Simply Put: What India wants
There is a probability of above normal temperatures during polling phases, says Election Commission
EC issues list of dos and don’ts for voters; also directs provision of facilities at polling stations to prevent heat-related health …
General Elections 2024: Elections in the time of heatwaves
The Election Commission of India has made preparations to ensure voter safety and accessibility amid the prediction of blistering heatwaves
Environment in elections: Will climate change alter voting dynamics in Ladakh?
Scientists, journalists and others are confident that warning signs in the cold desert & Sonam Wanghchuk’s fast have made environment a …
G7 way off-track in emission cuts to achieve 1.5°C target; finding significant as WMO says Asia ‘global disaster capital’
Present policies mostly paper tigers; India need greater ministerial integration to counter climate impacts, say experts
Environment in elections: Andhra’s Rayalaseema battling drought conditions for 4 years, but ignored in poll manifestos
87 Mandals in four districts classified as ‘severely affected’ areas with less than 50% Kharif and 20% Rabi operations seen since 2020
Simply Put: Real issues
Environment in elections: Deucha Pachami coal mine project in Birbhum unlikely to be an issue in May 13 polls
State government provided job largesse and promised financial help to local population to nip the movement in the bud
Environment in elections: Natural disasters overlooked in Himachal Pradesh poll campaigns
Environmental issues at bottom of both major political parties’ manifestos for June 1 elections, but not discussed in speeches
DTE Coverage: Environment in elections
A 9-part series on whether environmental issues are influencing the 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Environment in elections: Drought not on poll agenda even as north Karnataka records 3rd-lowest rainfall in over 100 years
Region’s people feel things can’t remain same even as other parts of Karnataka have no water problems
Simply Put: Environment in elections
Environment in elections: Droughts fail to make it to poll issues in Jharkhand
Severe drought conditions in the state over the past two years ignored by politicians during campaigns, say farmers
Indian democracy’s tryst with trust
Elections in India are a paradoxical see-saw between trust and legitimacy crisis
As Bihar’s politicians forget water bodies in poll din, citizens issue declaration to remind them of the precious resource
The Jal-Jan Declaration highlights floods and droughts in the state and urges politicans to come out with solutions
The crisis of India’s parliamentary democracy
Parliament’s hollowing out can only be checked, and reversed, by a successful electoral challenge to the Modi personality cult
Voting without voters: In Odisha, turnout suffers in districts home to migrants despite promise of goodies, travel fare
Lowest turnout in Berhampur in Ganjam district, CM's home turf, due to large-scale migration to other states, say experts
Lok Sabha 2024: Too hot to vote during Phase 2?
DTE looks at if heat is playing any role in voter turnout this election or ECI’s heat-related concerns are unfounded
Simply Put: Lok Sabha Elections 2024
Lok Sabha 2024: Is it too hot to vote?
DTE analyses if there is a direct correlation between rising temperatures and a decrease in voter turnout
Lok Sabha 2024: Did heat dissuade voters during phase 3?
Almost half of the districts analysed saw a rise in temperature as well as a lower voter turnout on polling day on May 7, 2024