Re-election hopes fading, Trump tries for an election win in the courts
The Trump campaign is launching a well-planned legal assault to challenge the validity of ballots and the process of vote-counting itself
The charade of limits on election expenditure by candidates
The Election Commission recently mooted connecting electoral expense limits to population and inflation; but will that create a level …
A non-verbal communication expert watched Trump-Biden debate with no sound. Here’s what he saw
Even when directly dealing with attacks from Trump, Biden often smiled; Trump presented a much less aggressive and more thoughtful face
Roti, kapda, makaan... and vaccine: Can it sway elections
With potential COVID-19 vaccines equalling cheap foodgrains’ power as a poll promise, can vaccine sub-nationalism be far behind
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 19, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Post COVID-19 pandemic: Hybrid-work model in the new-normal
We discuss the digital divide, but the new-normal induced by COVID-19 should make us discuss the living divide as well
Seven decades after independence, many tribal languages in India face extinction threat
To lose these indigenous languages means losing huge human capital and rich cultural diversity
‘Starvation deaths’ resurface in Jharkhand
At least 30 people purportedly died of starvation in Jharkhand since September 2017, according to a report
India can move 40% districts out of COVID-19 lockdown
Most districts with no cases positive to novel coronavirus in forested areas, Himalayan regions, the North East
In the deep sea: Those on board are stuck due to COVID-19 lockdowns
Thousands of seafarers working for months are unable to return home due to the lockdowns
Throwback at the time of COVID-19: ‘1897 plague caused distancing but there was a socially cohesive mass’
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd is a political theorist. But his memoir From a Shepherd Boy to an Intellectual brought out another aspect of him: A keen …
COVID-19: Centre tells SC 30% migrants on move may have virus
‘We would quarantine them at shelter homes to prevent large-scale contagion’
Gross environment product for Uttarakhand: What's on agenda, how experts differ
Five-member committee constituted on March 5, 2020 in Dehradun to formulate GEP
Bihar opposition, state government use rats to trade charges over corruption cases
Bihar's opposition accused the government of blaming rats for incidences of alleged corruption and natural calamities
Why the debate over India’s population explosion is on the wrong track
According to government data, India’s Total Fertility Rate has already reached replacement levels
Investing in Africa’s rural youth can work wonders for continent: Report
Africa’s youth bulge and the fact that most of its people live in rural areas, make this especially important
Even after 4 years of Ujjwala, dealers travel 92 km to deliver cylinders: CAG
17 % beneficiaries still come to dealers’ warehouses for getting cylinder refills
JJP emerges kingmaker in Haryana
JJP, as well as the opposition Congress had promised to deal with agrarian crisis and massive unemployment, especially among the state’s Jats
305 million African children will be living in extreme poverty by 2030: Report
New British think tank report suggests cash transfers, access to basic services and redistributive public finance can help in curtailing child poverty
Debate around NMC Act highlights problems rankling technical education institutes
Doctors and activists across the country say NMC Act will corporatise medical education and lower the quality of healthcare providers
RTI amendment: Usurping powers from Legislature and States
The National Democratic Alliance government's move is an assault on the independence of information commissioners, writes former …
No buyers for e-cars in govt departments, Centre extends deadline
So far, only 652 vehicles have been deployed when the target was 10,000, said Union Minister of State for Power and Renewable Energy RK …
Modi’s rural sojourn: Take piped water to 4,620 households everyday
The challenge is to sustain supply; most habitations covered with drinking water have slipped back to non-covered status due to drying up of sources
Decoding Prime Minister Modi’s second win
There is convincing evidence to suggest that Mr. Modi benefits from the well-oiled troll machine of the BJP and the power of social media
Ground report: 50% reservation in Panchayat a starting point for Haryana women
Proxy candidature, minimum educational qualifications still holding back candidates at grassroots level