The unbearable burden of 2015
This is the second full budget of the NDA, coinciding with the second year of its governance
How to fight heat wave, the Odisha way
Other states could take a cue from Odisha government on reducing the number of heat stroke deaths
Boss, the real beehive!
Rahul Gandhi’s idea of governance needs fresh focus. How about more autonomy to nearly 240,000 panchayats?
Floods cost India Rs 4.7 lakh crore in last 6 decades
At least 90% of the Assam’s districts are flooded and more than 50,000 people are in relief camps
Cyclones to heat waves to starvation deaths: The Odisha model for survival
It's important to remember what happens when a government lets people die in a disaster
क्यों जरूरी है किसानों के लिए सरकार का सहारा?
दुनियाभर के किसान आखिर क्यों ज्यादा से ज्यादा सरकारी मदद की मांग कर रहे हैं
15वां वित्त आयोग: स्थानीय निकायों को मिलेंगे 4.36 लाख करोड़ रुपए
आम बजट में वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने वित्त आयोग की सिफारिश को स्वीकृति दे दी है
Rules of engagement
Thirty years on, what does the Narmada Bachao Andolan teach us?
Feeble Rights
Rights-based governance has not been accompanied by effective delivery mechanism
Reclaiming retail democracy
Lone warrior
One man's battle to save a village economy
Rise of the invaders
Unprecedented rise in the world’s invasive alien species contributes to 60 per cent of extinctions and puts ecosystems at risk
Himalayan meltdown: ‘Besides global warming, pollution also impacts glaciers’
ICIMOD director general talks to Down To Earth about the first-ever assessment of climate change impacts on Hindu Kush Himalayan region and how …
First lesson in governance for PM Modi: Legislative tapasya (penance) is all about listening to outer world, not inner self
Union government will repeal all 3 controversial farm laws, Modi declares on Gurupurab
पर्यावरण के क्षेत्र में बड़ी ताकत बन कर उभर रहा है चीन
नया ध्रुवीकरण साफ तौर पर पर्यावरण को अपनी सुविधानुसार इस्तेमाल करने की गलत नीतियों का परिणाम है
पड़ताल: पंजाब-हरियाणा जैसा मंडी सिस्टम क्यों चाहते हैं दूसरे राज्यों के किसान?
देश के दूसरे राज्यों के किसान अपने जीवनयापन के लिए पंजाब या उसके पड़ोसी राज्य हरियाणा जैसे सपोर्ट सिस्टम की मांग कर रहे हैं
Indira, Manmohan, Modi: Why all see civil society with suspicion
The arrests of activists and rights campaigners is set to further dip the relationship between government and the civil society
1.2 mn schemes meant to supply drinking water to all couldn’t do it
The latest CAG report says the country might not meet the SDG goal as well with its current schemes
As Fani looms large, we should remember what a cyclone costs Odisha
Odisha, which is bracing up for the extremely severe cyclone that’s predicted to make landfall on May 3, faces two natural disasters every year
'Indian elections will always be unpredictable'
For 25 years, economist Ruchir Sharma has travelled the length and breadth of India analysing voting paterns, sociological landscapes and nuances …
Modi and `mass movement'
As Narendra Modi's regime enters its mid-term, it is time to assess: has he turned governance into a mass movement?
भारत क्यों है गरीब-3: समृद्ध प्राकृतिक संसाधनों के बीच रहने वाले ही गरीब
यह दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण है कि गरीबी उन्हीं इलाकों में ज्यादा है, जहां प्राकृतिक संपदा प्रचुर मात्रा में है। इन लोगों की क्षमता इतनी भी नहीं ...
Farmers stare at another loss despite good rains. They need a boost from govt
Indian farmers have accumulated huge debts due to crop damages and less remunerative price for produce
चंद्रयान तीन: वैज्ञानिक उपलब्धियों को भुनाने का मर्ज पुराना!
चंद्रयान तीन मिशन भारत का केवल तकनीकी प्रदर्शन भर नहीं है, बल्कि इसे राजनीतिक हथियार के रूप में भी चुनाव में इस्तेमाल किया जाएगा
Unusually long La Niña displaced record number of people in 2022
In India, disasters were mostly weather-related and displaced 2.5 million people in 2022, according to the Global Report on Internal Displacement