Intolerance: more talk than substance

Naidu’s ‘mind game’ behind building Andhra’s new capital

The government resorted to voluntary land pooling through speculation and intimidation

Indian government to introduce a Bill to unlock CAMPA funds

States had been demanding the release of more funds from CAMPA

Lok Sabha debates land bill

Opposition and allies of NDA oppose proposed amendments in land acquisition Act

E-Governance

Is the new e-governance policy actually catering to the audience it is meant for?

Women’s Day 2024: Clean sweep in Karnataka

Over 18,000 of the state’s women have transformed the idea of cleanliness into a sustainable business model 

Women’s Day 2024: “Why can’t we have our own bank?”

The question that led to the setting up of India’s first women self-help group-led bank in the 1970s

Simply Put: On leave

In Photos: Tribal women in Odisha battle severe water crisis

The Hill Kharias of Odisha are a particularly vulnerable tribal group living in the Mayurbhanj district. The group lacks access to potable …

Lakshadweep: A plan for the worse

A slew of administrative and land reforms initiated in Lakshadweep pose an existential threat to the islands and have provoked widespread protests&…

West Bengal Assembly Election: Social schemes secured Trinamool victory, data suggests

Three prominent welfare schemes, Duare Sarkar, Kanyashree and Swasthya Saathi, were aggressively promoted ahead of the polls

Untold risks: India needs full-time body to tackle biological threats

The country needs a nodal agency to aggregate experts from various ministries, the private sector, academic and scientists

India's population: 'Curb the number of rich children'

Reducing the population by 10% has the same effect on emissions as reducing the average consumption by 10%

India's population: Boom to bust

Population stabilises at total fertility rate ogf 2.1. In India, 20 states and Union territories are below that

Integrate disability in disaster management: Experts

A two-day national workshop aimed to offer safety lessons to differently-abled persons in the event of a disaster

Apologies for yesterday’s crimes: Spain and its Conquistadors

Mexico recently asked Spain to apologise for Hernan Cortes’ Conquista. Are apologies to the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere overdue?

Trump may deny global warming but US has been paying for long

President Donald Trump is unreal in a real world as far as climate change is concerned, and it doesn’t suit his America First policy

Peripheries: new destinations for vacations

Poverty is not to be relished as a visual prop, or an object of aesthetic appeasement—immunising us to “a new normal” of …

Cowering countryside: The effect of cow vigilantism on India's agriculture sector

Down to Earth travels across north India to speak with farmers and animal rearers to find out how cow vigilantism has affected the rural economy

The countdown begins

Irrespective of being left or right in orientation, the next elections will be about rural issues

Tribunal on a tightrope

Poor implementation of polluter pays principle and conflicts with the environment ministry risks the National Green Tribunal's effectiveness

Swachh Bharat is not just about chasing toilets

Instead of being euphoric about fast pace of toilet construction in the country, the government should focus on the factors failing to trigger …

Call it a memorable year for children? No, not quite

In 2017, we saw some positive changes, but at the same time witnessed loss of life, morbidity and vulnerability which children face in our country

Beyond blood identities: farmers must act as one constituency

A collective voice with agriculture at the centre may spring a surprise in coming electoral battles

Rosewood fades in India

After putting up a fight at CITES, will India be able to provide an alternative trade regime to rosewood artisans of the country?