25 years of Kudumbashree: How this Kerala women’s collective intervened to empower women, fight poverty

Whenever Kerala plunged into a deep crisis, be it floods or the pandemic, Kudumbashree has been there with the state and its people through thick …

National anthems: How composers in South Africa and India are reimagining them

Modern composers are trying to free anthems from historical baggage to reflect contemporary realities

Zulu vs Xhosa: how colonialism used language to divide South Africa’s two biggest ethnic groups

The decision to think of isiZulu and isiXhosa as two separate languages can to some extent be traced back to African interpreters on whom …

Ireland is past its ‘Celtic Tiger’ days; economic growth is good and we want it to be sustainable: Roderic O’Gorman

Down To Earth talks to Irish Green Party politician and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’ …

International Women’s Day: Self-help groups are institutions with bargaining power today; now it is time for the next step

Self-help groups bring about socio-economic empowerment of women by providing access to income-generating opportunities. Focus should now be on …

India’s academic freedom declined strongly since 2013: Report

India among populous countries like China, the United States that fared poorly in the latest academic freedom index

Civil society organisations should count on their huge social capital and invest it into future actions

Civil society organisations are often targets of political interference and manipulation, which can limit their ability to operate

Veganism: Why we should see it as a political movement rather than a dietary choice

The change aimed at is a world without industrial animal agriculture, which needlessly & harmfully exploit animals  

The renewable energy transition is failing

Renewable energy isn’t replacing fossil fuel energy — it’s adding to it.

Across Africa, water conflict threatens security, health and the environment

Once conflicts escalate, they are hard to resolve and can have a negative impact on water security, creating vicious cycles of conflict

Why India took 75 years to get its first tribal woman president

In the larger scheme of things, where global capital and politics come into the picture, tribal women’s voices are missing

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 …

Green protocol not being followed in Odisha local body polls: Activists

Candidates used non-biodegradable election materials such as flex posters and also nailed campaign materials to trees, claim activists

Simply Put: Verdict 2022

The past about to return

The US-China rivalry will lead to more competition, paving a comeback for a ’brown agenda’ we can ill afford

Dilli’s dalchawal politics: The taste of power

The unabashed one-upmanship indulged by key players has made even the prospect of a joint activity a painful chore.

Bengal’s women voted fully conscious of their gender, socio-political existence: Experts

Mamata Banerjee’s persona and increasing awareness led Bengal’s women to vote as independent individuals, experts said

Simply Put: Two ‘Democracies’

Sub-Saharan Africa shows the way: A quarter of parliamentarians are women

In Mali, female representation in parliament increased by 19.5 percentage points; Burundi with 41% women parliamentarians in the upper house, …

When do politicians get to think?

The people’s representative is facing a paradox: Of keeping away from people due to COVID-19. A good vision is needed to make good politics

Coronavirus has put scientists in the frame alongside politicians – and poses questions about leadership

While science-based leadership may be popular in these times of coronavirus and Donald Trump, scientific input can only ever be limited in …

Women politicians more likely to reply to people who reach out in need, study shows

And yet, women constitute less than half of national legislators in all but four countries in the world

Simply Put: Hepatitis C virus

Simply put: Stifling Opposition

Yoshihide Suga: Who is the man set to be Japan’s next prime minister?

Suga played a crucial role in protecting former PM Shinzo Abe from greater scrutiny over numerous scandals that dogged his government