Step forward from the backward districts
India's 100 backward districts can teach a new lesson on development
At 25, Panchayati Raj has become a powerful development instrument
Panchayats have become a kind of systematic investment plan for political parties to deepen their influence
The media and the republic
Self-governance in tribal villages is not a threat to national sovereignty
Trajectory of opinion
The social media is the winner as well as the biggest polariser of development news
Blame it on the foreign hand
Centre's motive behind the unseen "foreign hand" theory is to polarise the development discourse
Second disempowerment
Tribals have lost their decision-making power twice; first to the state then to the Maoists
More government, less governance
Environment versus development: 2014 sets the stage for bitter polarisation
गरीबी और आतंकवाद
जम्मू एवं कश्मीर में आतंकवाद की समस्या के समाधान के लिए फौजी ताकत का इस्तेमाल समझदारी भरा कदम नहीं है
A great sweep
Feisty women hill broom gatherers force the forest department to relent in a Orissa village
DTE Special on International Women’s Day 2024
Down To Earth delves into 7 exemplary initiatives to illustrate formidable influence of self-help groups
Zero hour
New Nepal
The country struggles with ways to use its diverse ecology in finalising new states
Have regional parties delivered?
They have not offered an alternative path to development to reflect local aspirations
RIP Panchayati Raj ministry
The new-found `cooperative federalism' will kill the third tier of government in India
The forgotten class
Middle class-driven anti-corruption campaign does not acknowledge the poor
For the record
Boss, the real beehive!
Rahul Gandhi’s idea of governance needs fresh focus. How about more autonomy to nearly 240,000 panchayats?
Year of electors
In 2018, close to half of the world's population will vote for their governments
The countdown begins
Irrespective of being left or right in orientation, the next elections will be about rural issues
Feeble Rights
Rights-based governance has not been accompanied by effective delivery mechanism
Memory's nemesis
An 'anniversary' story changes tack, a tragedy continues unabated
Vote for 2024
Record number of countries will go to elections at a time when young populations’ trust on democracy is waning
चुनावी लोकतंत्र कितना लोकतांत्रिक?
वैश्विक रुझान बताते हैं कि लोग इस लोकप्रिय शासन तंत्र को अब प्रभावी नहीं मानते
'Thank You' : The expression of gratitude is now propaganda tool in an elected sphere
The Indian government thanking its chief executive for a decision which is a right of the citizen makes a point: The government and the prime …
Fifteenth Finance Commission: Over Rs. 4.36 lakh crore for local governments
Local governments will get special health grants