As told to Parliament (July 1, 2019): India world’s largest groundwater user
All that was discussed in the House through the day
As told to Parliament (June 28, 2019): Delhi's ozone levels were beyond limits between 2016-18
As told to Parliament (June 26, 2019): India needs 5,191 more fire stations
As told to Parliament (April 7, 2022): 56,747 women scientists engaged in research and development
As told to Parliament (July 19, 2022): Kharif sowing over 59 million hectares
Food shortage, lack of law, no rolls: Obstacles India overcame for first General Elections
Five facts about the first time India voted
On average Lok Sabha members represent most number of people in the world
10 facts about Parliamentary elections
Forests up for grabs?
The amended Forest Conservation Act opens up large swathes of forestland for different non-forest activities
‘Ocean thermal energy conversion plant coming up in Lakshadweep’
The plant will power the one lakh litre per day low temperature thermal desalination plant, which converts seawater into potable water
Elections 2019: Every fourth voter a distressed farmer
Though the farmers were not an issue in the general elections they now hold the fort for the world’s fastest growing economy despite being …
Missing women voters: 21 mln can't exercise franchise this Lok Sabha polls
Excerpts from The Verdict: Decoding India’s Elections by Prannoy Roy and Dorab R Sopariwala; published by Penguin Random House India
Democracy is good for heart, increases life expectancy
A study of 170 countries between 1980 and 2016 brings out for the first time the impact of democratic systems on population health
It will take 55 years to have one-third women representatives in Parliament
Despite women voting in record numbers, Parliament didn’t enact the Women’s Reservation Bill that promised to keep aside a third of …
61 women make it to Lok Sabha in 2014 against 59 in 2009
Not a single woman candidate has won from Jharkhand, Haryana
Old agenda with new imagination
The new government must rebuild trust by being tolerant to ideas, opinions and information. It needs to strengthen ground-level institutions …
New Government’s Agenda: It’s now or never
Clean energy sectors need demand-driven markets and domestic industries that can cater to the entire value chain
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: 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
Indian democracy’s tryst with trust
Elections in India are a paradoxical see-saw between trust and legitimacy crisis
Voting without voters: Bihar migrant workers forced to sacrifice ballot rights due to financial strain
Require special provisions, free trips home to participate in democratic process
As told to Parliament (July 19, 2021): Nearly 41% households in India have piped water supply
As told to Parliament (December 14, 2021): 9,750 birds dead in Kerala district since Nov 21
As told to Parliament (March 9, 2021): Implementation of farm laws stayed till further orders
As told to Parliament (February 5, 2021): More than 16 million new job cards issued in 2020-21
As told to Parliament (July 22, 2022): UP had most number of cancer cases in 2020