Sugar mills owe cane farmers Rs 18,143 crore
Food minister Paswan’s information to Parliament dates some dues back to 2017-18 season
Name change of Forest Conservation Act imperative, as it is treated as ‘Forest Clearance Act’: DG forests
Joint Parliamentary Committee accepted all proposed amendments to Act, including name change, on July 20
Reclassifying forests, exemptions from clearances: What changes does Bill to amend Forest Conservation Act propose
Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 is among the Bills set to be tabled in Parliament’s ongoing monsoon session
As told to Parliament (December 7, 2022): 71% Indians can’t afford nutritious food, member of Parliament cites DTE report
More than 1.7 million people die every year due to diseases caused by poor diet, DTE reported
Energy Conservation Amendment Bill 2022: It all boils down to targets for industries
The targets for renewable energy and carbon markets need to be ambitious over and above existing targets set by companies
Droupadi Murmu to Rekha Devi: Women who rose from Panchayats to Assemblies, Parliament
As India observes three decades of the formalisation of Panchayati Raj Institutions, DTE explores the political journey of a few exceptional …
Unconditional basic income: Signature collection for European Citizens’ Initiative begins
ECI calls on the European Commission to draw up a proposal to introduce universal and unconditional basic income across the European Union
Forests up for grabs?
The amended Forest Conservation Act opens up large swathes of forestland for different non-forest activities
European Parliament passes nature restoration law with 336 votes in favour, 300 against
The final text will now be negotiated. The aim is to reach a deal before EU Parliament elections in 2024
As told to Parliament (March 24, 2022): Tropical Indian Ocean warmed by 1°C from 1951-2015
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As told to Parliament (March 16, 2022): India to triple nuclear power capacity this decade
'Green Party’s rise is a response to the rise of nasty populist movements'
Newly-elected Member of European Parliament from the British Green Party, Catherine Rowett speaks to Down To Earth about the significance of the …
EU Parliament votes in favour of Critical Raw Materials Act
The European Union, the world’s largest trading bloc, aims to reduce its dependence on China and increase its domestic capacity for …
As told to Parliament (August 6, 2021): 65 Zika virus cases reported in Kerala
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As told to Parliament (July 20, 2021): Deaths due to mucormycosis at 4,332
Farm laws repealed in Parliament without discussion
Passed in the Lok Sabha in under 5 minutes; passed in Rajya Sabha after a brief discussion
Controversial Bill to amend Forest Conservation Act passed by Lok Sabha
Union environment minister refutes all concerns, calls amendments ‘progressive’
Expenditure by Ministry of Cooperation jumped to 57% from 6% in just a month
The Union ministry spent Rs 136 crore in 10 months till January 31, 2023; then Rs 377 crore by February 24, finds a Parliamentary Standing …
Gaurav Gogoi to table bill for changing air pollution law
Congress MP said updating 1981 legislation concerning air pollution was need of the hour
As told to Parliament (March 29, 2023): No report of starvation deaths from states, UTs, claims minister
Bring law to guarantee minimum support price: Bharatiya Kisan Sangh
RSS organ voices opposition to provisions of recent farm laws after farmers across spectrum hit streets in protest
India’s agrarian distress: How dissent has been on the rise
At least 50 major protests were reported across 20 Indian states in 9 months between January and September 2020
Kremlin expands online voting possibilities amid COVID-19 fears
The new bill removes federal legal obstacles to expanding distance voting
As told to Parliament (December 19, 2022): No evidence to link poor AQI in NCR with green cracker burning
Delhi-NCR air quality in October, November 2022 best in 7 years, Ashwini Kumar Choubey tells Lok Sabha
Exclusive: Did a minister cite a non-existent study in her Parliament reply
Renuka Singh Saruta had attributed a study to IIT-Delhi on COVID-19 in tribal areas; but the institution does not have it