Much ado about nothing

How much does government support add to household income?

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 21, 2024)

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

From job card holders to migrants: Former MGNREGS workers in West Bengal lament loss of identity and dignity

Workers now falling back into trap of migration with no fixed jobs, income 

Absence of MGNREGS work take a toll on festivities, medical care and nutrition intake in rural West Bengal

Villagers report grappling to make ends meet due to loss of guaranteed employment

Simply Put: Tsar Vladimir

DTE Coverage: Centre contemplates ban on ‘ferocious’ dog breeds

Down To Earth explores various facets of issue

Karnataka High Court stays Centre’s circular on banning 23 ‘ferocious’ dog breeds

The circular will be only stayed in the State of Karnataka, the single judge bench said

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 19, 2024)

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

Right To Food: Give ration cards to 80 million unorganised and migrant workers within 2 months, directs SC

Ration cards must be issued irrespective of the quotas defined in section 3 of NFSA, says court  

Simply Put: Statehood for Ladakh

Why do autocrats insist on sham elections?

As Vladimir Putin wins yet another term in the Kremlin, the question remains what is the point in having an election at all?  

Electoral bonds: At least 4 companies that gave over Rs 100 cr have history of violating green norms, tribal rights

We looked at four companies whose mining & infrastructure projects have been opposed by locals; cumulatively, they paid Rs 1,664 crore to …

After halt in MGNREGS work, ‘ghost colonies’ emerge across West Bengal as villages empty in search of employment

Lack of work opportunities see rural residents permanently migrate with families

2024 Lok Sabha polls: With almost 50% electorate, women voters to drive elections this year

In recent times, women-based welfare schemes have played a major role in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh polls

We never gave any thought to ferocious dog breeds so far: S Theodore Baskaran

Down To Earth spoke to conservation writer, historian, naturalist and veteran activist S Theodore Baskaran on the Centre contemplating a ban on …

Roman legions, Boer wagons, lions, Cecil Rhodes: Some dogs being considered for ban by Centre have fascinating histories

However, ‘free-ranging dogs’ are a massive crisis and should be the government’s focus, says scientist

Rantal: A settlement’s journey from invisibility to identity

Displaced from Bihar in 1980, a group of 42 Munda families have collectively established the organic village in Odisha

Simply Put: MSP road block

What is the Darien Gap? And why are more migrants risking this Latin American route to get to the US?

The challenging topography of humid, swampy rainforest as well as criminal gangs who control the area, make the route an extremely challenging …

Poverty reduction in reverse, far-right populism to blame, says UN 2023 Human Development Report

A ‘democracy paradox’, coupled with a sense of powerlessness & lack of control over government decisions, has fuelled political …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 12, 2024)

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 11, 2024)

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

Abused, abandoned, neglected: The plight of India’s older women

Restoring dignity in women’s labour can give older women the care and respect they deserve in late life

Simply Put: Ministry of Environment (Clearance)

‘Citizens must not just blame the government but criticise it’

Public policy expert Rajendra Pratap Gupta speaks about his new book