Women voters are louder than ever and that’s because of poll panel, quota: Experts
In these Lok Sabha elections, women voters outnumbered men in 13 states
As told to Parliament (March 24, 2022): Tropical Indian Ocean warmed by 1°C from 1951-2015
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Election Commission, NGT, environment ministry say no to plastics in 2019 poll campaigning
Efforts are on for the first time to reduce the use of non-degradable materials during the upcoming general elections
Lok Sabha passes Women’s Reservation Bill with two-thirds majority
It will grant 33 per cent seats to women in the Lok Sabha as well as state assemblies, once it becomes law
Notes on how the world’s largest democracy presses the button
While the electronic voting machine system is useful and functional, officials and observers shouldn’t assume there’s no way to …
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
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
Civil society survey claims welfare schemes halted after Rajasthan government change
Almost 4,000 people in 16 parliamentary constituencies surveyed
Voting without voters: West Bengal may see migrants flocking home to vote & document citizenship status amid CAA worries
Migrants likely to influence fate of elections in state; CAA cloud advantage to Trinamool but BJP to leverage governance failure that led to …
Voting without voters: In Uttar Pradesh, areas with low turnout are hubs of migrant workers
EC plans to reach out to migrant workers via postcards to encourage them to vote, but it may be too little, too late
Parliamentary Digest (August 4, 2022): A million tonnes of e-waste generated in 2019-20
As told to Parliament (March 15, 2022): No proposal being considered by Centre to waive farmer loans
As told to Parliament (August 9, 2021): No data on sickle cell disease among tribals
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As told to Parliament (March 16, 2022): India to triple nuclear power capacity this decade
Land injustice, Aadhaar problems dog Jharkhand. Is the Opposition listening
Activists under Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha highlight issues that should make a buzz before the Lok Sabha elections
On the cards in Kerala: A clean, green Lok Sabha polls
Kerala Suchitwa Mission Executive Director R Ajay Kr Verma says mass involvement most crucial
Does the monsoon this year means forests for India?
The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill 2015 has crossed the doors of the Lok Sabha, but is set to face the Rajya Sabha test during the monsoon …
Telangana Bill: MPs disrupt Parliament proceedings, 17 suspended
One MP took out a knife in the Lok Sabha and another used pepper spray, say media reports
Climate change deepens India’s north-south divide
India’s new government has to resolve tensions over climate disaster compensation between the Union government and its southern states
Verdict 2024: Farmers’ angst clearly caused BJP’s retreat from India’s agrarian belt
The lacklustre performance of BJP in the agrarian belt of Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh is being attributed to the rising …
Voting without voters: Few migrant workers cast ballot for Lok Sabha and assembly polls in western Odisha
Constituencies with high migration levels witness poor voter turnout
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
Voting without voters: Migrant workers in Odisha’s Nuapada unable to afford trip home to cast ballot
About 75,000 workers in district are migrant labourers and 63,000 of them eligible voters
Parliamentary Digest (July 29, 2022): 100 million kids get their first Covid vaccine dose
As told to Parliament (February 3, 2021): India lost 127 tigers in 2021