A deal for votes

2013-14 might see expansion or monetisation of development schemes in run-up to election

Consigned to flames

Central and state authorities fiddle while underground coalfields burn in Jharia in the state of Jharkhand

Kind to cash

The government has a plan to reach welfare to the poor without wasting money. It wants to put hard cash in their hands instead of spending on …

उड़ीसा के लिए बड़ा आर्थिक बोझ साबित हो सकता है चक्रवात फोनी

उड़ीसा में 1999 की भयानक तबाही लाने वाले चक्रवात की तरह बेहद तीव्र और गंभीर चक्रवात 3 मई को सूबे से टकरा सकता है। 

Payment for Ecosystem Services: Himalayan states should demand more

Their demand for “green bonus” triggers the payment for ecosystems debate

Climate change disrupts the goal of doubling farmers’ income

According to the just tabled Economic Survey, the government needs to implement “radical” actions to ensure the Prime Minister’…

Severe cyclone strikes Odisha

It will continue ravage the coastal districts till early morning; scale of devastation will be known by late Sunday morning

The Northeast's power burden

The centrality of the Northeast to India's ambitious national electrification plan cannot be overstated, since the region will be required to …

India stopped counting poor; now the world in bind on how to achieve zero poverty by 2030

World Bank’s latest poverty report highlights how absence of poverty data in India — junked by the government last year — …

It is not a drought but a cumulative outcome of decades of policy sins

It is not deficit monsoon, rather the lack of policies and mechanisms to drought-proof susceptible areas that turn the situation into a crisis

Will the budget create a bang?

The 2015-16 Union budget will declare Modi government's development agenda

Civil society & politics

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

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

क्या किसानों की अगली पीढ़ी करेगी खेती?

देश में प्रतिदिन 2,000 किसान खेती छोड़ रहे हैं, कृषि परिवारों के युवाओं का भी इस प्राथमिक व्यवसाय से मोहभंग हो गया है। इसे ...

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

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 …