Orphaned by apathy
Hidden from the outside world, this is the plight of the Van Taungiyas. They were hired during the British rule as resident labourers to plant …
COVID-19: Climate-related disasters impact labour more than wars
The ongoing pandemic will add to already-reduced labour productivity caused by natural disasters whose frequency has doubled since 2000
Rights without benefits
Over 1.3 million tribals and forest dwellers have got rights over the land they had been using for years under the Forest Rights Act. This can, …
2012 a drought year, accepts government
Met department delayed fresh monsoon forecast for a fortnight. El Nino is active
Will welfare schemes win votes for UPA?
An analysis of Brazil’s last three elections suggests that peopleÔÇêdo vote for parties for such initiatives, but only when …
True measure of growth
Every 4th suicide in 2019 by daily wage earners: NCRB
National Crime Records Bureau report shows 2/3 of those who died by suicides earned less than Rs 278 a day
Over 80% Indians not covered under health insurance: NSSO survey
Most people finance hospitalisation by digging into savings and borrowing
वैश्विक औसत से अधिक तेजी से पिघल रहा है हिंदु कुश हिमालय
वैश्विक तापमान को 1.5 डिग्री सेल्सियस तक सीमित रखने के बाद भी यह क्षेत्र इस सदी अधिक तेजी से गर्म होगा
To meet global target, countries want formal control over indigenous communities’ lands
As the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting takes stock of Aichi Targets, the suggestion of bringing indigenous communities’ areas …
Government tries to harvest success with farmer-friendly Budget
The 2016 Budget has the right intent for the rural sector, but lacks clarity
Is Arctic rush worth it?
With Shell's proposed oil exploration in the Chukchi Sea, we revisit the potential impact of exploring oil, natural gas, minerals and fish …
Japan's nuclear crisis, a warning for India
Sea water being used for the first time to cool the nuclear reactor
Bank’s first contest
Developing countries challenge US monopoly by putting up candidates for World Bank’s presidency
Small fish, big net
In the face of a rising demand for fish and a stagnating aquaculture growth, government wakes up to the potential of small fishery
Rise of livestock
Agriculture sector undergoes a historic change as livestock surpasses the economy of food grain
US, China count their poor afresh. India looks away
Bring farmers to farms
THE SECOND INDEPENDENCE
Tiny forgotten villages teach India a firsthand lesson in governance. Down To Earth reporters and photographers fan out to six states to discover …
Eye on the storm
Cyclone Phailin has not taken many lives but has left behind a trail of destruction that severely cripples people’s livelihood. What did it …
COVID-19: 99% active cases are with mild symptoms
Spread of COVID-19 fastest in last seven months; the world added first million cases in four months, last million in four days
नई सरकार के सामने न्यू इंडिया में भारत को बचाने की चुनौती
मोदी सरकार के सामने चुनौती होगी कि वह किसानों को फसल का उचित दाम दिलाए और ग्रामीण क्षेत्र में रोजगार के पर्याप्त इंतजाम करने ...
Political economy of welfare
The BJP-led government's change of heart for big-ticket rural programmes says a lot about its dwindling political fortune
Not a bankable strategy
World Bank's forestry projects have not helped reduce poverty, says its own evaluator
Below Poverty Line census: fudging figures?
A survey currently underway in states to calculate the number of below poverty line households is being opposed tooth and nail by civil society …