Latest parliamentary win by Putin’s United Russia has been years in the manufacturing

The election coincides with a period of economic stagnation, high household inflation, the ongoing coronavirus crisis and environmental disasters

‘Transgender people suffer in this so-called civilised world without any reason’

Odia filmmaker Jitesh Parida talks about the trials and ordeals of transgender people and his upcoming movie inspired by the real-life story of …

China will allow couples to have three children

The new policy change will come with "supportive measures” including lower educational costs for families and step up tax and housing support

Protecting endangered languages feels right, but does it really help people?

The theme of righting historical wrongs among minority groups assumes they will somehow benefit from defence of their language

How gender inequality is hindering Japan’s economic growth

Both the highly gendered workplace and unequal division of household labour mean that women are more likely than men to miss out on promotions, …

Leipzig Transport Summit: Decarbonise now; save on road, rail and airport maintenance

As per ITF projections, to provide the core infrastructure for the high ambition scenario in the report would require about 5 per cent less …

Moving mountains: Here is how India’s upland regions can be sustainably developed  

The approach to direct mountains towards sustainable development should evolve by drawing attention towards a disciplinary perspective, …

Sabhas we listen to

On the 30th year of Panchayati Raj, the rise of the Gram Sabha holds the hope of making local-government accountable  

Ukraine: what will end the war? Here’s what research says

What can trigger a war? Which of those factors are relevant in the current scenario?

Counting gifts for children as another pandemic year comes to a close

Let’s hope the New Year rings in positive news related to the beginning of vaccination for all children

The world must not look away as the Taliban sexually enslaves women and girls

There must be no impunity for acts of sexual violence as part of a comprehensive approach to seeking sustainable peace, justice and national …

Population populism: UP has no option left but to control its population

State-led control of population might be criticised, but it will help us in the long run to stabilise the population growth in Uttar Pradesh

The Tokyo Olympics will be the games of all mothers

Now that pregnancy no longer marks the end of an athlete’s career, many elite athletes not only return to sport, but go on to break …

India's population: Every addition to the optimum level is a burden on the state

Message should go to people that if they think in the interest of the state, the state will take care of them as well

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 2, 2019)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal     

Structural, governance reforms key to achieve 2030 Agenda: Report

Three years after adoption of SDGs, most countries have failed to implement them into real policies

How the West is withdrawing into a bunker of its own making

A chronic state of emergency now infects border politics in the West. But our view of how this has come to pass is too narrow

38 forest and unsurveyed villages in Odisha’s Ganjam granted revenue status

The residents of the villages have also been granted community forest rights & can also avail government benefits now

Internet shutdowns: India saw half of all global gags in 2022

The country topped charts for blackouts for a 5th consecutive time; 2022 also saw highest total number of shutdowns worldwide

Simply Put: Mumbai dust storm

Americas: Yet another country in Western Hemisphere turns right as Panama elects Jose Mulino as president

Mulino joins Argentina’s Javier Milei & El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele even as Donald Trump & Jair Bolsonaro hope to return to power

The pill that’s roiling US drug regulation

The hard right is challenging FDA’s authority to regulate drugs with its lawsuit to ban America’s most used abortion pill

Simply Put: Stable salary

Much ado about nothing

How much does government support add to household income?

Simply Put: En route to Ecuador