNREGS works incomplete: District officials
Locust attack: Excessive pesticide use will take its toll on Thar ecology
The strongest pesticides used to counter locust invasions will leech into waterbodies and crops, say experts
भारत में रह रहे दुनिया के 28 फीसदी गरीब: मानव विकास सूचकांक 2019
यूूएनडीपी के वार्षिक मानव विकास सूचकांक के मुताबिक, भारत में 2005 से 2015 के दौरान लगभग 27.1 करोड़ लोग गरीब रेखा से बाहर निकल ...
No worries, government assures dairy industry on RCEP
India’s homegrown dairy industry would require a support of around Rs 8-10 per kilogram of milk if the government allows import of dairy …
Spinning industry seeks government help
Industry association recently published advertisements in newspapers, seeking govt attention
Government’s flip-flops on heatwaves
While the Central government has been keeping a tab on heatwaves since 2014, officially, it has refused to declare them as natural disasters
Doubling farmers’ income discussed in a closed door meeting
What is the use of strategy when no special budget was allocated to double farmers’ income, says a senior NITI Aayog official anonymously
Pest attacks on rise across India, yet no discussion on spurious pesticides
As allegedly fake pesticides prove ineffective in controlling pests, farmers resort to indiscriminate spraying
Ensure no coercive action taken against defaulting farmers: Supreme Court to Tamil Nadu
Petitioners argued that rise in suicide cases was due to punitive action taken by bank officias against drought-hit farmers who are not able to …
रास नहीं आया पुनर्वास
नर्मदा कंट्रोल अथॉरिटी ने 16 जून को सरदार सरोवर बांध परियोजना के पूर्ण होने की आधिकारिक घोषणा कर दी। इससे प्रभावितों के सामने अब ...
State-run insurance firms headless; PMFBY implementation suffers
Performances of private insurance companies were also not encouraging, though they had been opted for those states where risk was less
Amendments to century-old laws on tribal rights spark protests in Jharkhand
The proposed amendments would increase land acquisitions for mining and other industrial uses, causing mass displacement of tribals
Darkness before light
Down To Earth visited Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh and found that despite electrification, households continue to depend on kerosene and …
Pulses, neglected for long
Despite being a world leader in pulses production, India has been forced to import due to crop loss and seed deficit. The sharp rise in prices is …
Supreme Court directs Centre to prepare national disaster plan to tackle drought
The apex court has directed the Union government to revise the Drought Management Manual at the earliest till the end of 2016