Inheritance of loss

Whatever the poverty line, 50 per cent people in India will remain poor

Who are the poor?

Planning Commission's poverty estimates do not reflect ground reality

An exercise in flippancy

Planning Commission report for a low-carbon future disappoints

Fresh development plan for naxal-affected districts

Rural schemes to be more flexible; get more funds

Diesel price hike: no scope for roll back

'Not raising diesel prices would harm economy much more'

Male birth control options are in development, but a number of barriers still stand in the way

There has not been a new form of male birth control since no-scalpel vasectomy in 1980s

Delhi draft master plan 2041 : A heartening fresh approach to mobility

The capital's master plan has become more people-centric with time  

Let’s talk sex

Awareness campaign changes attitude towards sexual health and family planning in Bihar

ASHAs not enough to deliver healthcare to urban poor: study

'Women in urban slums need a basket of healthcare services to meet their needs'

As told to Parliament (December 11, 2023): Rice, wheat and maize crops most affected by climate change

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Use of contraceptives in Bihar doubles in 5 years: NFHS-5

Female sterilisation was the most common method of contraception in the state

Streamlining autonomy

Panchayati raj ministry suggests amendments to local governance in north-eastern states

Seamless transport

... a result of a well-coordinated city planning system and strong political will

Price to pay

It costs a fortune to own a car in Singapore

Whither freedom?

Post independence, governments expanded squeezing village republics out of existence

Direct Cash Transfer scheme begins on low key

Government scales down UID-linked scheme to 248,000 people in 20 districts

Afforestation wages in cash

Chhattisgarh violates Supreme Court order

Promising water

A lame duck Schedule of the Constitution

The true potential of the Fifth Schedule was diluted right at its conception

Lost track

Ahmedabad authorities plan to scrap cycle lanes in upcoming bus rapid transit corridors

Major embankment repair works delayed in Bihar

Some of them awaiting nod of Ganga Flood Control Committee

Eyesores to city attractions: plans afoot to develop Delhi nullahs into eco-corridors

Pilot project cleared to convert Barapullah drain into an eco-mobility corridor

Court questions sealing relief law

Delhi to explain how the law is relevant to the Capital’s planned development

Mass movement

Lavasa may lose special planning authority status

Comptroller and Auditor General had pulled up developer for illegal expansion plans